Put those Scott-type paper towels in a dispenser and you’re ready to go
I was standing in BJs and staring at that huge box of commercial paper towels (you know, the type we all bought in those days of Covid when the stores didn’t have anything else?) and I was thinking, “Should I, shouldn’t I, should I?”
Because, while it was super convenient to not have to cut paper towels before Shabbat, we were all very happy to go back to the softer paper towels on the roll.
There are practical dispensers like this one by Tork, and then there’s pretty dispensers. This one comes in black and bamboo white, or choose bamboo wood with a wood lid. I keep mine in a cabinet and take it down and put it on the counter to have handy over Shabbat. And I love having it!
If you don’t need a lid (the lid is useful because when you pull out one paper towels, it pulls out the next one partially so they’re easy to pull), there’s different wood grain dispensers also available. You don’t need to wall mount and pull the paper towels from the bottom; it works perfectly well when the towels are pulled from the top.
I especially loved having this when my baby decided to empty the entire water cooler and I didn’t have to worry about not having enough paper towels to clean up. Now, I have endless paper towels! (And a bit more peace of mind.)
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I used command strip to hang on cabinet in my kitchen right near my kitchen table. I keep a spray bottle there and it’s so easy for everyone to clean up spills . Kids love it and feel so good to do it. Highly recommend!!!
I’ve been looking for a nice dispenser like this for a while. I use this all the time especially when we have guests on shabbos.
How do you use the white and bamboo one with the lid if you use it on the counter?
The paper towels dispense from the opening on the top. I don’t use the opening on the bottom.
For another easy option, they sell boxes of precut paper towels in kosher supermarkets in the tri-state area. I believe the brand is "Spot". The paper towels aren't very absorbant, but it's a good shabbos option.
Do the Scott brand paper towels fit in all the dispensers above?
Yes, they fit Scott brand paper towels
I use the precut toilet paper shabbos. Any recommendations of what to store it in my bathroom?
I use bounty napkins. They are basically precut bounty paper towels. Soft and absorbsant
Is the Scott brand absorbent? Or is it like the brown paper towel rolls?
It’s similar to the brown paper towels, but they’re whiter, just a bit better. That’s why I’m using it only for Shabbos and I’m not using it to replace regular paper towels day to day.
Any suggestions for SOFT precut paper towels?
Nope, but it’s worth it for one day! Both for the peace of mind of not having to cut, and also for having the endless supply. I used to be so worried I would run out when a child made a big mess. Now I know there’s always enough!
Would regular bounty paper towels fit in this dispenser? The half size ones?
My hunch was no, but I tore a paper towel and went to check for you if it fits just in case! Nope, only the folded Scott-type of paper towels fit.
The ‘Kleenex hand towels’ are nice and soft… an excellent choice for shabbos use!
Do you know of any good quality pre-cut toilet paper for shabbos use? Somehow its always one of those last minute jobs to quickly cut the toilet paper for the guests that will be using the basement bathroom, in which you cannot use tissues, but only toilet paper.
Thank you!
But you have to buy a case!