r/Cooking • u/newport-whatever • 3d ago

Kitchen towels - can’t find one I love

I have had a hate-hate relationship with kitchen towels, sometimes called tea towels, because they all seem to not be very absorbent. Everyone says “the longer you lose them the softer they get“ but I still find them to be basic and sucky towels. What do you use as a kitchen towel that you swear by?

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u/SlideItIn100 3d ago

You have to buy 100% cotton for the best absorbency.

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u/The-Jelly-Fox 3d ago

Agree. I just use bar towels as tea towels, they are cheap, usually come in 6 or 12 packs, highly absorbent cotton and can be bleached clean.

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u/SlideItIn100 3d ago

Me too!

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u/The-Jelly-Fox 3d ago

This is the way!!