alisoncooks Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) . Edited July 27, 2022 by alisoncooks 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Really, really gross!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) not so much ewww as in icky or nasty but ewww as in it would ruin the washcloths. And yes, while I know stuff like that *could* wash out, I still wouldn't want to use it on my face. The same reason that I had different butt washcloths for cloth diapers than I did for general showering. Edited August 21, 2019 by fairfarmhand 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm guessing he has never cleaned a grill? Perhaps he really had no idea what would happen to the washcloths in the process of cleaning the grill. I'm also guessing that when he sees the condition of the rags at the end of the job, he'll understand what all the fuss was about. FWIW, I don't wash my grill grates either. I just heat them to 500 degrees, and go over them with a steel bristle brush. It's a gas grill, though. Maybe yours is charcoal? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'd also assume it would trash the washcloths. I'd want to use old rags on that or stuff I didn't mind becoming rags or getting trashed after the fact. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I wouldn't want nice washcloths used to clean grimy cooking equipment only because it would probably ruin the cloths. I keep rags for those purposes. Otherwise, it wouldn't bother me to use a cloth on my face that had previously been used to clean a grill, assuming it had been washed well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Umm, yes. I'd assume the washcloths would be ruined and designated grill cleaning rags after that; I would not use them on my face again, for sure, no matter how I washed them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) . Edited July 27, 2022 by alisoncooks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 isnt that what the handmaids used in Handmaid's Tale for moisturizer? The wash cloths the Commanders used to clean hamburger grease of the grills? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 ::looks for the willy nilly emjoi:: ackackackack He would have to buy all new washcloths for you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, happysmileylady said: Well, I don't think it's necessarily gross, as I would assume that your washer would have the ability get that stuff out of the washcloths. However, I would expect that the job itself would probably destroy the wash cloths. My DH cleans our grill grates with a steel wire grill grate brush. My mother on the other hand pretty much never cleans grill grates because she covers them with foil every time she uses the grill. This. I would not think it gross to use something on a mess (even to clean up poop) then wash it and use it on my face. But I don't think the grease/oil would come off and it would ruin my nice washcloths! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, alisoncooks said: RABBIT TRAIL: do you say "strowed"? Online dictionary just told me it's an archaic form of strew/strewn, but I grew up saying it. Maybe it's regional? Or just plain country... I've never heard strowed. I'd use strewn. Regards, Kareni 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, happysmileylady said: Well, I don't think it's necessarily gross, as I would assume that your washer would have the ability get that stuff out of the washcloths. However, I would expect that the job itself would probably destroy the wash cloths. My DH cleans our grill grates with a steel wire grill grate brush. My mother on the other hand pretty much never cleans grill grates because she covers them with foil every time she uses the grill. I heard you are not supposed to use wire any more bc people have ingested little bits of broken off wire. We got rid of ours a few years ago. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a32733/wire-grill-brush-dangers/ Edited August 21, 2019 by unsinkable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 dangers of wire brushes https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a32733/wire-grill-brush-dangers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I would object too. I have rags for a reason! I have found, some of that type of stuff - doesn't come all the way out. it also breaks down the fiber of the terry, so the washcloth is "changed". I've been detailing cars, and watched an entire thing on how to care for your microfiber towels so you don't wreck them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm more grossed out by the fact that he didn't clean it Monday night and transported it back home in his vehicle in that state. Then let it sit. Eww. But to answer your question - my DH would be buying me new washcloths and the ones he used would become garage rags. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 LOL. Such a man thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, alisoncooks said: Yes, it'd totally ruin the cloths with char stains. I guess he figured we'd wash them and continue to use them, even if stained. It's not a grill with grates -- it's like a flat hibachi-looking thing. Like a 2'x3' flat surface. With thick grease and char solidified in the corners from those hundreds of burgers. (That's the gross bit for me...) He's done cleaning now. Though my dish soap and all the cleaning rags are strowed about the back yard. *sigh* RABBIT TRAIL: do you say "strowed"? Online dictionary just told me it's an archaic form of strew/strewn, but I grew up saying it. Maybe it's regional? Or just plain country... I'd say strown in that sentence I think, which is probably not a word, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Not gross, but a waste of a nice washcloth. There is no way to get a grease stain out of terrycloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Not so much gross as hilariously ineffective, lol. I agree that washcloths would not survive a grill cleaning anyway. I must say that I have never in my life seen someone attempt to clean a grill with cloth of any kind, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 This is so something my dh would do. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I would have zero problem with dh doing that. We don't have 'nice' washcloths though. We have wash clothes that serve the purpose of cleaning my face and they don't get turned into rags until the are ripped or thinning. Stains wouldn't bother me at all. And grease would certainly wash out with a good soaking first. But i know dh would never use washcloths for that job unless all the rags were dirty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Ktgrok said: I'd say strown in that sentence I think, which is probably not a word, lol. No, it isn't a word. Kind of a mix between "strewn" and "thrown," ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) My tolerance for things a lot of people find gross is high. And I think this is gross. Because it's 2 days old (nasty) and it would ruin your towels. Edited August 23, 2019 by LucyStoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Ellie said: No, it isn't a word. Kind of a mix between "strewn" and "thrown," ya think? Right! So threw=>thrown and strew=>strown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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