Best Products: Pop-Up Sponges

Probably everyone knows of these, but they deserve to be blogged anyway.

These old favorites, pop-up sponges, have drawn some criticism, but we think they are one of the nicest sponge choices you can make in the kitchen. They make us feel like we're home, wherever we are.

Made from 100% cellulose, pop-up sponges (for lack of a better name) are inexpensive, easy to store, superabsorbent and don't look like some toxic chemical or Japanese robot toy in your kitchen.

Classy and understated. They come in two sizes, are sold in sets and cost about $10 for 10 - and much cheaper at Trader Joes! Available lotsa places, including Sur La Table, The Panhandler and all these places.

(Re-Edited from 2005-03-09 - MGR)

Comments (2)

I buy my sponges in multi-packs at the dollar store and toss them into a fine mesh laundry bag when soiled. When the laundry bag has a quantity (like maybe 10), I toss the bag in with the cleaning cloths laundry load. I have a stash of small terrycloth bar towels, flannel cloths for dusting, and striped linen glass cloths that I bought at Walmart and as I clean weekly, I have a full washer load in two weeks time. I add a cup of baking soda to the washload and the cloths and sponges all come out nice and fresh.

Pat, I also clean the shower while showering!!! I'm a multi-tasker so it's perfect for me and makes it seem like so much less of a chore. I end up doing it randomly so I don't spend all day dreading and avoiding it.