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One of the best parts of big family dinners is a dessert like this fresh from the oven Homemade Lemon Cheesecake!
Clean up is an integral part of celebrations. You don’t want your dish cloths to be stinky or stained with company in the kitchen, do you? Cooking and cleaning go hand in hand so be sure to save the recipe and remember my easy tips for keeping your dish cloths stink and stain free!
We love big family dinners at our house. The food always tastes just a little bit better when it’s shared with family, doesn’t it? We don’t do it often so we tend to go all out when we do.
We hosted a big Sunday dinner at our house recently. My hubby made his new recipe for Homemade Lemon Cheesecake. Just like all of his desserts, it quickly vanished.
If the fact that Stacy’s Homemade Lemon Cheesecake quickly vanished is a sign of how good the recipe is, then it’s a really good recipe. There were no leftovers.
Did I mention it was a big family dinner? Lots of dirty dishes to clean up afterwards. We piled the pots and and pans in the sink and enjoyed conversation after dinner. It was a big mess to be sure but I found these new Scotch-Brite® scrubbing dish cloths while shopping at my Kroger and couldn’t wait to use them.
Do you stop by the cleaning aisle in Kroger just to see what’s new? I love doing that. I grabbed a 2 pack of these Scotch-Brite scrubbing dish cloths in this pretty mint color.
They are on sale right now for $1 off the 1 pack and $1.50 off the 2 pack. They have little scrubbing dots on one side for baked on messes like our pots were sporting that Sunday afternoon. I was excited to tell the girls about them while we were washing up all those pots and pans.
We tend to share kitchen tips during clean up time so I’m sharing with you today How to Keep Your Dish Cloth Stink and Stain Free!
My new Scotch-Brite scrubbing dish cloths don’t scratch my non-stick cookware which I love and they dry quickly.The one biggest difference you can make with your dish cloth is how you dry it.
Mildew forms quickly on anything wet. After you finish using your dish cloth, rinse it thoroughly to remove all soap suds and any debris stuck to it. Then hang it to dry in a manner which will allow air to circulate through it during drying time.
Laying a wet dish cloth across the sink divider to dry causes mildew because it takes too long to dry.
Prevent mildew and it’s smell by allowing air to circulate through the dish cloth while it’s drying. The new Scotch-Brite Scrubbing dish cloths have a fast drying time and are machine washable.
Before you plan your next big family get together, find even more yummy recipes along with some handy kitchen cleaning tips and tutorials shared here.
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Jenny says
These are great tips. I stopped suing dish cloths because of the smell & the stains. I’ll have to try these.
Jane @ Modern Housewives says
The cheesecake recipe looks delicious, I will definitely try it! And you’re right about the cloths too, they need to be properly ventilated while drying, otherwise it starts smelling very fast. Once we went on a vacation, and I forgot the cloth curled up near the sink, because we were in a hurry. When we came back after two weeks, the whole kitchen smelled horribly. It took us a lot of time to find out where that smell came from. It was the cloth. Never making that mistake again.
Kristen Osborne says
My mom and I have a difficult time with this problem. I hang her wash cloth over the drain board where it can get air flow. She thinks it’s good to put my sponge in s plastic cup with no air flow. It’s a constant battle.
Charlotte says
Thanks for the tip about those Scotch dish cloths. I like nice ones. Hate when any stink and it never seems to come out.
Debbie-Dabble says
Shirley,
That cheese cake is to die for!! Thanks so muchf or stopping by!
Hugs,
Deb
Rebecca Swenor says
This Lemon Cheesecake recipe sound and looks amazing. I will have to make it for sure. Scotch Rite Scrubbing Cloths are great for washing a dish. Thanks for sharing this cloth idea and the recipe.
Marilyn Lesniak says
I always nuke my sponges. And that cheesecake looks delicious! Thanks for sharing at #WonderfulWednesday!
Sara says
That cheesecake looks incredible! Keeping my sink clean is important to me. I will be trying these tips!
Mimi Green says
I’m not a cheesecake lover, but my family really loves them. I struggle with keeping my dish cloth from stinking so I will be using these tips.
Francisca Ramos says
I never made lemon cheesecake. It looks so good. It’s so true keeping the dishcloth in between the sink gets germs. Keeping it dry does help avoid the germs. It’s easy to forget remove the dishcloth. It’s a useful tip.
Gabriel says
So you’re sending leftovers to me, right? I love cheesecake but never plan ahead well enough to make it.
Dawn McAlexander says
I love me some cheesecake. I have never tried a lemon one that I am aware of, but it sounds so good. I am going to try it soon!
sara says
This recipe looks so good! I always have left my dish rag lying on the sink. I will now know what to do to keep it smelling better!
Bonnie @wemake7 says
This is great! This cheesecake recipe looks really yummy. I want to make this asap.
Chubskulit Rose says
I use dish cloth in washing our dishes as well and I afree, it should be hung where there’s free air circulation. I sometimes forget and put it in between the sinks though.
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
I love cheesecake, making them and eating them! This looks so pretty. There is nothing I hate more than stale, stinky towels and wash rags. Thanks for the great tips.
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Kathleen Kennedy-Leon says
great to know about the dish cloth– I have thrown out so many-too many to count-I’m going to have to buy one of these to try it out. thanks for the heads up on it!
Liz Mays says
Oh that cheesecake sounds way too good right now. I need to pick up some of those cloths. I didn’t know they were machine washable!
Sarah says
What a great way to keep the sink stain free, seems simple enough. I appreciate the recipe too!
Jeanette says
Oh my gosh! That looks SO good! I am not even a cheesecake fan, but this looks too good not to try!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
Lemon cheesecake sounds like a delicious dessert. My husband is a huge cheesecake fan- he would love to try this. We love these dish cloths- they’re perfect for kitchen messes!
Mary says
Yay. Two tips in one post. Thanks for the cheese cake recipe. I’ll be looking for these fast drying cloths. I really don’t like it when they are still wet the next time I go to grab it. Out comes a new one and then it’s more laundry
Shirley Wood says
You are a woman after my own heart Mary! It doesn’t have to be that way if we just dry them properly. I love my new Scotch-Brite scrubbing dish cloths! I’m going back for more!
Pam says
I am a sucker for cheesecake. Lemon cheesecake sounds pretty good. I might have to make this soon.
Michelle says
That lemon cheesecake sounds delicious! #client
zan says
Oh, how we love cheesecake over here. I don’t think I have ever eaten a lemon flavored one but I can almost taste the goodness. Dishcloths can get very messy. I usually just throw mine in the wash to clean it off – thank you for the tips.
Shirley Wood says
Stacy’s new Lemon Cheesecake recipe is a winner! I’m looking forward to the next time he makes it already.
I toss my dish cloths in the laundry as well. I wouldn’t even buy one that isn’t machine washable.
Anosa says
I am so guilty of drying my dish cloths like that, definitely changing that now.
I am loving the lemon cheesecake, I always get heartburn from cheesecakes but I never stop eating them lol
Shirley Wood says
Anosa, we’ve all done it at some point but it’s the reason they don’t get dry and they do grow mildew.
Alli Smith says
Oops – Sometimes I lay my dishcloth across the sink divider. No wonder I’m constantly getting clean dishcloths out of the drawer all day long. Thanks for the tip AND the lemon cheesecake recipe. I know my family would love it if I made it for our next family meal.
Shirley Wood says
Stacy used to lay the dishcloth across the divider too but he now dries them properly. He sure created a yummy lemon cheesecake recipe!