How to wash kitchen towels

Are your faithful helpers - waffle or terry towels soiled and greasy stained? Do not be discouraged - we will tell you how to wash kitchen towels easily and simply. We are sure that it is within the power of every housewife, and the helpful tips outlined in this article will help in this simple matter.

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How to wash kitchen towels?

You will need the following tools:

• salt;
• baking soda;
• vinegar;
• ammonia;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• vegetable oil;
• potassium permanganate;
• laundry soap;
• washing powder;
• dishwashing liquid;
• bleach (dry or liquid);
• stain remover;
• universal domestos.

Prepare equipment such as:

• a bowl (basin);
• enamel bucket;
• glass;
• tablespoon.

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How to wash kitchen towels?

There are 5 options to tidy up kitchen towels:

• machine washable;
• handwash;
• soak;
• whitening;
• boiling.

You can use them individually, or you can combine them - for example, soaking with washing. First, try washing your kitchen textiles with one of the suggested methods.

Method 1

For moderately soiled towels of any color:

1. Put towels in the drum of the washing machine.
2. Set the appropriate washing mode and temperature. Pour detergent - for white or colored laundry.
3. Start the car.
4. Wait for the set time.
5. Take out the towels.
6. Hang and dry.

On a note! A very important question is what mode to wash towels. Remember, for cotton towels made of white cloth it is 90-95 degrees, for colored products - 40, maximum - 60 degrees.

The second nuance is the quality of the detergent you use. Here, focus on our ratings:

• Stain removers for clothes.
• The best washing powders.
• Laundry bleach.

Method 2

For heavily soiled white tissues:

1. Take a bowl with 3-4 liters of warm water.
2. Pour 2 tbsp. washing powder.
3. To eliminate the unpleasant odor, add 100g of baking soda.
4. Soak the towels in the solution.
5. Wait 3-4 hours.
6. Wash in the machine as described in method 1.
7. Let it dry.

On a note! Do not soak colored products in powder, as they may fade, which means that they will lose their original color.

Method 3

For dirty colored items:

1. Pour cold water into a bowl.
2. Add salt at the rate of 1 tbsp. per 1 liter of water.
3. Soak the towels.
4. Leave for 1 hour.
5. Wash by hand or in the car at a temperature of 40-60 degrees.
6. Dry it.

On a note! This way you can also remove stains from tomato sauce, coffee or tea. The method is also suitable for white fabrics.

Method 4

Japanese - or “lazy wash”:

1. Take a bucket of hot water.
2. Put 2 tbsp. dry bleach.
3. Pour 2 tbsp. any vegetable oil.
4. Pour 1 cup of machine wash powder.
5. Shuffle.
6. Put dry towels in the hot solution.
7. Close the bucket with a lid.
8. Leave for several hours to cool completely.
9. Get out the textiles.
10. Rinse successively: first in hot water, then in warm and cold.

Method 5

French - to remove bad smell:

1. Take a towel.
2. Lather it with 72% household soap.
3. Dip in cool water with potassium permanganate (should be pink).
4. Leave it overnight.
5. Rinse thoroughly in the morning.

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How to whiten kitchen towels?

To make your kitchen textiles shine with snow-white purity, use the following methods.

Option 1

Hydrogen peroxide will help whiten kitchen towels at home:

1. Take 30 ml of a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution.
2. Pour into a bowl of warm water.
3. Put towels there.
4. Soak and leave for 6-8 hours.
5. Wash by hand or in the machine.

Option 2

To achieve maximum effect, use a household chemical product from the store:

1. Pour warm water into a bowl.
2. Take Domestos Universal.
3. Add 1 cap of product.
4. Leave for 1 hour.
5. Wash as usual.

On a note! You can soak in any bleach (Vanish, Ace), but they act much weaker. Wear gloves when handling chemicals. It is not advisable to use such a bleaching method for colored fabrics.

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How to wash terry towels?

Terry towels are not recommended for use in the kitchen, as they dry for a long time and therefore literally attract bacteria to themselves, and often have an unpleasant odor. But if you already got and use those, wash them like this:

1. Method 1:
   1. Take 3 tbsp. concentrated solution of washing powder.
   2. Pour into a bowl with 3-4 liters of warm water.
   3. Soak the towels.
   4. Leave it overnight.
   5. Wash in the washing machine in the morning.
2. Method 2:
   1. Take a bowl with 3-4 liters of cold water.
   2. Add 3-4 tbsp. salt.
   3. Soak the towels.
   4. Leave it overnight.
   5. Wash normally.
   6. Dry well.

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Useful Tips

• Use mainly waffle and linen towels. Terry dries for a long time, which contributes to the accumulation and reproduction of a variety of microbes and bacteria. In addition, they can not be boiled, and this also creates certain inconveniences.
• Use paper towels and napkins more often. They will extend the life of textiles and save you from unnecessary work. With cotton products, wipe only clean hands. By the way, so that the roll with paper napkins does not lie anywhere, find out how to make an original paper towel holder.
• Use this textile exclusively for its intended purpose. Remember, they are not intended for wiping the surface of a table, stove, greasy dishes or stains on the floor. To do this, you must have special rags - perfect microfiber cloths.
• Buy 3-4 sets of kitchen towels and try to change them at least once every two days. During this time, the fabric does not have time to get dirty very much and fresh spots can be removed without applying special effort. Even better - in our simple workshops sew kitchen-style towels.
• Lightly soiled kitchen utensils can be washed with ordinary, color-appropriate laundry. Very dirty, especially with greasy spots, do not mix with clothes, you can ruin them.
• If water tends to turn yellow when heated, filter it before washing. In this case, wash light-colored towels by hand, as a dirty coating may remain on the fabric during machine wash. Even better - put the filter on water.
• Remove items from the washing machine immediately after washing, so that they do not become acidic or have an unpleasant odor.
• Dry in the fresh air, then the towels will be not only clean, but also with the aroma of natural freshness, which is doubly nice when using them.
• After washing and drying the textile, iron it with a hot iron so that it will get less dirty.

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How to boil towels?

Remember that only towels made of white cloth can be boiled. Colored, from exposure to hot water, can fade. The boiling process is a simple, but lengthy task, it allows you to effectively remove any dirt, even the most ingrained.

Follow these steps:

1. Soak white towels in hot water with stain remover.
2. Leave for a few hours.
3. Take a bucket of hot water.
4. Add oxygen bleach to it.
5. Pour in detergent.
6. Boil for 1 hour.
7. Take out the towels.
8. Rinse thoroughly.
9. Dry and iron.

On a note! Boil in an enameled bucket, you can - in the old. In no case do not use it for other purposes, especially for washing products, so as not to feed the family with phosphates.

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How to remove stains from a towel?

How to wash kitchen towels, we have already told. But if the spots still remain - this is an unpleasant problem. However, dealing with it is not difficult. Traces of fatty foods, mold and yellow dirt of unknown origin, remove in such ways.

Option 1

For cleansing fresh oily stains:

1. Dampen towels with warm water.
2. Apply a few drops of dishwashing liquid to the stains.
3. Leave for 3-4 hours.
4. Wash with powder.
5. Rinse.
6. Dry it.

On a note! Use a light or transparent dishwashing detergent so as not to leave colored spots on the white fabric.

Option 2

To remove obsolete stains and yellowness:

1. Take a laundry soap.
2. Soap contaminated towels thoroughly.
3. Fold in a plastic bag
4. Tie or glue it so that no air enters.
5. Leave for a day.
6. Rinse in warm water.

Option 3

To remove mold stains:

1. Pour 1-2 liters of lukewarm water into a bowl.
2. Add 1 tbsp. 9% vinegar.
3. Soak a towel in the solution.
4. Leave on for 5-10 minutes.
5. Rinse thoroughly.
6. Wash.

On a note! Instead of vinegar, ammonia can be used.

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We hope that our tips on how to clean dirty kitchen towels will help you always keep them in perfect order. Let your kitchen be warm, cozy and smell of cleanliness and freshness!