Silicone Sponge Dish Brush, Double Sided Cleaning Brush for Dishes, Kitchen Gadgets and Accessories (3 Pack)...

I've been using sponges for forever. But I hate that they always seem dirty, and seemed to fall apart and shed pieces of foam in my sink. Which I know goes down the drain. The idea of these is great. I love that you can run them through the dishwasher to clean them. And that they last longer than the phone scrubbers. They seem to work fine when cleaning dishes in the sink in soapy water. But I also used my sponges to wipe up the counters. And these don't work for that. Very well at all. Takes an awfully lot of water and soap to get them to glide over the countertop. Plus they don't pick up any crumbs. Still not bad for just doing dishes in the sink.

We use these as soap dishes - the soft bristles hold the bar of soap in such a manner that allows air to circulate underneath, which means the bar dries quickly, stays dryer between uses, and therefore lasts longer. They are easy to rinse off and so far don't get a scum or mold.

Never go to bed angry or with dirty dishes in the sink, as the old saying goes. I will never be that person, I hate doing dishes at night so they typically wait until the morning unless they're going to cause a bad odor. I highly recommend these for anyone who is on the fence and owns a dishwasher. I just slightly recommend it for anyone who is going to be using them to fully hand wash dishes. My largest concerns when buying was about A) Lather quality B) Slipping C) Scrub Power A) The lather quality is actually really great. It makes amazing bubbles and satisfying squeaky sounds. However, you WILL have to use more dish soap than a normal sponge because these do not absorb the soap. I would say I typically can wash about 5 cups before I need more soap with these so it's still not bad. B) Slipping: Not an issue at all. They stay gripped in hand pretty well. I was afraid this could be an issue when working with large delicate glass items like my cold brew pitchers or my not so delicate Pyrex dishes. No issues with losing grip or items slipping away from it. C) Scrub power is where I start to change my recommendation based on how much you will rely on these. If you're using a dishwasher they will work great for getting most things clean enough with no visible debris if cleaned quick enough. However if you have anything stuck on it will not get them clean. Don't judge me here, but in the AM my water cups have a ring where the water level was and it doesn't even get that cleared off without a bit of soaking. It's for sure not going to completely replace your old sponge, but it will reduce the use of them by a lot. I say for sure worth the money. I also hand wash a lot of dishes and I'm still very happy with the purchase; I just sometimes have to do a quick pass with my old sponge on some of the dishes I hand wash. I find myself sanitizing rather than tossing my old sponge now because it is used so lightly. Final note . . . If you ever eat anything that can stain, these will get stained. Mine were stained from day 1 with spaghetti sauce.

Edit** The seller was amazing and gave me my money back. When in doubt give the product a try, and if it doesn't work for you then at least you tried. So I purchased these to help cut costs, and to keep from continually having to buy those two sided sponges. They smelled like plastic, when I first opened them, but it wasn't a bad smell. One sponge worked ok for the first couple uses, but then it just failed. The silicone filaments do not pick up everything off the dishes, leaving residue and food particles. Dish soap just comes off of it immediately, making it so you have to use more dish soap to wash then I had to before. After a couple uses the sponge starts to turn colors and food gets stuck in the filaments, and no matter how much I tried I cannot get them clean. Good luck cleaning anything too difficult, like I made teriyaki chicken and vegetables, and this sponge could not clean the sauce reside off the pan. I used two sponges for 2 weeks (One each week, thinking maybe the first one I used was defective) doing my basic dishes, and I had the same results. The third sponge in the package I ended up using to clean surfaces around the house that needed a gentler touch, like my wooded coffee table. it worked well for that but in the end the same things happened, stuff gets stuck in the filaments and good luck cleaning it, and the sponge itself discolors and looks gross. I went back to regular sponges.

Over the past year Ive probably spent over $75 - just in sponges, many for the break room. Not easy to keep clean and the thought of spreading germins like salmonella or yup, coronavirus all over our counters doesnt sit well. Ive learned a lot about cleaning these past four months. Cleaning and disinfecting are two different things. How can I not know this! Better read the labels on all my cleaning products to be sure theyre being used for the right purpose. Right tools for the right job, right? Anyways I went into work the other day and those nasty sponges were gone and this was there. I thought for a second, wheres the sponge and picked this up and it felt too flimsy, whats it for!? Boy was that silly, this thing is durable! Almost but not quite found myself having fun with cleaning the entire sink and microwave area. I rinsed it, then used it to wash my dishes. Didnt take a zillion gallons of water to rinse like a sponge, I was able to switch detergents right away and clean the countertop and everything else in view. Now its easy to use the same tool to disinfect the sink AND wash my coffee mug! It holds just enough moisture or water to do a great job sudsing dishes or cleansing an area. Ive only used it in the kitchen but my next idea is to try it on the car and front window. Many uses, durable, much more sanitary and certainly economical. Highly recommend, dont end up with a cheapie. This is perfect!