Kitchen Textiles

Kitchen Textiles

Kitchen linens and textiles are must-have items in every home, yet are unsung heroes that often go forgotten. Kitchen textiles include a variety of fabric items, including dish towels, rags, pot holders, tea towels... but essentials like oven gloves, pinch grips, aprons, and cheesecloths also fit into the category of kitchen textiles. Want to get your kids in the kitchen to give you some extra hands? They'll need their own kitchen linens too. Whether you're the clumsiest cook in the family and always need a fresh rag to clean up after spilling batter everywhere sticking muffins in the oven, or you're the king of drying dishes in the house, everyone needs quality textiles to complete their arsenal of kitchen supplies.

Spoiler Alert - Not All Kitchen Towels are Cut from the Same Cloth

Kitchen towels are useful for so many tasks related to cooking. They're efficient at drying dishes, drying hands, protecting the surface of your countertops from stains and scratches, wiping up messes, absorbing excess moisture from produce, doubling as trivets for hot pans in a pinch, and more. Kitchen towels are made from many different materials, with decorative patterns, shapes, and styles to contribute to your home too. Different types of towels are made with various weaves that provide absorbency and other functions based on application and use.

Some kitchen towels are made with loops or handles that easily hang from oven or island handles, while others come ready to fold over handles or lie flat wherever you choose. Some towels are made to maximize absorbent capabilities for drying glassware and dishes (often those with a thicker weave are designed to be more absorbent). In addition, kitchen towels are also a well-loved replacement for paper towels, helping reduce waste and preserve the environment. Other types of kitchen linens are made to be multipurpose, aiding with all kinds of tasks like covering sourdough bread as it's rising and then turning right around to expand your dish drying space. No matter what though, the best kitchen towels combine function with flair and practicality with pizzazz - indeed, your kitchen decor should not suffer because your cotton textiles aren't aesthetic!

Even The Grandest Brands Can Still Get Bland - Plus, Our Top Pick for Kitchen Textiles

Find yourself feeling "meh" about your kitchen textiles? After all, you've probably been using and reusing them over and over for years. Some of the best-seller brands (like Williams Sonoma and Utopia Towels) seem like great choices to start with, but even they begin to break down and wear out over time. Maybe they're not as plush as they used to be or they leave lint everywhere they go. Perhaps you're simply tired of how they look on your table - or they don't soak up spills and drips like you need. Or, you've realized that you really don't need anything as fancy as the flour sack towels and bar mops that these brands convince you to test out. When the time comes to replace your kitchen textiles, switch to our top pick - Ritz.

Ritz kitchen linens are made of top-notch materials that help them stay sturdy yet stylish, holding up over hundreds of uses and washes without losing their decorative touch. Ritz produces primarily cotton towels, in addition to items like dish drying mats, oven mitts, and pot holders. Ritz has partnered with high-profile brands like T-fal and All-Clad to produce these best seller products at a large scale, in addition to their own name brand textiles. Ritz's dish towels come in checkered, striped, waffle, and solid patterns in classy colors like deep red, blue, gray, and black.

Don't Tarry Over Terry Cloth Towels!

Terry cloth towels are some of the most fun, yet helpful kitchen textiles out there. Traditionally made from cotton, they're often used as dish towels to help with washing and drying dishes. Many of Ritz's terry cloth towels are small enough to fit perfectly in your hand, taking up minimal space while getting their job done skillfully. Their plush weave keeps them soft and fuzzy, long after they've been broken in. And if these dish towels are too small for you, fear not - Ritz has so many more from which to choose!

Always feel like you need a shower after you're finished making dinner? Let's be honest - kitchen towels just won't do the trick for preventing messes when cooking, they can only clean up after! Luckily, a quality apron can save you a lot of paper towels (and showers too). At Kooi Housewares, we carry several styles of aprons to keep any cook happy. Whether you're looking for a bib style apron that hooks over your neck, or a bistro style apron for protecting against spills and stains from the waist down, we've got something for everyone. Try a Genuine Leather Bib Apron that will help prevent burns and give you extra heat protection. Need your kids to jump in and get their hands dirty to make supper a success? Grab a children's apron or kid's Chef Set, complete with a chef hat and oven mitts so you don't have to squeeze in an extra bath-time before bed tonight.

Before We Get Too Absorbed in Kitchen Towels...

Speaking of oven mitts, we've got them for adults too - kids aren't the only ones susceptible to burns! Ritz makes oven gloves in each of their main textile colors to match their dish cloths and kitchen towels. The gloves are machine washable, 100% cotton, and have silicone dots on the hands to create a superior non-slip grip. Ritz also created a two-in-one textile gadget that lies flat as a pot holder, but has a hand pocket attached to create an oven mitt out of the same item. (However, if you want just the trivet, here's one of our favorites by Charles Viancin - the Poppy Silicone Trivet / Pot Holder.) Silicone oven gloves are a popular pick as well. Norpro's Silicone Oven Glove is heat-resistant up to 485 degrees Fahrenheit and made with raised grooves for gripping, along with a cloth loop to hang it up after pulling your freshly-baked cookies out of the oven. In case you're not as much of a kitchen klutz, Trudeau's Silicone Stay-Cool Oven Pinch Grips will protect your hands from the heat when a full-size oven glove seems a bit extra. They're stain and odor resistant, safe to use for temperatures up to 425 degrees Fahrenheit, and dishwasher safe for when they get a little grimy.

Our Kitchen Textiles Go the Extra Mile

Don't throw in the towel and give up on finding kitchen textiles that will serve you - check out our full collection of Kitchen Textiles to find what's right for you.