What Is The UK’s Best Kitchen Roll?
In this guide we’ll look at the best kitchen rolls.
We’ve compared material used, sheet size and thickness, absorbency and cost
to give you our top recommendations.
Kitchen Roll Reviews
Kitchen Towel Buyer’s Guide
We’ve all had it happen; you buy a kitchen roll hoping it will do the job, only to get home and put it to the test with disappointing results. Finding the right super absorbent kitchen roll is a pain, so we’ve come up with these quick and easy markers to look for when you’re making your next kitchen roll purchase.
Absorbent
It doesn’t matter how many sheets there are on a roll, if it’s like trying to mop up concrete with sandpaper you’re wasting your time and money. Kitchen rolls need to be absorbed, and quick to suck up spilt liquids. So, when you’re choosing your next kitchen roll, look for materials that are high in cellulose – these fibres are what make paper super absorbent – and have lots of little dots across the towel’s surface, as these help trap moisture.
Sheet size and thickness
You may be fooled into thinking ‘bigger is better’, and sometimes it is, but not always. When you’re choosing your kitchen towel, consider what you’ll be using it for; mopping up water, milk, or other liquids in the kitchen? Or perhaps you’re keeping rolls in the garage to clean greasy and oily hands? What about wrapped around sandwiches or breakfast rolls as a substitute for cling-film? In each case, the size and thickness of the kitchen towel would be different.
For larger areas, or those that are super wet, use bigger 3-ply sheets, as this will get the job done quicker. If it’s for standard kitchen use, then average size and either 2 or 3-ply will work well. Or, if you’re using kitchen towel as a cling-film alternative, then smaller 2-ply sheets are ideal.
Material
There’s no denying it, in recent times we’ve become much more aware of how our everyday purchases are effecting our environment, and kitchen towels are no different. Traditionally, this product was made from wood pulp from non-renewable or carefully managed sources. Today, however, this is not the case.
More and more, manufacturers are sourcing from renewable and responsibly managed forests, and include recycled materials in their kitchen towel products. To support this, look manufacturers that are branding their products with carbon-footprint ratings, environmentally certified responsibilities, and that clearly state what chemicals have been used in the product’s production.