WhateverYouWant
Sous Chef
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In looking for a replacement of a nylon mesh netted sponge I have, I stumbled across these on Wal-Mart online:
When I received them, they seemed clearly not what I was looking for. As opposed to the soft nylon net cover of my old sponge, these had a hard, very scrubby cover. So much so that I assumed it would scratch many materials that other "Scotch Brite" scrubbers tend to do.
While they do an amazing job of scrubbing both stainless steel and enameled sinks and pans (as well as cast iron), I have yet to see the finest of scratches. And while they say they are safe for non-stick cookware, I haven't used them on that as I have never needed to scrub my non-stick pans. I have however used them on some plastic items (some of which are pretty soft) and still no scratches.
Regarding the feel, I am guessing the netting is a fine polypropylene mesh, resulting in a very porous scrubby surface, but not of a material hard enough to scratch most surfaces. It is an excellent scrubber/sponge, and so far hasn't scratched anything. Was initially disappointed, but am now quite the fan so thought I'd recommend it to you folks.
When I received them, they seemed clearly not what I was looking for. As opposed to the soft nylon net cover of my old sponge, these had a hard, very scrubby cover. So much so that I assumed it would scratch many materials that other "Scotch Brite" scrubbers tend to do.
While they do an amazing job of scrubbing both stainless steel and enameled sinks and pans (as well as cast iron), I have yet to see the finest of scratches. And while they say they are safe for non-stick cookware, I haven't used them on that as I have never needed to scrub my non-stick pans. I have however used them on some plastic items (some of which are pretty soft) and still no scratches.
Regarding the feel, I am guessing the netting is a fine polypropylene mesh, resulting in a very porous scrubby surface, but not of a material hard enough to scratch most surfaces. It is an excellent scrubber/sponge, and so far hasn't scratched anything. Was initially disappointed, but am now quite the fan so thought I'd recommend it to you folks.