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DIY Dish Scrubber Pad (from mesh produce bags)

January 13, 2021January 24, 2016 by Refashionista

I swear this is NOT turing into a foodie blog, but you never know when inspiration is going to strike. In this case, it happened in my kitchen. 🙂

After my recent culinary disaster, I decided to cook a super-delish Sunday dinner for me & the fella. I settled on Coq Au Vin. This classic from Mastering the Art of French Cooking is simply THE best way to prepare chicken that I have ever discovered.

One of the ingredients, other than chicken, cognac, mushrooms, carrots, and wine (hence the vin), are these little guys:

mesh bag of pearl onions — If this was a food blog, this would be the part where I tell you to blanch pearl onions before trying to peel them, because they practically peel themselves. But of course, this is NOT a food blog.

As I began cooking, I was filled with increasing dread at the amount of dishes I would have to wash later.

Especially when I noticed the terrible condition of my dish scrubber.

old dirty dish scrubber — Ew.

Wait a sec…this looks vaguely familiar…

close up of mesh produce bag — Do you see where I’m going here?

Those plastic onion mesh bags are about to start a new life as Dish Scrubbers!

I folded each of them inside each other, making sure the raw edge was firmly tucked inside.

I ended up with this!

A side-by side comparison

My Coq Au Vin turned out wonderfully.

coq au vin in pot — Comfort food!

coq au vin in bowl — Served with herbed potatoes steamed in butter. Mmmmmnnn…butter.

And thanks to my new eco-friendly dish scrubbers, cleanup was a breeze!

using diy dish scrubber pad — It did the trick!

diy dish scrubber pad in frog shaped sponge holder — Mrrrrph…ppphhhhhrmpth!

DIY Dish Scrubber Pad (from mesh produce bags) — MUCH cleaner!

I’m quite happy with this sustainable solution to my scrubby situation.

And I promise to get back to fashion tomorrow. 🙂

Cheers!