No matter if it's in a bustling restaurant or a home kitchen, towels play an integral role. From mitigating spills to wiping away moisture and dissipating heat without harming surfaces, towels must be durable enough to fulfill these roles without damage occurring to surfaces.
These chairs need to be durable, comfortable and easy to care for - but how do you select one suitable to your needs?
Absorbency
The ideal kitchen towels are absorbent, quick-drying and simple to maintain. Reusable and convenient to store or retrieve when not in use, they can be used for anything from drying hands to scrubbing stubborn stains. Some models even feature loops for hanging for convenient storage and retrieval.
Cotton and microfiber towels are both commonly used materials for creating towels. Cotton is an incredibly versatile fiber, made up of numerous weaves that can be tailored for specific tasks like hand drying or heavier applications such as wiping down countertops. Microfiber, on the other hand, is more resilient and often comes in thicker waffle towel forms to serve such purposes as well.
Williams Sonoma Classic Stripe Towels, for instance, are constructed of cotton ring-spun material woven in a basketweave weave that's soft and absorbent. Generously sized to wipe up spills with multiple colors and stripe patterns available; plus they come equipped with a loop for hanging. But be wary: certain kitchen towels may be treated with chemicals to improve their look on shelves but this treatment could impede moisture-grabbing capacity of the towel.
Material
Cotton or linen kitchen towels offer many advantages over looped terry cloth towels when it comes to kitchen use, including being thin yet absorbent, as well as strong durability that allows repeated washes without losing absorbency or losing absorbency. Furthermore, their antimicrobial properties make them safe to use around food sources.
Cotton fibers tightly woven together produce a towel with exceptional absorbency, softness and durability - ideal for wiping up spills and smudges while reaching places other materials simply cannot reach.
Flour sack towels were once an indispensable household staple, used for everything from polishing delicate china to drying hands after hand-washing dishes. Women could express their artistic talents on them through embroidery, embossing or designing beautiful tea towels which would last through generations - and still do today.
Design
Kitchen towels are versatile and multipurpose pieces of decor. Their aesthetic contributes to any space's overall ambience - be they stylish, colorful or embossed with humorous phrases - as long as they dry quickly without leaving lint on surfaces such as glasses and surfaces.
Professional chefs use top-grade tea towels, flour sack towels or dish cloths (also referred to as side towels or dish cloths) as one of the key tools in their toolbox for everything from drying hands and grabbing hot pans, covering greens or crushing ice.
High-quality kitchen towels should be constructed of dense fabric that's both resilient and resilient against frequent washing. Lint-free and quick-drying are important features, while remaining soft even after repeated use. A top quality cotton material with classic stripe designs provides great value at the right price point.
Value
As kitchen towels are designed to clean and dry surfaces, their quality depends heavily on being highly absorbent and soft. Their quality can also depend on physical properties of paper sheets like water absorbency capacity and wet strength - while high density can also be desirable.
Multiple linear regression was conducted to assess the relationship between performance and price, with results showing that shelf price of kitchen towels were affected by both water absorbency capacity and wet strength characteristics. Furthermore, these findings revealed that certain segments of consumers may pay premium prices for eco-friendly products.
Have a stash on hand for wiping spills and drying hands quickly, or as an oversized dinner napkin. This cotton flour sack towel features a beautifully designed hemmed edge to provide extra durability, plus an integrated loop for hanging it up after every wash - plus value packs of six up to 192 allow you to stock up without breaking the bank!
