Monday, July 13, 2009

Green your dish washing {and a giveaway!}


So my dirty little kitchen secret is that I use those green Scotch Brite scrubby things. My mom always used them and so I use them too. It's one of those things you just do because it's the norm, ya know?

A few months ago I was talking to some other green beans about what they use in the kitchen. The two most popular tools were hand-knit dish cloths (kind of a cross between a sponge and a wash cloth I guess) and those plastic pot scrubbers that are roughly the size of a credit card.

I honestly didn't think either would meet my needs. The dish cloths certainly wouldn't scrub a baked-on caked-on pan clean and buying a plastic pot scrubber would really defeat the purpose of getting rid of the Scotch Brite in the first place.

After being shamed by my little green scrubbie every time I did dishes, day in and day out, I finally bit the bullet and found both of the recommended products.

These little bamboo pot scrubbers are only $1.95 at Green Feet! They have lots of cool stuff actually - bamboo utensils that would make great stocking stuffers, glasses made from recycled bottles, and much more.


And I found these dish cloths at Sassy Joy on Etsy and was lucky enough to get 3 for $4.50 during her grand reopening sale. Normally they are 3 for $9. They're really gorgeous and high-quality. I almost hate to clean a dirty dish with them!


If you'd like to try these dish towels out, just become a follower of my blog using that "Followers" section over there on the right. Once you have, let me know in the comments section. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment. I'll draw a name next Monday and notify the winner. I know you'll love these!

3 comments:

=^..^=A Script Kitty=^..^= said...

I'm already a follower. ;) I think your blog is fabulous!
K- =^..^=

Reducing in HM said...

I just became a follower and love the blog! Plus I totally want that stuff! :o)

Stephanie said...

Already a follower! :)

I love the little plastic scraper things. Got one with my first baking stone. They really do work wonders!