KitchenAid Kitchen Towel Set, Cotton, Black, 16"x26"

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Ideally you should wash your tea towels on their own, and then wash your bath towels on their own. This will prevent any cross-contamination from occurring. And you can also add vinegar or bicarbonate of soda into the machine during the rinse cycle to remove any stinky smells from the tea towels. Tea towels get wet, are used to mop up food waste, become riddled with liquids and grease, and because they’re usually damp, they can encourage mould growth. In turn, the tea towels turn into a circus for bacteria and become super unsanitary. Whether used to dry the dishes, remove hot trays from the oven, wipe up spills, or cover food, a tea towel is an essential item in your kitchen. And while the more germ-phobic amongst us are strict about washing tea towels as part of the daily kitchen clean, others might wait until it’s a bit smelly or looks grubby.

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If your tea towel smells, swap it for a fresh one immediately. Likewise, if it’s soaking wet, it’s time to get a clean, dry one out. If you’ve used it to mop up spills or there’s visible food on it, throw it in the washing machine and get a replacement. Should you wash tea towels separately? Or you could soak some smelly tea towels in some white vinegar or bicarbonate of soda overnight and then wash them.You can add a laundry sanitiser as well, like Persil Antibacterial Laundry Sanitiser. However, this isn’t essential. So, it’s absolutely vital that these multipurpose towels get some TLC at the end of a busy day! How do you do this? Easy… Wash your tea towels. Wring your tea towels out if they become water-logged. Moisture filled tea towels are a haven for bacteria and can encourage mould growth.

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However, it’s better to try and air dry them as much as you can. The natural sunlight will help to bleach any stains and will act as a disinfectant. And the fresh air will help to release any trapped smells from the tea towels’ fibres. Wash used tea towels every day. And clean tea towels immediately if you’ve used them to clean up a spillage. Make sure you’ve got lots of tea towels at home, so you can continuously swap and wash your tea towels. Simply pre-treat stains first, then fill a tub/sink with warm water, pop the tea towels in (make sure you keep similar colours together), add a biological detergent to the water and wait an hour or so. You can then start agitating the tea towels in the water to clean them. In turn, the bath towels would end up feeling and smelling a little greasy. And drying yourself with these bath towels would be a little unpleasant.Once you’ve washed your tea towels, dry them. You shouldn’t leave wet tea towels hanging around because they’ll go smelly, bacteria may start setting up home in the fabric, and mould will start to thrive. Just remember that bleach may discolour your tea towels, and you need to wear rubber gloves when handling bleach. Disinfecting tea towels Store clean tea towels folded in the kitchen. The best place is near the sink, so you can easily grab a fresh one in a hurry. When a tea towel is in use, always hang it to allow it to dry; never leave it crumpled on the worktop. And while it’s tempting to hide tea towels away by hanging them on a hidden hook inside a cupboard – this is also a no-no. With little air circulation, damp tea towels won’t dry and will become a potential breeding ground for bacteria. How do you know when a tea towel is too old to use? Generally, you should wash tea towels on their own, so you can prevent the cross-contamination of germs. And although you might think that washing tea towels and bath towels is okay, this is usually not a good idea. You really don’t want to start mixing up the germs found on your bath towels and kitchen tea towels, and vice versa. It’s not sanitary to do this.