Comments on: How to Create A Paperless Kitchen

By: mel young

mel young — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:31:37 +0000

Having grown up with a mum who was alive in the war and then scrimped and saved all her life, paper towels are not something we have ever used, I think like you said its a habit! personally we have three types of cloth. tea towels, a few serviets and the others! basically the others are for anything that we need. they are washed in the machine so are clean and tbh are fine for wiping down units, dogs, you name it if I used it around raw meat then ok it goes into the wash, but if it was just on work tops then it will last several days, holey teatowels get cut in half and go into the rag pile. simple

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000

Jessica, do you have a pattern you worked out for the “wrapper and pocket?”

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paper towel guilt | vivint.blog — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:26 +0000

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By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:56:38 +0000

I love going paperless! The best part is not having to bring in those big packages of paper towels from the car. I use 2 types: dish towels (or tea towels as they’re sometimes called) and napkins. The dish towels are used to dry anything in the kitchen and when they get grungy at the end of the day they get used to wipe up the counters, floor, or the stove. I use clean fresh from the drawer dish towels to dry veggies. It works great with lettuce after the salad spinner. The napkins are for anytime someone is eating. I use a sponge to wash the dishes and toss it into the dishwasher when I run it every day.

I have about 30 dish towels so they are always plenty on hand and I only launder once a week. I have enough that if I get behind it’s no big deal. To answer the question of wet dish towels, I hang them on the bar on the stove. They dry fast enough.

By: reesemom

reesemom — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:55 +0000

sorry “accepting”

By: reesemom

reesemom — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:08 +0000

wait a minute…why are you excepting advertising from Bounty on the exact page in which you discuss having a paperless kitchen?

By: 40 Ways to Go Greener at Home | Cezzia Collection

40 Ways to Go Greener at Home | Cezzia Collection — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:45:57 +0000

[...] 35. Use cloth instead of paper to clean your kitchen. Be frugal, and make these rags out of old towels and t-shirts. [...]

By: cc

cc — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:17:57 +0000

We’ve been paperless for over 25 years. We started off like you with colorful dinner napkins and kitchen towels. As the years went on, they wore out and we no longer had complete sets for company. Then we streamlined to all white dinner napkins (from Sam’s), white “bread” cotton towels (usually 24″-36″ square) from Walmart or Amish stores, and white washclothes from Walmart. We clean them with borax, bleach, or simple green and rarely have a stain we can’t get out. And when they are too stained for general household, they get tossed into the rag bag for cleaning the house. We use nylon scrubbies that don’t hold bacteria and can be tossed in the dishwasher to handle sink, stove, and oven messes. These have worked beautifully for us for years. Good luck with your paperless kitchen!

By: Polish Gazette - 40 Easy Ways to Go Greener at Home – Besides Recycling

Polish Gazette - 40 Easy Ways to Go Greener at Home – Besides Recycling — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:23:49 +0000

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By: 40 Easy Ways to Go Greener at Home – Besides Recycling | Wake Up World

40 Easy Ways to Go Greener at Home – Besides Recycling | Wake Up World — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:15:42 +0000

[...] cloth instead of paper to clean your kitchen. Be frugal, and make these rags out of old towels and [...]