Top Quality Tea Towels

Often sold in sets of four or five its name highlights its ancestral purpose.

Top quality tea towels.

With that said the best turkish towels currently on the market are the fouta stripe towels from parachute home. Drying the household tea set. 28 x20 unlike many competing towels harringdons tea towels are made in a generous size according to our strict specifications giving you best value and quality. Flour sack dish towels sometimes referred to as tea towels are made from linen which has soft fibers that are great for polishing fine china or glassware.

Made in turkey with 450 grams per square meter of 100 percent long staple cotton these towels are loomed with a unique flat weave on one side with terry on the back unlike most fouta towels which are entirely flat weave. The 20 set comes with 13 towels to stock your entire linen drawer in one fell swoop. But towels made from high quality long cotton fibers will last longer than those constructed from cheap cotton. The tea towel is a workhorse kitchen linen.

We laid each towel over cup of spilled black tea or water for 30 seconds. Microfiber tea towels can be made using two microfiber sides or they could be blended with a lighter weight patterned fabric on the top to give a splash or pop of color while still keeping the great benefits of the microfiber on the bottom layer. They won t leave any fluff or other residue on your crystal clear glassware. After taking into account price quality versatility and customer reviews it s clear that these simple white cotton tea towels should be at the top of your list.

And they dry extremely quickly. These are the top rated winners. Using microfiber is another popular option. A tea towel s natural absorbency and lint free nature make it ideal for washing dishes but it s not necessarily the best choice for drying your hands or handling cookware.

She covers kitchen tools and gadgets for the spruce and is the author of make ahead bread. The 8 best dish towels you ll find endless uses for these essential kitchen tools. The only con to flour sack towels is they re not the best at absorbing liquids because they re so thin. The good housekeeping institute textiles lab tested 40 towels styles for absorbency drying speed softness durability and more.

Professional quality with a minimum weight of 230 gsm in herringbone weave. Donna currie is a food writer and blogger specializing in recipes and kitchen gadgets. Tea towels don t always have to be made from natural fabrics.