The Best Flour-Sack Towels Are Super Absorbent and Multipurpose

What’s more absorbent than a paper towel and more versatile than a dishrag? A flour-sack towel! Named after the cloth once used to package bulk quantities of flour and other grains, a flour-sack towel is made of thin woven cloth that’s highly absorbent and lint-free. Large enough to drape over a half sheet pan, while letting dough rise or vegetables dry, these towels aren’t just for cleaning up messes. The fine weave allows them to act as strainers or cheese cloth, and they get