LOVE the straw brush. Why? Because cleaning my stainless steel funnel spouts is a pain. That would go right through the tube area. Cool! > I SOAK everything that may be hard to clean. It loosesns everything very well before the scrub. > I cut my dish soap with about 1/3 ammonia. It all but melts the grease. > I quit washing oils down the drain because it contributes to clogging them. I wipe an oily pan with a paper towel then I wash it. Thank you!❤
Thank you for sharing all your tips and ideas. Most of my cleaning products come from Mexico, things my mother and mother in law would use, I will be making my own bamboo scrubber with something I already own, I don't know yet. LOL New subbie here. Christina
Eco conscious American here. Does anyone else agree with how often we are culturally expected to bathe and wash our clothes? It is such a waste of water! I live in California and we are in a horrible drought. Cities are going dry. But I'm supposed to wear an outfit one time and put it in the dirty hamper.
No. Live like the ancient ancestors. They rarely washed their clothes as clothes were precious and everytime you washed them you wore them out-they hand washed their clothes. Our family only hand washes our clothes the old fashioned way washboard and all. We wear things at least three times before washing it. Most of our clothes look like rags probably but we don’t mind. Don’t care what anyone thinks.
I love the sustainability in your thinking, but feel I should suggest a couple points. Any wooden kitchen aid can harbour bacteria, as wood is very porous, and difficult to disinfect. Same applies to bamboo boards made of several different pieces. The wooden scrubbing brushes can also transfer bacteria onto anything you clean with them. I would recommend you soak all these items using pure white vinegar or two tablespoons of bleach in a gallon of water. This is purely from a person in a hygiene related profession.
@@judithharrison3653 wood does have antibacterial properties. But, it can crack, and cause and ingress of harmful bacteria. Wood utensils cannot go thru a dishwasher either, as they will split. Any kitchen utensil requires thorough cleaning, wood or plastic. I know my hygiene, it's in my field of work
A wooden scrubbing brush with coconut bristles is not any dirtier that the average plastic scrubbing brush people have lying around which doesn't get cleaned as often as it should, and FAR cleaner than a sponge because sponges are one of the biggest harbourers of germs in the house, as I'm sure you know. It is much easier to sanitise a wooden brush than a plastic sponge. You can boil it. Sponges need replaced far more often and introduce microplastics into the sewage water. Vinegar is not an effective way to sanitise something. It does not kill many of the germs people are most worried about, but it does make things appear clean and fresh. In a home setting, you don't need to sanitise quite as often as you would in a workplace. A simple cleaning should be fine unless someone is infectious. As long as you're following food safety guidelines and not washing your chicken and spreading salmonella water, you're probably ok, but bleaching and boiling once in a while is good practice. Vinegar is a bit of a myth. It gets some germs but misses the strongest ones. I just feel grossed out with sponges. These natural brushes are sponge alternatives, and in my opinion far more sanitary if left to dry out between uses, but good point. Wood is also adsorbent, but from what I've read, the germs absorbed into the wood generally die inside the wood and do not come back to the surface. It's the surface and any grooves, like you said, that need cleaning. I personally wouldn't choose wooden plates because they sound like a staining nightmare so I agree with you on that.
I enjoyed your video. Can you please tell me about that soap dish? I make my own dish soap bars and don't have a convenient way like that to use it. I actually have it sitting on top of a slice of loofah in a little dish. :)
Very insightful question - The bristles are actually very soft! They're made with tampico fiber, so it's closer to a sponge than it is a plastic dish scrubber. They haven't damaged ours in the last couple years. Hope that helps!
The nonstick coating will come off your pans no matter what. I can vouch for that from using the soft side of the sponge on many pans over the years. It's a lost cause. Nonstick pans are not the best pans to be honest. They will not last a lifetime. The brush is closer to using the scouring side of the sponge, I'd say. Do what you need to do to maintain your pans, but when they need replaced I'd reccomend something that would last a lifetime if looked after, like cast iron or ceramic ❤
@@happily_blue Very good to know! I'm not very clued up an my pans, and only know the traditional non stick coated pans are pretty rubbish because that's almost all I've had except a big cast iron pan thats heavier than me 😂 but the time is coming for me to look into better pans so this is great information!
The coating on non stick pans is generally teflon....plastic! Solid stainless steel pans last years and arnt as heavy as cast iron...and dont leach plastic into your food and body.
LOVE the straw brush. Why? Because cleaning my stainless steel funnel spouts is a pain. That would go right through the tube area. Cool!
> I SOAK everything that may be hard to clean. It loosesns everything very well before the scrub.
> I cut my dish soap with about 1/3 ammonia. It all but melts the grease.
> I quit washing oils down the drain because it contributes to clogging them. I wipe an oily pan with a paper towel then I wash it. Thank you!❤
Great video. Definitely appreciate the links and info.
good idea, I just started making my very own dish soap, and it is coming out great, thinking of marketing it. thanks
That is so cool!
I am using bar dish soap and i love it. Better than detergent
I think your videos are very interesting nothing wrong with saving money and reuse stuff ✌️😊
Thank you for sharing all your tips and ideas. Most of my cleaning products come from Mexico, things my mother and mother in law would use, I will be making my own bamboo scrubber with something I already own, I don't know yet. LOL New subbie here. Christina
Loveee that idea! Making your own sounds really cool. Let us know how it goes!
Thanks..I love your voice
Thank you! :)
Hey:) May I ask how often do you usually have to change the head of the brush? Thanks in advance!
Hey! They're pretty long lasting - we change ours about every six to nine months.
Do you suds up your brush every time you grab a new item to wash or do you do a couple of dishes with it before having to resuds?
Sorry to just now see this! It usually gets enough soap to last for 3 or 4 dishes!
Eco conscious American here. Does anyone else agree with how often we are culturally expected to bathe and wash our clothes? It is such a waste of water! I live in California and we are in a horrible drought. Cities are going dry. But I'm supposed to wear an outfit one time and put it in the dirty hamper.
No. Live like the ancient ancestors. They rarely washed their clothes as clothes were precious and everytime you washed them you wore them out-they hand washed their clothes. Our family only hand washes our clothes the old fashioned way washboard and all. We wear things at least three times before washing it. Most of our clothes look like rags probably but we don’t mind. Don’t care what anyone thinks.
@@angryoldman9140 thank you!!
@@austinwheeler3425 People need to learn to tolerate a little bit of discomfort for our planet. Not everything has to be plastic and washed every day.
Good idea
I love the sustainability in your thinking, but feel I should suggest a couple points.
Any wooden kitchen aid can harbour bacteria, as wood is very porous, and difficult to disinfect.
Same applies to bamboo boards made of several different pieces.
The wooden scrubbing brushes can also transfer bacteria onto anything you clean with them. I would recommend you soak all these items using pure white vinegar or two tablespoons of bleach in a gallon of water.
This is purely from a person in a hygiene related profession.
Not sure you are correct some recent research suggests that wood has antibacterial properties
@@judithharrison3653 wood does have antibacterial properties. But, it can crack, and cause and ingress of harmful bacteria. Wood utensils cannot go thru a dishwasher either, as they will split.
Any kitchen utensil requires thorough cleaning, wood or plastic.
I know my hygiene, it's in my field of work
A wooden scrubbing brush with coconut bristles is not any dirtier that the average plastic scrubbing brush people have lying around which doesn't get cleaned as often as it should, and FAR cleaner than a sponge because sponges are one of the biggest harbourers of germs in the house, as I'm sure you know. It is much easier to sanitise a wooden brush than a plastic sponge. You can boil it. Sponges need replaced far more often and introduce microplastics into the sewage water.
Vinegar is not an effective way to sanitise something. It does not kill many of the germs people are most worried about, but it does make things appear clean and fresh. In a home setting, you don't need to sanitise quite as often as you would in a workplace. A simple cleaning should be fine unless someone is infectious. As long as you're following food safety guidelines and not washing your chicken and spreading salmonella water, you're probably ok, but bleaching and boiling once in a while is good practice. Vinegar is a bit of a myth. It gets some germs but misses the strongest ones.
I just feel grossed out with sponges. These natural brushes are sponge alternatives, and in my opinion far more sanitary if left to dry out between uses, but good point. Wood is also adsorbent, but from what I've read, the germs absorbed into the wood generally die inside the wood and do not come back to the surface. It's the surface and any grooves, like you said, that need cleaning. I personally wouldn't choose wooden plates because they sound like a staining nightmare so I agree with you on that.
What about using Peltre Enamel pans and plates instead of wood plates?
Also I use Zote soap for dishes, well mostly for everything and it's way cheaper.
I enjoyed your video. Can you please tell me about that soap dish? I make my own dish soap bars and don't have a convenient way like that to use it. I actually have it sitting on top of a slice of loofah in a little dish. :)
I don’t think it’s a soap dish it looks like just a giant square bar of soap that’s worn out in the middle giving it a weird shape.
Won’t using that brush damage the nonstick pan? If the pan is replaced often it creates more waste.
Very insightful question - The bristles are actually very soft! They're made with tampico fiber, so it's closer to a sponge than it is a plastic dish scrubber. They haven't damaged ours in the last couple years. Hope that helps!
The nonstick coating will come off your pans no matter what. I can vouch for that from using the soft side of the sponge on many pans over the years. It's a lost cause. Nonstick pans are not the best pans to be honest. They will not last a lifetime.
The brush is closer to using the scouring side of the sponge, I'd say. Do what you need to do to maintain your pans, but when they need replaced I'd reccomend something that would last a lifetime if looked after, like cast iron or ceramic ❤
@@happily_blue Very good to know! I'm not very clued up an my pans, and only know the traditional non stick coated pans are pretty rubbish because that's almost all I've had except a big cast iron pan thats heavier than me 😂 but the time is coming for me to look into better pans so this is great information!
The coating on non stick pans is generally teflon....plastic! Solid stainless steel pans last years and arnt as heavy as cast iron...and dont leach plastic into your food and body.
What's that type of big soap you use?
Hi! It's a French style olive oil based soap made for dish washing - the exact soap is here: www.ecocollective.com/products/big-block-kitchen-soap