Kitchen Tools

Kitchen towels are very useful in any kitchen. In restaurants and professional establishments, it is strictly prohibited to use them for drying dishes since air drying is required; but at home, I use them for drying dishes too since I simply like to speed up the drying process a bit.

Even professional establishments use them to clean dry surfaces, and even more importantly, to cover breads during proofing (for this task kitchen towels are especially irreplaceable).

You should select one that matches your interior colors, but in general, I recommend having two different kinds for two different purposes so you always use one kind for one purpose only. Have one type with a higher water absorbency for cleaning and drying, and another lighter type that handles less absorbency but can be used for proofing your dough.

Having just two kinds (2 different looks) and each in a large enough amount will help you keep your kitchen to be more organized. I have about two dozen from each kind, so I have enough to rotate them when some are being washed.