Autumn Cleaning Swap: Restock Your Cupboard for Winter

You would not wear flip flops in November, so why is your cleaning cupboard still stocked for July? As the weather turns, what your home actually needs from a cleaning kit changes too, muddy floors, steamed up windows and a lot more cooking mess from all that autumn baking. Time for the seasonal swap over.

Out with the summer kit

Summer cleaning tends to be light and quick, wiping down surfaces after salads and barbecues, the occasional window clean. It is a low effort season. Autumn is not. Muddy shoes and paws come in from every walk, condensation builds up on windows as the heating goes back on, and the kitchen sees a lot more action once soup and roast dinners are back on the menu.

What to actually stock up on

A proper stash of absorbent, reusable towels is the single biggest upgrade for autumn. Our new Bamboo Kitchen Towels are built to handle exactly this, mopping up muddy paw prints, condensation on the windowsill, or a spilled pan of gravy, then going straight in the wash to be used again rather than binned after one job like a paper roll.

The second thing worth adding is a proper apron. Once baking season properly kicks in, along with heavier autumn cooking, you want something between you and the mess that is not going to end up in landfill after a term of use. Our new Compostable Apron does the job of a normal apron, keeping flour, batter and gravy off your clothes, but breaks down properly at the end of its life instead of sitting in a drawer as an unrecyclable scrap of plastic-backed fabric.

A quick checklist for the swap over: extra absorbent towels for mud and condensation, a proper apron for heavier cooking, a scrubber that can handle baked on roasting tin grease, and a good stock of cloths, since autumn simply generates more mess per week than summer does.

FAQ

What cleaning products do I need for autumn and winter?

Autumn and winter tend to need more absorbent towels for mud and condensation, a sturdier apron for heavier cooking and baking, and tougher scrubbers for roasting tins, compared with the lighter cleaning kit that gets you through summer.

Are bamboo kitchen towels reusable?

Yes, Bamboo Kitchen Towels are designed to be washed and reused many times, unlike a paper towel roll, which makes them a better fit for the heavier daily mess that autumn and winter bring.

Do your own cupboard swap over with the new Bamboo Kitchen Towels and Compostable Apron before the first properly muddy walk of the season.