How do you wash your unpaper towels?

ObLaDi

I'm being a PW tonight! I'm the proud owner of a shiny new set of unpaper towels, and was wondering how others handle their laundry.

tjkdlhb

With my dishtowels and dishcloths

jesstellina

Usually with other towels, but sometimes with diapers after they've gone through a rinse.

bookworm982

tjkdlhb said:

With my dishtowels and dishcloths

This. I have a basket that sits on top of my dryer for all of my kitchen laundry, and it all gets washed together once or twice a week. Bibs are included too.

megpeg

GOBLU1274 said:

This maybe a stupid question...but, what is an unpaper towel??

LottaLattes

I put gross ones in a bucket and wash with whites and use bleach. Which is less environmentally friendly but I also don't want to introduce botulism or whatever into my life! I put other ones in with whatever laundry.

cecilyandgautam

They get pretty gross - we wash them separately on the sanitize setting, which is extra hot - too hot for the diaper covers. 

RangerVic

I always wondered....what exactly is the difference between an unpaper towel and, you know, a kitchen rag?  I would think it would end up just going in with the rest of the towels?

YellowLily2013

I try to rinse the kitchen cloth first and then wash with all towels including bath towels and such.

tjkdlhb

They are napkins. 

unaveragejane

I would wash mine with towels.

I know we've talked about this before, but is there any pro to getting the cute Etsy towels versus just bar cloths/rags from Sams?

jesstellina

RangerVic said:

I always wondered....what exactly is the difference between an unpaper towel and, you know, a kitchen rag?  I would think it would end up just going in with the rest of the towels?

Mine are thinner and don't get bogged down with water as much, which I like. I made them out of flannel and birdseye. There are some that are flannel and terry, and I don't see how those are much different than any other kitchen cloth or towel. The size is different too - my unpaper towels are 12"x12", which seems just about right for cleaning up little messes, as opposed to a too-small cloth or too-big dish towel.