A housewifery question re tea towels

Faye

And phoenix! lol

J52 (chocolate cake)

Deeda I like your "I washy everything..."

Is that in your wishy-washy chinese laundry?

Sorry!

I chuck it all in together, usually 40○. We've survived 41 years of my washing so obviously any bacteria that may or may not be left after a 40○ wash hasnt harmed us yet

That's the one I'm going to plump for MrsSB.

I clean my dishcloths by soaking them in a solution of water and sterilizing tablets,or you could use Milton.

Towels and tea towels together on a hot wash. Would never put underwear and tea towels together. 30 degrees does not get things clean and leaves gloop on your garments.

Don't put tea towels in with men's knickers.

Wash with other things at 40 and sometimes 60. Reading above think I will start washing at higher temperatures.

I noticed j08

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I collect teatowels, dishcloths and bath/hand towels and then do a 60C wash every 2 weeks approx, with pillow cases too. It's good for the washing machine to go through a hot cycle every so often anyhow.

I like old fashioned teatowels, made of very good quality high thread count cotton- still got my mums' from her bottom draw, and some of my grans too. And still got a whole roll that can be cut into new tea towels when those go ;) I know who's who has they have the initial embroidered in the corner, lol. My girls love them too- they dry so much better than modern ones, especially for special glasses. Hihihi.

In the meantime, dishcloth are put in a Pyrex dish with a little wash liquid or powder and into the microwave for a few mins to sterilise. Perfect.

Tea towels go in with towels on a boil wash, dishcloths I soak in bleach and hot water.

Dishcloths are soaked in bleach and boiling water, tea towels go in with hand and bath towels on a bio wash at 40°.
We've survived very nicely for past nearly 39 years so must be ok?

MrsSB my views exactly.

i like to boil my tea towels usually along with towels and bath mats

I wash dishcloths, tea towels, face flannels and towels all in together on a 60deg wash. In between washes I drape dishcloths over the crockery in the dishwasher - that keeps bacteria at bay! If heavily stained (e.g. DH mopping up curry spills ) then they get soaked in bleach and hot water for a couple of hours. If that doesn't do the trick, they get boiled up in an old saucepan on the hob with Oxy - that brings them up spotlessly clean

I wash towels and tea towels at 60 degrees also bedding. I think these all need a higher temperature wash. I used to do them at 90 degrees but my new washing machine doesn't go as high.

I'm very surprised my family and I have survived for so long without all that boil-washing!

Perhaps there's a reason why your new washing machine doesn't have a 90 degree cycle, TwiceasNice...

I just shove everything in on a 40 degree wash, obviously whites separated from coloureds, and none of us seem to have come to any harm - yet

Tea towels go in on a boil wash with detergent and a capful of bleach. Good for the machine and the tea towels look lovely blowing on the clothes line!
Makes me think of my (long-gone) mother's description of a good 'housewife' - "Ooh, she's a lovely woman, her....! Hangs oot a braw washin'!"
I hasten to add, that I'm very likely not a good housewife in any other way !

I love a washing line blowing dry. And the delicious smell when you put your head on a pillow case that has been dried in a summer garden.

I am not fussy about washing tea towels except I don't put them in with underwear.