There wasn't enough space for me to note the difference between teatowel and kitchen towel in my world. For me, a teatowel is absorbent like a bath towel, but of a very soft terry cloth roughly half as thick as that used for bath towels. It's good for drying hands, surfaces and dishes in the kitchen.
A kitchen towel is made of a flat or perhaps woven/textured fabric, but isn't nearly as absorbent. It's okay for drying hands but very good for covering proofing doughs (that aren't going to expand beyond the top of the bowl) or baked goods, lining the breadbasket, that sort of thing.
The paper towel / kitchen towel dichotomy may be an "two nations divided by common language" thing. Here (in the US) it's paper towel if it's paper, whether on a roll or folded or anything else. The roll kind may be most commonly found in kitchens, but it's not marketed that way.
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Date: 2007-12-11 06:05 pm (UTC)A kitchen towel is made of a flat or perhaps woven/textured fabric, but isn't nearly as absorbent. It's okay for drying hands but very good for covering proofing doughs (that aren't going to expand beyond the top of the bowl) or baked goods, lining the breadbasket, that sort of thing.
The paper towel / kitchen towel dichotomy may be an "two nations divided by common language" thing. Here (in the US) it's paper towel if it's paper, whether on a roll or folded or anything else. The roll kind may be most commonly found in kitchens, but it's not marketed that way.