On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:

> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.

There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.

"I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
>
> There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
>
> "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"

lol well a tea towel is what we use to dry dishes

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"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
>
> There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
>
> "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"

Indeed! I grew up referring to them as tea towels. But no longer. Now
they are dish towels. Not that I ever use them for dishes. For me they are
merely decorative.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:36:47 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>>
>> My mother-in-law used to tear paper napkins in half and stack them
>> neatly. We thought it had something to do with her dementia but my wife
>> has seen other old ladies doing the same thing. Evidently, it's
>> something old Asian women do - like eating Snickers with a knife and
>> fork.
>
> Not being snide (straight forward question)... have you ever been
> "over there" and experienced what it's like?

I know people who tear dryer sheets in pieces and use just one tiny piece at
a time, and reusing that piece numerous times to boot. And then they make
snide remarks about people who dare to use a whole one and then throw it
out! These are not people who grew up in another country.

I know some people who reuse gift wrap and greeting cards. And my parents?
They saved every bow on every present they were ever given. Stored them and
reused them. I was like... Wha? You can get a whole bag of bows for 10
cents, marked down after Christmas. And if you're lucky, you might even
find some in pastel colors! This sort of thing made no sense to me
whatever. Now I was once given a large TV as a gift and they wrapped it in
this hideous vinyl wallpaper. We did save that stuff for many years. Igt
was indestructible and worked great for wrapping large things. We'd be
like... Who has the wallpaper? I need it! And I might save an extra fancy
or expensive looking bow. But not the cheap ones. Then someone in our
family made the rule that no bows can be used on presents any more. Less to
deal with. And I got to where I mostly don't even wrap stuff. I try to put
gifts in reusable things. Like a shopping bag, fancy storage box, basket,
etc. Failing that I'll use a gift bag. I can get those for $1.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:36 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
>> I use cloth towels, and wash them.
>
> You blot your bacon on cloth towels?

I have seen people do stuff like that but... Bleh. And how would you wash
them? Here we are not allowed to put grease down the drains. In the old
days they used brown paper bags for draining grease. But those were pretty
common back then. Here the big push is for reusable bags. I rarely get a
paper one these days.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:39 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
>> And neither do restaurants, where I have never seen a paper
>> towel other than at the handwashing station.
>
> Why would any home user base what they do on what a restaurant does???

I can see perhaps some things that a restaurant does to be of use to a home
cook. What things? I do not know. Never worked at a restaurant. But if
they have a large family, they might want to do what a restaurant does. The
Duggars have a restaurant style kitchen, including a soda machine and I
think steam tables. But they also seem to have a lot of other people over
to eat with them a lot and can easily be cooking for 30 or 40 people at a
time.

On Apr 19, 8:37*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:36:47 -1000, dsi1
>
> > wrote:
>
> > My mother-in-law used to tear paper napkins in half and stack them
> > neatly. We thought it had something to do with her dementia but my wife
> > has seen other old ladies doing the same thing. Evidently, it's
> > something old Asian women do - like eating Snickers with a knife and fork.
>
> Not being snide (straight forward question)... have you ever been
> "over there" and experienced what it's like?
>

I have not. Now that I think of it, we both saw a Japanese or Korean
show on TV that had a woman doing this odd behavior. We thought it was
the funniest thing. It's for those jobs where a full paper napkin is
too much.

I'm always cleaning and wiping stuff at work. Most people would use a
full sheet of Kleenex but that's too much. I installed a toilet paper
roll holder under my desk and use one sheet at a time. It sounds
ridiculous but it works brilliantly.

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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:36:47 -1000, dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> My mother-in-law used to tear paper napkins in half and stack them
>>> neatly. We thought it had something to do with her dementia but my wife
>>> has seen other old ladies doing the same thing. Evidently, it's
>>> something old Asian women do - like eating Snickers with a knife and
>>> fork.
>>
>> Not being snide (straight forward question)... have you ever been
>> "over there" and experienced what it's like?
>
> I know people who tear dryer sheets in pieces and use just one tiny piece
> at a time, and reusing that piece numerous times to boot. And then they
> make snide remarks about people who dare to use a whole one and then throw
> it out! These are not people who grew up in another country.
>
> I know some people who reuse gift wrap and greeting cards. And my
> parents? They saved every bow on every present they were ever given.
> Stored them and reused them. I was like... Wha? You can get a whole bag
> of bows for 10 cents, marked down after Christmas. And if you're lucky,
> you might even find some in pastel colors! This sort of thing made no
> sense to me whatever. Now I was once given a large TV as a gift and they
> wrapped it in this hideous vinyl wallpaper. We did save that stuff for
> many years. Igt was indestructible and worked great for wrapping large
> things. We'd be like... Who has the wallpaper? I need it! And I might
> save an extra fancy or expensive looking bow. But not the cheap ones.
> Then someone in our family made the rule that no bows can be used on
> presents any more. Less to deal with. And I got to where I mostly don't
> even wrap stuff. I try to put gifts in reusable things. Like a shopping
> bag, fancy storage box, basket, etc. Failing that I'll use a gift bag. I
> can get those for $1.

People here who came through the war were like that. Waste was anathema to
them, which is understandable.
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On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:15:43 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:



>>
>Glory-be!! I thought I was going to be the lone hold out on those
>aggravating half sheets! I simply hate them and find them a waste. A
>half sheet is too small to dry hands and too small to wipe up messes.
>I've tried them and whenever I need a full sheet invariably all I
>would get is a half sheet. I avoid those rolls like the plague.

We do things differently. I use the half sheet probably 20 or 30 times
more often than a full sheet. Even hand drying.

This morning, I fried an egg, afterwards I used a half sheet to wipe
out the butter from the Teflon pan leaving it perfectly clean. Why
use a full when half did the job? A couple of times I rinsed my
hands, each time a half was adequate.

I think the half sheet is the best innovation of paper towels in
decades.

notbob wrote:
>
> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>
> > Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
>
> There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
>
> "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"
>
> nb

Not tea towels, cotton terry utility towels, package of 60 for like $15
at Sam's or COSTCO. Cheap, used them for everything, wash regularly and
they last at least a few years before they get destroyed.

On 4/20/2013 6:55 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>>
>>> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
>>
>> There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
>> these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
>> time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
>> filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
>> Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
>>
>> "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"
>
> Indeed! I grew up referring to them as tea towels. But no longer. Now
> they are dish towels. Not that I ever use them for dishes. For me they are
> merely decorative.
>
>
Since I'm always washing my hands while in the kitchen I use mine to dry
my hands on. I don't use them to dry dishes.

Jill

Julie "10¢ a Lick" Bove wrote:
> "sf" wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>> My mother-in-law used to tear paper napkins in half and stack them
>>> neatly. We thought it had something to do with her dementia but my wife
>>> has seen other old ladies doing the same thing. Evidently, it's
>>> something old Asian women do - like eating Snickers with a knife and
>>> fork.
>>
>> Not being snide (straight forward question)... have you ever been
>> "over there" and experienced what it's like?
>
>I know people who tear dryer sheets in pieces and use just one tiny piece at
>a time, and reusing that piece numerous times to boot. And then they make
>snide remarks about people who dare to use a whole one and then throw it
>out! These are not people who grew up in another country.
>
>I know some people who reuse gift wrap and greeting cards. And my parents?
>They saved every bow on every present they were ever given. Stored them and
>reused them. I was like... Wha? You can get a whole bag of bows for 10
>cents, marked down after Christmas.

You're getting to be a real nuisance with your 10¢ schtick... NOTHING
costs a dime anymore, hasn't for many years... Dollar Stores is as low
priced as it gets. About all a dime is good for anymore is an
emergency screwdriver. Last time I remember a dime able to buy
something good was a 10¢ charlotte russe, 1955, when for a charlotte
russe chubby Sheila would let be play with her big boobs.

On 4/20/2013 10:12 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:39 -0700, Pico Rico wrote:
>
>> no I don't. And neither do restaurants, where I have never seen a paper
>> towel other than at the handwashing station.
>
> You've never eaten at a BBQ restaurant in Texas. A roll of paper
> towels (sometimes two of them) sit upright on every table. Sometimes
> they are attached to the ends of the picnic tables.
>
> Don't ever say "I've never seen..." on RFC unless it's a pink polka
> dotted elephant dancing on a beach ball.
>
> -sw
>
Maybe Pico *does* see pink polka dotted elephants...

When we had lunch at Steamer the other day there was a roll of paper
towels on every table. Of course we got silverware rolled in (paper)
napkins, too. The paper towels are there because they serve Frogmore
Stew, aka Lowcountry boil:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Soup/frogmorestew.htm

This link leaves out the mention of fresh blue crab. Gotta have crab if
they're in season! The tables in this place have holes cut in the
middle to hold metal buckets. Gotta have some place to toss those corn
cobs and shrimp/crab shells while you eat (mostly with your hands).

Jill

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:39 -0700, Pico Rico wrote:
>
>> no I don't. And neither do restaurants, where I have never seen a paper
>> towel other than at the handwashing station.
>
> You've never eaten at a BBQ restaurant in Texas. A roll of paper
> towels (sometimes two of them) sit upright on every table. Sometimes
> they are attached to the ends of the picnic tables.
>
> Don't ever say "I've never seen..." on RFC unless it's a pink polka
> dotted elephant dancing on a beach ball.
>
> -sw

I've never seen that. But I was referring to the kitchens.

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:12:51 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:15:43 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>Glory-be!! I thought I was going to be the lone hold out on those
>>aggravating half sheets! I simply hate them and find them a waste. A
>>half sheet is too small to dry hands and too small to wipe up messes.
>>I've tried them and whenever I need a full sheet invariably all I
>>would get is a half sheet. I avoid those rolls like the plague.
>
>We do things differently. I use the half sheet probably 20 or 30 times
>more often than a full sheet. Even hand drying.
>
>This morning, I fried an egg, afterwards I used a half sheet to wipe
>out the butter from the Teflon pan leaving it perfectly clean. Why
>use a full when half did the job? A couple of times I rinsed my
>hands, each time a half was adequate.
>
>I think the half sheet is the best innovation of paper towels in
>decades.

I love those half sheets but I rarely use them to dry my hands or I'd
go through a roll in no time... I wash my hands many times while
cooking... I keep a regular hand towel hanging in the kitchen right
near the sink only for drying my hands... I keep another cloth towel
on the other end of the kitchen at the stove for wiping down counters,
grease spatters on the stove top, etc. I much prefer those half
sheets rather than paper napkins, especially when eating finger foods,
like chicken and ribs. I use both cloth towels and paper towels, each
excels in different usage... I'm not about to drain fried sausage and
other fried foods on cloth towels... cheap paper plates are excellent
for draining fried foods, at a penny a pop they're far less expensive
than laundering cloth, nor do I want that grease in my washing
machine. I prefer to eat fried foods from paper plates, saves on
consuming a lot of empty calories... I almost always eat
omelets/fritattas from paper plates, cuts down on fat calories better
than non-stick pans, and eggs fried in a decent quantity of butter
taste better and look better. I love those cheap paper plates too,
and they get double use, after I use one it's used to feed cats.

On 20/04/2013 6:37 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
>
> There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
>
> "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"
>



I always think of them as tea towels.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Indeed! I grew up referring to them as tea towels. But no longer. Now
> they are dish towels. Not that I ever use them for dishes. For me they are
> merely decorative.

I never dry dishes but I use the small kitchen towels for drying hands.

Funny (IMO).... Last Friday, daughter came over with grandsons for a visit.
I had washed all towels that morning and they were still wet. I hang my
laundry inside to air dry. So when she came, she went into the bathroom and
then asked me for a towel. I gave her a small kitchen towel for her hands.

The next morning, I jumped in the shower and when I was done, I realized
that I didn't bring in a bath towel. arrghhhh! I stood there for a minute
thinking - I really hate to walk out dripping wet to get a towel. So I
dried off with that little kitchen towel that was still in there. Not a
normal thing to do but it worked in a pinch. heheh


G.

On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:

> lol well a tea towel is what we use to dry dishes

I know! I did it for the first 10-11 yrs of my life. After that, the
family got a newfangled dishwasher. All I ever knew a tea towel was
for was for drying dishes. It didn't work fer spit fer filtering
horchata, BTW. I guess my question would be, what's the link to tea?

nb

Pico Rico wrote:

> You must be one of those people that don't go to the ATM to take out
> only $20.00, too.

This is true.

> I cannot understand the fascination with paper towels. A roll will
> last me a decade - longer if I don't have guests.
>
> I use cloth towels, and wash them.

A roll lasts a very long time here - it won't last a decade, but we
don't use them for much. I use a sponge for most of my cleanup in the
kitchen.

-S-

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:36 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
>> I use cloth towels, and wash them.
>
> You blot your bacon on cloth towels?

I don't blot my bacon - bacon fat rules and I want all of it I can get.
I just put the stuff on a plate.

-S-

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:36 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I use cloth towels, and wash them.
> >
> > You blot your bacon on cloth towels?
>
> I have seen people do stuff like that but... Bleh. And how would you wash
> them? Here we are not allowed to put grease down the drains. In the old
> days they used brown paper bags for draining grease. But those were pretty
> common back then. Here the big push is for reusable bags. I rarely get a
> paper one these days.

Barbara was just being "the difficult one." I use cheap wash cloths for
everyday kitchen things but certainly not for blotting grease off of bacon.
I use an old can for grease and throw it out...never down the drain. The
rare times I cook bacon though, I'll save it for awhile for future cooking.

G.

dsi1 wrote:
>
> I'm always cleaning and wiping stuff at work. Most people would use a
> full sheet of Kleenex but that's too much. I installed a toilet paper
> roll holder under my desk and use one sheet at a time. It sounds
> ridiculous but it works brilliantly.

One sheet of tp at a time? Come on, fess up....I'll bet you use at least
2-3 squares. heheh

G.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:15:43 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >>
> >Glory-be!! I thought I was going to be the lone hold out on those
> >aggravating half sheets! I simply hate them and find them a waste. A
> >half sheet is too small to dry hands and too small to wipe up messes.
> >I've tried them and whenever I need a full sheet invariably all I
> >would get is a half sheet. I avoid those rolls like the plague.
>
> We do things differently. I use the half sheet probably 20 or 30 times
> more often than a full sheet. Even hand drying.
>
> This morning, I fried an egg, afterwards I used a half sheet to wipe
> out the butter from the Teflon pan leaving it perfectly clean. Why
> use a full when half did the job? A couple of times I rinsed my
> hands, each time a half was adequate.
>
> I think the half sheet is the best innovation of paper towels in
> decades.

At first, I thought the half sheet was good but like some others here, often
I need a bit more and find it annoying accidently tearing off only a half
sheet. Now I just buy the whole sheet rolls and tear one if half if I don't
need all but at least I start with a whole one.

We are all old and getting nit-picky about this too. eheh What a funny
thing to debate.

G.

On 4/20/2013 10:52 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> Pico Rico wrote:
>
>> You must be one of those people that don't go to the ATM to take out
>> only $20.00, too.
>
> This is true.
>
>> I cannot understand the fascination with paper towels. A roll will
>> last me a decade - longer if I don't have guests.
>>
>> I use cloth towels, and wash them.
>
> A roll lasts a very long time here - it won't last a decade, but we
> don't use them for much. I use a sponge for most of my cleanup in the
> kitchen.
>
> -S-
>
>
In my house paper towels are, at best, for a quick small spill cleanup.
That's why the half sheets work for me. For wiping down countertops,
appliances or minor splatters on the stovetop I use disinfectant wipes
that pop up in single (small) sheets. (Store brand works as well as
Lysol or those others.)

Jill

On 4/20/2013 10:30 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:39 -0700, Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>>> no I don't. And neither do restaurants, where I have never seen a paper
>>> towel other than at the handwashing station.
>>
>> You've never eaten at a BBQ restaurant in Texas. A roll of paper
>> towels (sometimes two of them) sit upright on every table. Sometimes
>> they are attached to the ends of the picnic tables.
>>
>> Don't ever say "I've never seen..." on RFC unless it's a pink polka
>> dotted elephant dancing on a beach ball.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I've never seen that. But I was referring to the kitchens.
>
>
Do you work in a restaurant? Or do they let you sit in the kitchen when
you dine out?

Jill

On 4/20/2013 11:00 AM, Gary wrote:
> At first, I thought the half sheet was good but like some others here, often
> I need a bit more and find it annoying accidently tearing off only a half
> sheet. Now I just buy the whole sheet rolls and tear one if half if I don't
> need all but at least I start with a whole one.
>
Easy enough to roll out enough to avoid that first perforation/tear point.

> We are all old and getting nit-picky about this too. eheh What a funny
> thing to debate.
>
> G.

That's true. Then again, this newsgroup has long been known as The
Chaotic Kitchen.

Jill

On 4/20/2013 10:56 AM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> I'm always cleaning and wiping stuff at work. Most people would use a
>> full sheet of Kleenex but that's too much. I installed a toilet paper
>> roll holder under my desk and use one sheet at a time. It sounds
>> ridiculous but it works brilliantly.
>
> One sheet of tp at a time? Come on, fess up....I'll bet you use at least
> 2-3 squares. heheh
>
> G.
>
Why would someone be wiping things off at work with Kleenex or toilet
paper?!

Jill

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> lol well a tea towel is what we use to dry dishes
>
> I know! I did it for the first 10-11 yrs of my life. After that, the
> family got a newfangled dishwasher. All I ever knew a tea towel was
> for was for drying dishes. It didn't work fer spit fer filtering
> horchata, BTW. I guess my question would be, what's the link to tea?

None that I know
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/20/2013 11:00 AM, Gary wrote:
>> At first, I thought the half sheet was good but like some others here,
>> often
>> I need a bit more and find it annoying accidently tearing off only a half
>> sheet. Now I just buy the whole sheet rolls and tear one if half if I
>> don't
>> need all but at least I start with a whole one.
>>
> Easy enough to roll out enough to avoid that first perforation/tear point.
>
>> We are all old and getting nit-picky about this too. eheh What a funny
>> thing to debate.
>>
>> G.
>
> That's true. Then again, this newsgroup has long been known as The
> Chaotic Kitchen.

Sounds about right
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"Ophelia" ku> wrote in message
...
>
>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
>>
>>> lol well a tea towel is what we use to dry dishes
>>
>> I know! I did it for the first 10-11 yrs of my life. After that, the
>> family got a newfangled dishwasher. All I ever knew a tea towel was
>> for was for drying dishes. It didn't work fer spit fer filtering
>> horchata, BTW. I guess my question would be, what's the link to tea?
>
> None that I know

Look what I found on google:

http://www.all-tea-towels.co.uk/teat...tory-g-39.html

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On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:55:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
> >
> >> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
> >
> > There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> > these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> > time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> > filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> > Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
> >
> > "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"
>
> Indeed! I grew up referring to them as tea towels. But no longer. Now
> they are dish towels. Not that I ever use them for dishes. For me they are
> merely decorative.
>
What do you wipe your hands with after you wash them in the kitchen
sink?

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On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:41:45 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/20/2013 6:55 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > Indeed! I grew up referring to them as tea towels. But no longer. Now
> > they are dish towels. Not that I ever use them for dishes. For me they are
> > merely decorative.
> >
> >
> Since I'm always washing my hands while in the kitchen I use mine to dry
> my hands on. I don't use them to dry dishes.
>
I have two sets. The colored towel hung next to the sink is for hands
and the white/light colored ones on the oven door are for pots & pans
after they are washed... everything else air dries on a bar mat next
to the sink. No dish "drainer", or whatever they're called, in this
house because those nasty things are butt ugly.

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On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:48:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> I really hate to walk out dripping wet to get a towel. So I
> dried off with that little kitchen towel that was still in there. Not a
> normal thing to do but it worked in a pinch. heheh

LOL Did you sparkle afterward?

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"sf" > wrote in message
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No dish "drainer", or whatever they're called, in this
> house because those nasty things are butt ugly.

Ahh not just me then!
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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:48:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> I really hate to walk out dripping wet to get a towel. So I
>> dried off with that little kitchen towel that was still in there. Not a
>> normal thing to do but it worked in a pinch. heheh
>
> LOL Did you sparkle afterward?

O pokes a stick in her mind's eye ...

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/20/2013 10:56 AM, Gary wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm always cleaning and wiping stuff at work. Most people would use a
>>> full sheet of Kleenex but that's too much. I installed a toilet paper
>>> roll holder under my desk and use one sheet at a time. It sounds
>>> ridiculous but it works brilliantly.
>>
>> One sheet of tp at a time? Come on, fess up....I'll bet you use at least
>> 2-3 squares. heheh
>>
>> G.
>>
> Why would someone be wiping things off at work with Kleenex or toilet
> paper?!
>
> Jill

Have you never seen an episode of Monk?

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:39:48 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 20/04/2013 6:37 AM, notbob wrote:
> > On 2013-04-20, Ophelia > wrote:
> >
> >> Same here. I wash all my dish cloths and tea towels in a 90c wash.
> >
> > There's a blast from the past. Tea towels. Say that to most ppl,
> > these days, and they look at you like you're speaking Swahili. Last
> > time I bought some was about 15 yrs ago and I bought 'em to make n'
> > filter some horchata. Had a devil of a time with the term, even then.
> > Hadda find an old granny aged sales person to get my drift.
> >
> > "I'm looking to buy some brbl&lp*@ frkl#'s"
> >
>
>
>
> I always think of them as tea towels.

I use the terms interchangeably: tea towels, dish towels, whatever it
is called - I'll understand what you mean.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/20/2013 11:00 AM, Gary wrote:
>> At first, I thought the half sheet was good but like some others here,
>> often
>> I need a bit more and find it annoying accidently tearing off only a half
>> sheet. Now I just buy the whole sheet rolls and tear one if half if I
>> don't
>> need all but at least I start with a whole one.
>>
> Easy enough to roll out enough to avoid that first perforation/tear point.
>
>> We are all old and getting nit-picky about this too. eheh What a funny
>> thing to debate.
>>
>> G.
>
> That's true. Then again, this newsgroup has long been known as The
> Chaotic Kitchen.
>
> Jill


Especially since this same conversation came up last year, with just about
the same responses from everyone.

Cheri

On 4/20/2013 11:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> Then again, this newsgroup has long been known as The Chaotic Kitchen.
>
> Sounds about right

It says so right on the website

http://www.recfoodcooking.org/

I don't think the Webmaster (used to be Chatty Cathy) is paying any
attention to it anymore. No updates in the last year.

Jill

I love the halfsized paper towels. I buy the Great Value brand at
Walmart-cheaper and better than Bounty imo. I have magnetic paper towel
holders--one is in the bathroom attached to the medicine cabinet, the
other in the kitchen on the fridge (mom also had one on the washing
machine) and find it so handy if not exactly "green" behavior.

I buy those bleach/disinfectant wipes-best value is at Walgreens two for
$5. I use them to wipe out a greasy pan, wipe down counters, wipe out
sinks, wipe off toilet seat, grease drips on clothes, etc. Very
versatile.

I also use the Scotchbrite sponge with attached scrubbing pad. Thanks
for the microwave tip-I am going to try it.