About 4 months ago, I went to Amazon and ordered these diapers. They aren't fancy but I dare you to find anything that is more absorbent for drying dishes, cleaning up messes, etc. I keep the stack near my kitchen sink. Every morning, I take a new one out and put it on the counter. If it gets too wet or too messed up, I put it in the laundry and pull a clean one out. I launder them separately from everything else. You couldn't pay me to use a terry towel or microfiber cloth in the kitchen. Hang something pretty if you must, but use the diapers.
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