If you don’t have a dishwasher (and even if you do), the Norwex netted dish cloth might be just the thing for you.
You might be asking, “What IS the netted dish cloth for?”
The Norwex Netted Dish Cloth is good for 2 things:
- Hand washing dishes, and pots & pans.
- Cleaning floury, baking messes from your counters after making pies, biscuits, etc.
Here is the testimonial of a “netted dish cloth skeptic”.
I had a bunch of friends who really seemed to like then and said that they were wonderful to keep in your sink because they’re really “scrubby” and their netted fabric means they don’t harbor bacteria. So I tried one, but honestly, I couldn’t really see what all the fuss was about. My opinion changed drastically over the summer, when I was at a lake cottage where there was no dishwasher, but there was a little netted dish cloth. All of a sudden, I could see the value of this nifty little item. It’s for cleaning dishes in the sink! It does a great job of cleaning anything from plates and bowls to stuck-on food in pots, pans and casserole dishes. (Kerry, Edmonton, AB)
Even better, because it’s so “holey”, this cloth can just be rinsed through with a little soap and water and left to sit in your sink for quite a while before washing. When you do need to wash it, you can put it straight into the washer and dryer using any laundry soap you like. It’s wonderful for dishes, and it works pretty well on wall stains, too.
So, do I like it?
I like it, but I don’t LOVE it. Here’s the low down.
PROS:
- it does exactly what it’s supposed to do – it scrubs dishes and gets them nice and clean
- its scrubby-ness gets pots, pans and cheese covered casserole dishes clean, even the cooked on bits.
- it dries quickly and doesn’t get smelly
- it washes up well in the washing machine
- you can use it to clean up “baking messes” without gumming up your cloth…. flour on the counter (and in the bowl) can be cleaned up, and the gooey dough rinses easily out of the netted cloth.
- it’s pretty inexpensive…and if you cut it in half (as I have done), your money goes even further.
- this cloth would be great for camping.
CONS:
- I really don’t like the texture of this cloth and how it feels in my hands, and so, I tend to avoid using it.
- I don’t like the size – it’s quite large and I have little hands. The size was enough of an issue for me that I decided to cut it in half (which helped)… and I may cut it into quarters to see if it makes using the cloth more appealing. I was really happy that the cloth didn’t fray when I cut it – I give it a star just for that!
- it’s fantastic for washing dishes and picking up floury messes, but you CAN’T use it to clean your counters, wipe greasy handprints from the fridge, wipe down ketchup & mustard bottles, or wipe your table clean.
- it’s drippy and non-absorbant. Water fills the little netted holes, and you can’t really ring it out, so it drips all the way to whatever part of the counter you’re taking it to, and you have to follow along with another cloth to clean up after the netted cloth! To me, this is inefficient and takes up too much space… I like just one cloth in my kitchen sink for wiping everything
I have the Norwex Netted Dish Cloth, and I sometimes use it, but for the most part it doesn’t make it into my dishwashing routine. I much prefer the Norwex Spirisponge for hand washing dishes. I like to be able to completely wring out the sponge without all the drips. I see the merits of the netted cloth though, and I know many people who wouldn’t want to be caught without this by their sink, so I’m giving it 4 stars. Not every Norwex product can get 5 stars right?
I should add here that I looove the Norwex Microfiber Dish Cloths for the rest of the kitchen wiping, including cleaning up gooey, floury messes… the flour rinses right out of these cloths as well!
I’d love to hear what you think of the Netted Dish Cloth. Am I the only one who doesn’t like the texture and the size?
I love my net dish cloth to wash pots & pans, everytime I do a load of dishes, I lay the dish cloth flat on the top rack of the dishwasher & it cleans right up smelling great and it stays white.
Thanks for sharing your experiences Jill! I love this tip of putting it in the dishwasher!
I would never cut my dish cloth! Here’s why, it’s flat! I loved my sponge before but hated the thought of bacteria festering inside! I fold up the cloth so that it’s the same size as my old sponge. Voila! It’s not flat anymore! Also, I don’t use it everywhere in my kitchen, just to wash dishes. I like using my enviro for the rest of my kitchen, so no dripping everywhere for me.
I do love my netted dish cloth. I do a lot of baking and it is super for cleaning flour and pie dough off my rolling pin and the Tupperware pastry thing. Never have I been able to get them so clean so quickly!
For sink washing dishes, you don’t need a big sink full of soapy water – just a drop in the cloth gives tons of suds. I wash up the dishes that need it and then rinse them all at once. The cloth rinses clean.
My only negative is the cloth gets easily stained – or maybe it was just me? I was making Chex mix and put a small pot on to melt butter. I received a phone call and forgot about it as I walked to another room. When I returned to the kitchen, the pot was charred and blackened. (Good thing there was someone else in the house or I would have probably burned it down.) After the pot cooled some, I poured off the black grease, and instead of grabbing paper towels, I decided to use the cloth. It made very quick work of cleaning the blackened pot to a gleaming clean, but as we all know, when you clean one thing, something else gets dirty. The cloth turned black! I haven’t laundered it yet, but I’ve tried using soap and scrubbing it. I even laid it in the sink and sprayed it with Clorox Clean-Up. (Yes, I haven’t thrown out all my chemicals yet.)
I really like your blog. Thank you for all the helpful information. Wish I could share it via gmail.
Thanks so much Beth for your review of the netted dish cloth! I love hearing others experiences with the Norwex products! Oh, and I changed my settings, and now, if you look under my posts, you’ll see the option to share via gmail! Thanks for the tip 🙂
I bought dishcloths and one side was cotton…the other side mesh. I had never seen that before.
I proceeded to wash my dishes and it was great.
My only complaint was…it was no good to wipe off tables and surfaces, as you could not ring much water out of it , so it stayed soaking wet.
I like to keep a cloth on my sink at all times, therefore I had to cut the mess off the cloth, as it was useless to me.
The cloths you purchased were not Norwex cloths, but the mesh sounds like the Norwex Netted Dish cloth, which (as you pointed out) are not good for wiping counters or tables, they are only good for washing dishes AND cleaning floury messes off your counters after baking! The Norwex Kitchen Cloths are AMAZING for general kitchen wiping – one of my favorite Norwex products!
I love your detailed instructions because being new to the products ,
,I now know how to use them !,,,
Thank you so much.
This happens to be one of my favourite Norwex products. I love it for many reasons ( 1st, I mainly use it clean dishes in the sink, I use my Envrio cloth for counter wiped downs & such) – I love that food particles do not stay stuck to the cloth (I can’t stand gummed up food on my cloths), I love that I can see how clean/dirty it is (because it is white & only mesh/netting), I love that I can easily scrub the starch ring off my pots and pans after boiling potatoes or pasta, I love that I can quickly rinse lingering food bits out of the cloth, I love the size because I can scrunch it up and not have to feel what I’m touching (haha), I love the texture (it does not hold water) because I can’t stand wet dish cloths touching and dripping on my hands (especially when there is food stuck to them – yuk).
I also use it to remove caked on flour, dough, peanut butter and jam off the counter (note: ensure all flour is out of the cloth before trying to wash it in the washing machine or you end up with a gummy cloth).
As well, my husband finds this cloth great to remove bug splatter off his leather motorcycle jacket.
This cloth is a great alternative to a regular dish cloth (which I would use 1-2 a day). Plus, I don’t need to launder the netting dish cloth as frequently as a regular dish cloth.