Tea towels!!!

[benny3008]

What would you say a tea towel is for, drying kitchen utensils and crockery etc... or just simply wiping off the excess water (therefore leaving the utensils/crockery still slightly wet but with water just smeared over it)? its an argument between me and my sister and I need someone to prove me right.

[wiggal]

I'd say they are for drying, pointless just wiping off exess water as you then need to leave them to dry anyway!

[wiggal]

excess*
My fantastic spelling is on the rampage again!

[benny3008]

Thank you!!! I know its a stupid argument but it was bugging me!

[ummmm]

I have a dish washer. If I do wash anything by hand I thoroughly dry the cutlery and tend to give pans and plates a quick wipe. My plates are stored in a rack though so the dry in no time.

I don't dry glasses...just wash and rinse in very hot water...

I also use teatowels to dry my hands as I cook....I go through loads of the things because I always forget which one I dry my hands on so throw it in the wash.

[mccfluff]

i throw mine at the cat,then i have to put them in the wash so they never get used for drying anything :-)

but i would say drying, leaving slightly wet seems pointless

[TTG]

It's better to let anything you wash just drain.

[B00]

It is a stupid argument- get out more :P

[snags]

... and take your t towel with you... you never know when you might need it...

[Schlomo78]

My older brother would have an answer if I ever dared ask him. The only thing he ever used a tea towel for was to make it wet, tie it in a knot at the end and flick it at my leg as hard as he could! Cue screaming!

[boxtops]

Drying - even if stuff comes out of the dishwasher there is still wet on the plastic things, and plates sometimes need a swoosh with the cloth. If stuff's wet then it's going away wet which is not hygienic.

[cazzz1975]

I use the tea towels you get in pubs, they give a superior shine to glass. the pubs dont seem to mind me stealing them along with several pint glasses as well