Kitchen

[Stormygirl]

I have been buying some custom made oven stove towels that look like dresses and are terry on bottom and embroidered with cute designs. Love them and they make nice gifts.

[lolakimono]

@GingerPeach

I use these bath hand towels from World Market as my kitchen towels.  They still look great after two years.

[DiAnne]

I like the striped kitchen towels that Williams Sonoma sells.  I try to pick up a few when they are on sale. 

[Desertdi]

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@lolakimono wrote:

@GingerPeach

I use these bath hand towels from World Market as my kitchen towels.  They still look great after two years.

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I also purchase kitchen towels in the "bath" department.    More colors (and no chickens, flying pots, etc.)

[shoekitty]

I buy all my kitchen towels at Etsy.  I buy either vintage sack cloth towels, or new sack cloth towels made by vendors.  Not only are they less expensive, but the quality is so much better. 100%cotton sack cloth towels sop up everything.

[homedecor1]

6 pack of tea towels (or flour saks) I think they are called from WM $3.99.

I love these towels, I use them for everything and they don't lint!

I don't know the exact name but I know you find them in the aisle with all the kitchen gadgets on the bottom shelf. 

[lolakimono]

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@homedecor1 wrote:

6 pack of tea towels (or flour saks) I think they are called from WM $3.99.

I love these towels, I use them for everything and they don't lint!

I don't know the exact name but I know you find them in the aisle with all the kitchen gadgets on the bottom shelf. 

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@homedecor1

These are $12.99 for 4-

[debic]

I like printed or colored flour sack towels.  

[bebe777]

I think my Ritz Royale Wonder Towel will beat the heck out of any other towel that anyone can name. It really is simply the best. 

My grandmother used them, my mother used them and I swear by them. 

I give them as presents all the time and everyone, to a person, raves about them. And, did I mention, they are some of the most inexpensive and longest lasting dish towels around.

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The Ritz towel has been around for decades. Before the advent of chi-chi, upscale stores the Ritz towel was the "go to" towel. William Sonoma used to carry them a few decades back when they were just starting out. About 10-15 years ago, they dropped Ritz and manufactured their own cheaper quality (and inferior brand) which they eventually discontinued.

That's so amazing about the Ritz towel is that because of it's once patented weave -- there was a lawsuit over it -- the towel dries very quickly. 

The Ritz towel is also almost indestructible, and here's what I mean by that. I have one Ritz towel that is over 25 years old and which I still use regularly (out of curiosity). For a number of years now, it's had a small hole in it. Over many washings the hole has gotten slightly bigger, but the darned thing refuses to unravel (lol, it's that well made). 

I think some stores may have stopped carrying Ritz because the towel was so indestructible (i.e. no follow up sales). It's also got this cozy, comfy, yesteryears pattern that may not be jazzy enough for the upscale stores. 

When I had to purchase some new RItz towels a few years back, they seemed to have vanished from the map. lol, when I finally tracked down the manufacturer -- after two days of internet searches -- the customer service reps didn't know the towel I was referring to. They suggested that I call back after lunch and speak to a long time employee... and she knew I was looking for the Ritz Royale Wonder Towel.

It was still a bit difficult to track down a retailer. After some checking, I found that the prices varied wildly. Sears was charging $12-3. Amazon was charging around $10. I was eventually able to find a few really solid brick and mortar stores who have reasonable prices: gracioushomes ($4), kilianhardware ($5), and vermontkitchensupply ($6). I got mine at gracioushomes but they all looked like great stores. 

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Make sure you purchase the Ritz Royale Wonder Towels with the checkerboard colored patterns (against a white background which stays pretty much white over the years and years). Don't buy the solid color terry towels because they don't dry quickly. 

Enjoy!!

-- bebe

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100% Cotton.

Super Absorbent.

Lintless and Colorfast.

Extra Large 20" x 30".

This towel has a flat weave with no nap. Perfect for cleaning, especially on glass where lint can be a nuisance. Great for drying dishes.

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[debic]

@bebe777   I like those.   They are what I'd put in the flour sack category.