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re: Kitchen etiquette
Posted on 3/3/26 at 12:12 pm to lepdagod
Posted on 3/3/26 at 12:12 pm to lepdagod
Not sure I understand the question. We use both. They each have very different and specific uses. Paper towels to wipe up small spills/messes or wiping your hands and face while eating. Use dish towel to dry any dishes that we had wash or to wipe larger spills.
After using the paper towel it is thrown away. After using the dish rag I rinse it in sink if used to wipe up a food and then throw it in a laundry basket next to washing machine in laundry room to be washed later.
After using the paper towel it is thrown away. After using the dish rag I rinse it in sink if used to wipe up a food and then throw it in a laundry basket next to washing machine in laundry room to be washed later.
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Posted on 3/3/26 at 12:18 pm to lepdagod
In my kitchen we just smear around the mess with a decorative tea towel.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 1:34 pm to terriblegreen
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I wash them when they’re dirty rather than leave them on my counter for multiple days
I didn't miss your point.
You may be the exception about washing the snag rag every day. Quite often people who use them don't wash them daily like you allegedly do, and there's a sour nasty smell associated with their kitchen sink area due to the lack of hygiene. And just like many offensive odors, if you are around it enough, you tend to get used to it. Your home may smell bad to your friends, but you can't smell anything.
Odors like that bother me (germs and bacteria will thrive in wet rags and it can happen within just a few hours), and it irritates me to see snag rags laying in sinks, so I use brushes, and frequently run them in the dishwasher when they get dirty.
See, not only do we have a washing machine, we have a dishwasher too.
This post was edited on 3/3/26 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 3/3/26 at 2:01 pm to lepdagod
I have restaurant back of the house style towels at my house for cooking/cleaning/etc, then paper towels as dinner napkins.
Best of both worlds
Best of both worlds
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:19 pm to lepdagod
I use a lot of rags, mostly for stray water and drying hands. My utility room is just off the kitchen. I have a 5 gallon bucket for kitchen towels and wash them when I'm doing other whites. Hanging them over the edge of the bucket let's them dry so they don't get funky in the bucket. Paper towels are for nasty stuff. We think it works well
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:27 pm to lepdagod
quote:When people got tired of wiping down their kitchen counter and drying their hands on dirty, sour smelling, wet socks in their kitchen...
when did this paper towel craze start??
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:32 pm to lepdagod
I think the distinction is paper towels versus linen napkins. Different than both of those things are dish/hand towels.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:40 pm to CalcuttaTigah
We use paper towels for meals. Cheap napkins for general cleanup. Wash rags for wiping down and dishes. Hand towels for drying.
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This post was edited on 3/3/26 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:43 pm to Hampton
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We use paper towels for meals. Cheap napkins for general cleanup.
That's exactly the opposite of what is supposed to happen.
Microfiber will dry your dishes, not just push moisture around. They have a far greater absorption capacity than cotton towels.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:44 pm to LemmyLives
I started off as a line cook and went up to a sous chef, and cooked many years in restaurants. This is how we did it, this is the way.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 4:45 pm to upgrayedd
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don’t know what it is about women that makes them leave wet dish rags in the sink but it seems to be a universal trait. It’s drives me absolutely insane. Those things start to stink after a few hours and I see red every the I see a wet rag in the sink.
Add that to the (long) list of things that drive us nuts but about which we remain mute...
Posted on 3/3/26 at 5:48 pm to lepdagod
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i probably spend 50$ on paper towels a month
It seems like paper towels have gotten ridiculously expensive lately. I've switched to napkins.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 6:35 pm to lepdagod
The bigger question is cloth diapers vs disposable diapers. When my first kid was born in 2004 I brought up the idea of disposable diapers and one of my best friends said he’d like to see me run that by my wife. Needless to say, it didn’t go well.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:59 pm to Hampton
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I started off as a line cook and went up to a sous chef,
Put the cell phone down and walk away. You didn't use such fancy tech when you were a line cook.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:05 pm to lepdagod
We had both. We usually had a cloth rag out for drying hands while the paper towels were reserved for cleaning spills and messes. Pretty much follow the same procedure today. A big pack of paper towels from Costco lasts the two of us several months.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:34 pm to LemmyLives
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Put the cell phone down and walk away. You didn't use such fancy tech when you were a line cook. ?
Tell me you have never cooked in a restaurant without telling me you have never cooked in a restaurant
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