The Best Paper Towels for Kitchen Messes
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews paper towels.
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I've found many a Viva paper towel in my dryer after going through the wash (on accident, left in a pocket), and they're straight up ready to be used again. They're like cleaning cloths. #1 in our home.
I have rinsed and re-used these!💯💯💯💕💕💕
Viva (original) is the ONLY towel I will use, and I have been exclusive Viva for 30 years, WAY better then bounty. Bounty is like paper, Viva is like cloth.
I wish ATK would give us the top three of their tested products. I'd like to know what is rated a little less but more cost effective for my household.
According to their website:
1. Bounty
2. Brawny
3. Viva (with reservations)
They do. But you have to pay for that info.
@@DeusExMJ12 Thanks for the answer.
DeusExMJ12 Thank you very much 🎄
Keep in mind too that it may cost more upfront but you end up using a lot less. I use Bounty I buy on sale on Amazon or BJs. I accidentally brought their regular rolls one time and usually a big pack last me 2 months... this time it last me 3 weeks 🤦🏾♀️ so I pay much more attention
Just for fun, they should have included the blue “Shop Towels” brand to have a ringer in the mix.
They’re not even intended for kitchen use, but if they’re strong enough for the garage, they’ll handle the stovetop just fine
I regularly use the blue shop towels. My favorite but pricey
Why was I just thinking the same thing
I much prefer Viva, for several reasons. It's plenty strong and absorbent and it's soft enough that I don't buy facial tissue anymore. A half sheet makes a perfect handkerchief. It's so soft that even if you have a cold, it doesn't hurt your nose. And it lasts with no "blow-through". Don't know why I'm so passionate about VIVA, but I am! But thanks for testing even the lowly paper towel.
I prefer the Viva fabric style, if money wasn't an object* it would be the blue shop towels.
I buy those blue shop towels, too! While I don't use them they way I use Bounty, it's nice to have a roll when really tough, nasty, jobs turn up. I'd rather toss a blue shop towel than a kitchen fabric towel because I can't get the stains out.
While I use Bounty as a matter of course, those blue towels are fantastic.
To prove a point, I once used two blue shop towels to clean an entire bathroom from top to bottom. They were pretty beat up when I was done, but still going strong.
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I use the blue towels to dry and oil my cast iron because they don’t leave lint
Viva is my definite fav🤩 It is strong and SOFT. Use it for tissue, napkin, and cleaning. It is also very reusable in certain circumstances.
The softness does it for me! They can be re-used! Love Viva brand!
Lots of Viva fans here, but I've tried it and still prefer Bounty.
I switched from Bounty to Viva cloth style half sheets. They make great napkins, are softer than Bounty, and clean-up is about the same. I even use them to blow my nose on occasion as they're so soft and absorbent.. They should have come out in the testing as good as Bounty, but I guess it depends on how you're using them.
I prefer VIVA towels. When wet, feels most like a cloth towel. Is strong and soft.
Amen, best paper towels on the planet.
Yes! The tight rolled ones! My favorite.
Viva for sure, they ( the sheets) Stay together in vertical towel holders, look neat and do their job.....
I discovered Brawny after that's all that was left at the supermarket. For $5.99 I took a chance. They are great!! That's the only brand I buy now.
At the daycare where I work, we get Kirkland brand and they're fantastic. If I had a membership I'd buy those too. They're thick and super absorbent.
When you really want to use a paper towel like a towel, drying it out between uses, nothing beats Viva.
Bounty and their heavy use of wet-strength additives is simply not for me.
lightdark00 i don’t use paper towels often but my go-to is Viva.
Viva is the best without a doubt, makes me doubt
test Kitchen's testing,
Paper towels are expensive! Ive had to be more frugal the past couple years and I hate shopping for them now. It makes me wonder how we all got to this point that we NEED paper towels in our lives.😂
We don't "need" them. They are just handy, disposable, and save time sanitizing cloth towels!! A guilty pleasure!!! Kind of like ziploc bags!!!!
I've gone 18 years without using them I use old bath towels and wash them
I wish they had included Kirkland brand
wvusciguy I would buy them but I don’t have room for so many rolls.....
Yup.
@@Custerd1 Not recommended: THE VALUE IS TOO GOOD!
I was hoping the same thing, their quality out shines the competition.
Me too! I love that brand.
I agree and always buy them at costco when on reduced price.
My issue recently with the Costco ones is that they have enlarged the 1/2 sheets to about 1" per sheet which makes you use more. They also individually wrap the rolls which is a waste of packaging though handy for the motorhome. Besides the Costco gripes, Bounty has been my pick for many years for all the reasons your test found. I can even wipe a cast iron pan without much lint (still not lint-free cotton).
VIVA (the original NOT vantage)
It's nice to have my own testing/research validated, lol! I use Bounty, and switched to select-a-size when it first came out. I currently buy them at Target when the do their spend $40 on household paper products and get a $10 gift card. Nowhere else has been able to beat the final price. If I have a manufacturer's coupon, I am even happier.
Yeah, I buy the Huge size online at Target when they go on sale. Add them as a subscription and save another 5 or so %. I find with select a size, I'm using them more often than with just a full size sheet.
Also a Target paper towel fan! Have been buying the select-a- size since they first started selling them!
Another way I save on paper products is to save the napkins that are packed with take-out foods! I can’t believe.how many I have received from some restaurants! I don’t throw out the extras but use them if I have small spills or whatever I would use a small size paper towel for!
Viva orig fabric style soaks more bounty. I take care of sick foster cats and viva out shines bounty for these types of messes. But even better is the blue shop towels, but they are more expensive.
No surprise to me! My favorite paper towel is Bounty and has been for years. For me, nothing compares! 😊 Love your product review videos! 😊
Sure you don't work for bounty laugh out loud
@@scottieboy7853 Nope! But I *do* talk to paper towels when I'm in the grocery store and "Bounty" told me they were the best! LOL. Seriously, I've tried quite a few brands of paper towels and bounty is my favourite.
I like you you have a sense of humor and even though I disagree with your favorite choice of paper towel I like how you so graciously gave me a little humor
@@scottieboy7853 Glad to oblige. 😊 To each their own, right? Far be it from me to dictate what a person's favourite paper towel is, but "ain't nobody gonna change my mind! LOL 😊
Your videos about all things food, kitchen everything and accessories are super. I don't cook; I'm a 'microwaver' but watch your videos as if I had the skills and space to cook. Keep em' coming. 👍👍
The equipment you use when filming always looks brand new. Can you do a video on how you keep clean the pots, pans roasting pans, etc., that you use in the background every day? I struggle with the process and the right cleaning materials to use
That would be a great video!
agreed...please do this video.
I too would love to see this video!
These are sets. They're only used for cooking when filming.
@@wright96d Good point, but a video on equipment cleaning products and maintenance techniques would be valuable.
Love these test videos. Thanks
No Viva is stronger!
Agreed! Love viva!
The best
Was this "Test" sponsored (secretly) by Bounty ?
Hmmm
I agree, but those towels have an unpleasant odor, have you noticed? Peeew.
Viva Paper le Peu!
Definitely!
I use shop towels from Lowes or Home Depot, and whenever friends find out, they love them!
The blue shop towels are very good, but to me they smell bad. Maybe I’m just super sensitive to them.
That's what I use you can really tell the difference when you don't use bounty.
*WOW* !!!! *So happy you did this test* !!!! *I never know which paper towels to buy...* !!! #AmericasTestKitchen
What's even better are those blue shop towels. They are more expensive, but you can use each sheet over and over, rinsing them as needed.
Hi Cook's Country,
Thank you for the video, great one as usual.
I guess I'm the only one that buys several different brands of paper towels, each kind for different tasks. I also use microfiber cloths, barmop towels, blue shop towels, floursack towels, dishcloths, and dish towels. If the paper towels were lightly used (like for dinner napkins), I wash them in the dishwater and hang them up to dry. The blue shop towels can be washed with the towels in the washer and dryer several times. I'm cheap, I pinch pennies, but I use the best towel for the job that needs to be done.
For those of you in the comments that said you use paper towels for draining bacon grease. If you only use two paper towels, then use a couple of sheets of newspaper under the paper towels, they soak up grease too, paper towels keep food away from the newsprint ink. And you can use fewer paper towels.
Take care, stay safe.☺️✌️☮️🖖 😷
I loved viva and used that for years. It did the job better than any other I've ever used. Thick, plush, absorbent. They felt more like cloth that paper towel. But it was a pain in the BUTT to get them to unroll. When you've got a mess on your hands (literally) and you go to grab a paper towel and the sheet is sticking to the roll and fighting you for every inch, it's just too damn much. I finally hit the wall where I was just fed up with needing two hands every time I wanted to grab a paper towel and walked away from that brand.
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I love Viva-all we ever use. But you make a good point...they do stick, and it IS a pain.
You can sort of peel them back a little bit so they're ready to grab, but I know what you mean.
Thank u I agree...Hi...
I used Bounty for years, but switched a couple of years ago because the quality just didn't seem as good. I began using various brands of paper towels including store brands, usually whatever was on sale. Recently I noticed Brawny had a new type of towel called "TearA Square", where you had the option of tearing a full sheet into 2 halves or 4 squares. There are times when I need only a small piece of paper toweling, so I gave the new Brawny type a try.
I'm very pleased and plan to keep buying them. The full sheets tear easily but not so easily that you have to worry about them coming apart. The perforations hold up until you're ready to tear. I love having the option of four small squares from a whole sheet. When I first open a roll, I tear several full sheets into squares and stack them in a handy place on my counter. I also like the thickness and texture of Brawny towels. They do a good job of cleaning up, dry or wet. Some paper towels are almost useless unless you wet them first. Then they tend to shred. Not Brawny towels.
Nice thorough testing as always, thanks! Not sure if y’all tested them but we usually buy Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club brand) because you can get a huge pack for a pretty decent price! I’d also like to see the best disinfecting wipes (we usually get Member’s Mark also but Kirklands (Costco) is better)!
I saw an independent paper towel test decades ago; I’ve be sold on Bounty since.
I wonder if it's more sustainable/environmentally friendly to use these paper towels for messes, or use fabric kitchen towels and just launder them, with all that water and energy used as well?
I use a lot of blue shop paper towels. They do leave paper lint when cleaning our your cast iron, carbon steel, etc. they absorb more and can be rinsed out, dried fast, and re-used. I also use Bounty for the lighter stuff.
Hmmm. I have a roll of Bounty paper towels that have both Bounty and America's Test Kitchen emblems on them; they were giveaways at last year's Seattle Eats. This is the first time I've seen ATK or Cook's Country do a test on a sponsored or recently-sponsored product, and it does cast a slight bit of doubt about objectivity on the test. Just a *slight* bit of doubt, mind you, but it is there.
I'll give it a try. I've always been partial to Viva, but I've never really tested others before.
Good to know!
Always enjoy the information. Thank you 👍
I knew it would be Bounty, but after looking at the comments I am going to try the Costco brand.
My son did a science fair project with paper towels and he got the same results, bounty did the best.
Great video, but y'all should've included Members Mark paper towels that are sold through Sam's Club and Amazon, and would've found that they are better than Bounty and cheaper. We discovered them several years ago and renew our Sam's Club membership just so we can get MM paper towels and toilet paper.
I love their toilet paper, but have never tried the paper towels for some reason. I must give them a try.😁
They should have also included Kirkland brand from Costco
this is the post i was looking for! i love them and the select a size ones are great for how we really use paper towel...as a napkin...as a Kleenex....folded under our coffee mug... cleaning up dropped egg.. i have kitchen rags for most of what they showed. except on food. we use them at the table more than kitchen.
We use them as well. I think they are great. Stand up to all the big name brands for much less money!!!!!
Oohh im glad you posted that. I have Sams but not Costco. Alot of people were saying Costco is good and I was wondering about Sams. 😊🙌🏻
Its Great Value from Walmart at my house. Maybe not quite as good as Bounty but for my budget they work great.
That's what I've been using. I used to use Brawny Select-A-Size, but my local store stopped selling them in 3 packs and only sells them in 8 packs now and I don't have room to store all those rolls. So now we use the Great Value Strong paper towels in the Select-A-Size and they're almost as good.
Kirkland brand from Costco.
I love Bounty. Not at all surprised.
You should do best kitchen towel!
I used to by the store brand, or what was on sale. Now, I only buy Bounty. It's multi purpose use in my house proves it's weight in gold. Glad the testers proved my point.
As a professional house cleaner and B&B owner, I used to use Bounty for over 20 years, but they aren't as good as they used to be. Viva has taken over that market, so I'm thinking that this was a paid promotion. "Sponsored" if you will.
Regarding cleaning all that stuff:
Cooking pots with baked on food with vinegar gets most thing off with no scrubbing. Boil the pan with an inch of vinegar for 5-10 minutes, and finish removing any residue with baking soda.
I haven't used steel wool for over 30 years.
Baking soda, vinegar, and dishwashing soap is all I use, with Viva, nylon scrubbies and brushes in addition to my dishcloths which are crocheted or just sturdy terrycloth washcloths. My 10-year old stainless steel pans that I use with only wooden, nylon or silicon utensils look like new, with no scratches, and food doesn't stick. No metal on metal for me. I don't have time or energy to waste on cleaning.
I agree that Bounty is the best paper towels and that is the brand I buy most.
Did any of the paper towels leave any lint from the towel? For example when you wipe a cast iron pan to dry or wipe down the extra oil to season it?
Thanks for affirming my choice in paper towels. How do i find recipes that aired on TV last night?
bounty is my fave
I Am Loyal To Viva FOR LIFE! Or at least as long as they are around. I have them in my kitchen, truck, bathroom, and barn. I’m a rancher and they come in handy in a lot of situation where others won’t hold up.
I wait until the Bounty is on sale. Great product. They last a long time too. 8 rolls last us a year as long as you don't throw them away before they're done!
I like Scott's TP. I haven't tried Papertowels.
we need tea towels!
I am excited to make the paper towels!
Altho I'm not a member I get my paper towels from CostCo. Their Kirkland brand is the best I've ever used. As a former chef of 30 years I've used many a different brand of paper towels and the CostCo brand are far superior. But I will concur that Bounty is the best on the consumer market for non-membership products.
Bounty Basic is what we use, they are great. I can get 6 rolls for 3.99
Merry Christmas
Me too, VIVA all the way for me!!
Wow that is a lot of towel usage, have you guys considered the bamboo reusable towels ????
For ONCE, they picked what I buy!! However, I never pay $2.50 a roll.
I always used to use whatever paper towel was on sale but then when I started dating my husband he told me about Bounty & showed me how much better it is. Ever since then that is all we buy. It really is the best one.
Bounty streaks windows Brawny doesn't. Like them both.
I just buy a cheap store brand. If I need something super sturdy then I use a bar cloth which are really cheap and washable.
Please go for a cloth towel, unless the mess is so gross that the towel must be destroyed. You will not panic when the next pandemic empties the shelves.
i always use viva, but if i (get to) run out i get to whip out the shop towels!
Bounty has been my favorite forever ! Yes, a little more expensive but worth it in the end.
Consumer Reports gave Great Value brand the top score.
Paper towels are one of those things that are inexplicably expensive in this country, along with bell peppers. In Europe you pay about $1.20 for a pack of 4 paper towels. Over here it's $1.20 per roll. I get the 15 pack from Sam's Club which is $17 for 2200 sheets. Bell peppers in Europe are about $1.20 for a pack of 3 mixed colors or 5 green.
don't complain....a gallon of whole milk in Unalakleet Alaska is $18.00
@@toolmanthetim7042 Hi,
Wow! Here in Central Florida it's between $3 & $4 for a gallon of whole milk. Couple days ago I got a half gallon of whole milk for $1.79; I guess I'll stop complaining about it now.
Take care, stay safe.☺️✌️☮️🖖😷
Called it!!
Viva all the way.
I’ve used Bounty for years and feel they’re well worth the money, especially since the half sheets became available.
Thank you for great video watchable, great knowledge my 1st time seeing you in youtube, keep smiling with lol politely & safely thanks
Hi, I agree too! How do the blue disposable shop towels fair I this test? I’ve found that they are even washable!!
Hi baire702,
Me too. I accidentally grabbed the blue shop towel I had been using in the kitchen (to clean the sink and countertops with using Comet) when I did laundry. I had already used it for a week, just rinsed it out and hung it to dry every day. I found it when I was folding the towels. I ended up using that one blue towel for a month, putting it in the washer and dryer once a week, before it finally fell apart.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that washed and dried those towels.
Take care, stay safe.☺️✌️☮️🖖😷
@@BROUBoomer no sense in wasting if there’s a way to use it again. You stay safe too.
It would have been nice to compare their winner to the Kirkland brand, which is all I ever buy.
Scott works best for me - more on the role, thicker, and cheaper.
Viva original... The best..! Cheap towels are just that.
Costco 16 rolls package. Worth every penny. Brawny is 2nd place
I believe Kirkland is better than all of them did you test Kirkland
Bounty is my favorite paper towel too !!!!
Have you tried Kirkland brand from Costco? Seems like you only evaluate only the "Name Brands"...LOL
The Coch brothers thank you.
Viva!
I don't know when this test took place, but Bounty has recently, (cupla months ago) made their sheets twenty five percent smaller AND increased the price.
Kirkland should have been included
After 40+ years of testing, Bounty isn't even close to the original Viva. Perhaps if draining bacon, Bounty would be fine, but not in overall durability. I can clean every window of a 4 door sedan with 2 Viva towels. One to wash, one to polish dry. Still plenty of life in the second one for doing the mirrors and wiping the dashboard. I know of no other paper towel that can do that.
I've used a variety of paper towels, including Bounty, Viva, Scott, shop towels and others, and have settled on the house brand ultra-quilted "our best quality" 2-ply (much better than single ply) paper towels from Dollar General. They have periodic sale prices for those who prefer them.
I concur.
I use Bounty for fifty years, then discovered Viva, through a client, and I've never gone back. It's Viva for me now.
I find the Walmart brand "ultra stong" towels are 9/10's the same as bounty for a few cents less per square foot.
My grandma was right. I've been using for years.
Agree Bounty is top tier, but Costco’s Kirkland towels are virtually identical in quality at a much better price.
I guess they don’t test Kirkland (Costco) brand, which are great...Bounty is my favorite, but the Kirkland is fantastic...curious why ATC doesn’t ever include Costco/Kirkland brands?
Bounty in full sheets (not the “select-a-size”) is definitely the best and very hard to find now during the pandemic.
These Best is cloth. I haven't bought a single paper towel in over 8 years. Old cotton towels and t-shirts are the best. I have large pieces of white cotton t-shirt that I use in the kitchen for covering things in the microwave, for straining things like yogurt, and also textured ones for cleaning. The price of paper is way too much, and I'm not referring to money.
I've been a Bounty man for years, even though I am rather Brawny. Lol! 🤣😂😖
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