Serious Eats Editors Stand by These Kitchen Cleaning Products, and They're All on Sale

Grab deals on dish towels, sponges, and mops.

Published March 04, 2025 03:00PM EST

Bar Keepers Friend cleaning pot in sink — Serious Eats

As people who develop recipes and test kitchen gear all day every day, we also clean up all. The. Time. Whether it’s a stainless steel rondeau that needs washing or a Dutch oven that needs scrubbing, we know a thing or two about keeping tidy kitchens. Over our years of reviewing kitchen gear, we’ve accumulated quite a few favorites, and nine of them happen to be on sale. The deals start at $10 and include our favorite Swedish dishcloths, the best spin mop, and an editor-loved cleaner.

The Best Kitchen Cleaning Products at a Glance

A Great Set of Swedish Dishcloths: Superscandi Swedish Dishcloths, 10-Pack
An Editor-Loved Cleaner: Bar Keepers Friend Soft Cleanser
The Best Dishwashing Sponges: O-Cedar Scrunge Non-Scratch Scrub Sponge, 10-Pack
Our Favorite Mop: O-Cedar EasyWring Microfiber Spin Mop
A Great Grill Brush: Weber 12-Inch Three-Sided Grill Brush
The Best Coffee Grinder Cleaner: Urnex Grindz Professional Coffee Grinder Cleaning Tablets
The Most Absorbent Dish Towels: Zeppoli Classic Dish Towels, 15-Pack
A Clever Oil Solidifier: FryAway Deep Fry Cooking Oil Solidifier
The Best Knife Sharpener: Shapton Ha No Kuromaku Ceramic Whetstone

SuperScandi Swedish Dishcloths, 10-Pack
Amazon
$18 $13 at Amazon
Many Serious Eats editors swear by their Swedish dishcloths for sopping up a myriad of kitchen messes. Durable, reusable, and super absorbent, these clever dish towels soak up liquid instead of pushing it around. They also air-dry quickly and are only $1 apiece.
I Tried 8 Swedish Dishcloths to Find the Best Ones You Can Use Over and Over Again
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Bar Keepers Friend Soft Cleanser
Amazon
$10 $9 at Amazon
We may put our pots and pans through their paces, but we keep them squeaky clean with Bar Keepers Friend, specifically this soft cleanser version that squirts directly onto our cookware—no need to mix the powdery stuff with water. Associate editorial director Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm calls it her “go-to cleanser” for stainless steel cookware and Dutch ovens in this cleaning guide.
Why You Need a Bottle of Bar Keepers Friend in Your Kitchen
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O-Cedar Scrunge Non-Scratch Scrub Sponge, 10-Pack
Amazon
$12 $11 at Amazon
Some may find the thought of testing dishwashing sponges boring, but we were absolutely thrilled to name O-Cedar Scrunge sponges as our top pick. In her review of sponges, editor Rochelle Bilow says it’s a “hard-working sponge” that “rinsed clean after every use.” It also lasts much longer than the competition.
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O-Cedar EasyWring Microfiber Spin Mop
Amazon
$60 $40 at Amazon
From sludgy barbecue sauce to runny coffee spills, the O-Cedar EasyWring aced our mop tests. Editor Grace Kelly was impressed with its sopping ability and built-in spinner wringer that wrung out the highest percentage of water of all mops tested.
I Soaked, Wrung, and Scrubbed for Days to Find the Best Mops for Cleaning up Kitchen Messes
Weber 12-Inch Three-Sided Grill Brush
Amazon
$17 $12 at Amazon
Grilling season may feel far away, but you’ll fire up that gas grill sooner than you think. If you skimped on cleaning your grill last season, start things off on the right foot with our favorite Weber grill brush that thoroughly removes gunk by conforming easily to grill grates.
I Tested 9 Grill Brushes to Find the Best Ones for Cleaning Your Grill
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Urnex Grindz Professional Coffee Grinder Cleaning Tablets
Amazon
$30 $20 at Amazon
We trust these Urnex cleaning tablets for cleaning out coffee grinders. Made of food-safe ingredients, the tablets mimic the shape of coffee beans and move through the machine as they’re grinded to remove coffee oils and residue.
This Is How to Clean Your Coffee Grinder
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Zeppoli Classic Dish Towels, 15-Pack
Amazon
$29 $23 at Amazon
Dish towels are a kitchen essential for keeping counters and appliances spotless. These Zeppoli towels have a 141% absorbency rate and can also be used for drying dishes or handling hot pots and pans. At $23 for a 15-pack, they’re just $1.50 apiece.
I Tested 17 Kitchen Towels to Find the Best All-Purpose Ones
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FryAway Deep Fry Cooking Oil Solidifier
Amazon
$13 $10 at Amazon
If you love to deep-fry but hate dealing with frying oil, this cooking oil solidifier will get rid of the oily mess in a snap. In about 40 minutes, the powder turns oil into a waxy mass that you can scrape straight into the trash.
FryAway Promises to Make Getting Rid of Cooking Oil Easy, But Does It Actually Work?
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Shapton Ha No Kuromaku Ceramic Whetstone
Amazon
$108 $98 at Amazon
We’d be remiss if we didn’t include a knife sharpener in a kitchen cleaning guide. We take extra care to treat our knives right, and the Shapton ceramic whetstone is our favorite tool for the job. During testing, we were impressed with how closely these whetstones were able to return knife blades to their factory-finished edge.
To Find the Best Knife Sharpeners (Including Whetstones), I Sharpened Dozens of Blades
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Why We’re the Experts

An Uong is a writer for Serious Eats.
An has been testing kitchen gear for Serious Eats for over two years.
Her favorite kitchen cleaning product is her Shark cordless hand vacuum—it’s great for hoovering up crumbs!