Comments on: The Great Paper Towel Test: What Brand Is Your Best Value?

By: Niamh

Niamh — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:27:25 +0000

I would disagree on your conclusion on the Viva paper towel.

We are using the Viva Giant Roll Paper Towels (http://amzn.to/xBdZZm) and are very happy with them

By: LOLStory

LOLStory — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:19:52 +0000

Some very great stuff. Thank you.

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:57:58 +0000

That is an interesting point, however, I think your concern is not a factor. I am certain that upon squeezing a paper towel that has been fully saturated with water, the amount of water ultimately NOT released from the towel will be minimal compared to the amount of water released. In other words, the remaining water in the towel will not be enough to affect the absorbency rankings.

By: tv teacher

tv teacher — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:51:31 +0000

We have been testing towels in class. I question the students who use procedures similar to yours. If you have a great towel that lets go of none of its water when you ring it out, wouldn’t you end up scoring it poorly? Is this fair? How do you know you have left 0 ml of water in the towel? Your operational definition seems to show which paper towel will let go of the most water . . could this change your rankings?

By: mike cole

mike cole — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:15:36 +0000

i agree scott products are the best buy for your money

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:57:40 +0000

Hmm, I’ll include Brawny for my follow-up tests.

By: consolegoddess

consolegoddess — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:50:53 +0000

What about Brawny? We’ve been using them for years. Hate the pick a size ones. We don’t use them hard but they perform well. They are good at wrapping around cold glasses in the summer preventing the dripping. They hold up well when something spills on the floor and we want something we can throw away. In that case they are absorbent and handle the “foot scrub”. The regular ones are hard to find though. Have you tested Brawny?

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:25:38 +0000

Now that’s interesting to hear! I think your expereince definitely verifies my testing — at least in the absorbency department. I hope your wife doesn’t scrub freshly tattooed skin with the same force I used to determine scrub strength though. That would be a torture test! LOL

By: badfrog

badfrog — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:37:56 +0000

Every single tattoo artist in the USA uses Bounty, because it leaves behind almost no bits of paper when you wipe down a tattoo. My wife, or “scrubber,” as I call her when she is a little too aggressive about cleaning up my delicate skin, puts them (and her clients)through the torture test, and they win every time, holding together until the end. Only when they are a rainbow and blood soaked mess does she consider a new one.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000

Len, I am very impressed by your domestication!

Have you ever thought about being a professional reviewer for Consumer reports? I’m sure they’d hire you!
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