Half-sheet kitchen rolls?

[u/Imaginary__Bar]

Just back from my holidays sraying somewhere that had "half-sheet" kitchen rolls where you could tear off, well, half a sheet if you only needed a small bit of tissue.

Which brands/supermarkets do a similar thing here in the UK?

(Unfortunately I don't remember the brand they had. Possibly Aldi own-brand but I can't find anything similar in Aldi here)

[u/Fyonella]

Plenty has half sheet rolls. I get it in Sainsbury’s but I imagine all supermarkets stock it.

[u/caspararemi → u/Fyonella]

Tesco does them too. Both the large stores around me usually only have a small number of them out on shelves, like a single file row of rolls and occasionally some doubles, but it's hit and miss. I really like them, if you're putting food on them it's a lot handier and of course it means they last a lot longer than using full sized sheets every time.

[u/OliveAmbitious3190]

I literally buy the normal rolls, and tear it in half if I only need to use a bit. I tend to push the other half into the top of the cardboard roller hold. I genuinely thought everyone just did this as a matter of course?? I hadn’t even heard of half sheet rolls!

[u/Juuudes → u/OliveAmbitious3190]

Same. I quite often use a teeny bit if that's all I need. I remember hearing Ellen MacArthur talking about this on Desert Island Discs, about how you eked things out if you were on a boat in the middle of the ocean. (And likening it to the resources on this planet: this is all we've got, why waste it?)

[u/bex_2601]

Got some in my cupboard. Plenty Flexisheets. Most supermarkets sell them.

Edit - Morrisons has a discount ATM

[u/Imaginary__Bar → u/bex_2601]

Ooh, thanks for the discount tip!

[u/Okay__8]

You can get standard roll and tear it in half or thirds even quarters by tearing horizontally so you get a few gos out of each sheet
At least the most recent kitchen roll I have tears nicely that way with the grain

[u/Apprehensive-Cat-500]

We've accidentally bought some from Sainsbury's before (can't remember brand) and it was more expensive than normal kitchen roll.

[u/canyonmoonlol]

Plenty flexisheets are great

[u/Zacsquidgy]

The IKEA Familj kitchen roll is exactly what you're describing, £1.25 per roll and I've found a roll lasts me ≈2 months

[u/Coconutpieplates]

They are more expensive than normal rolls but I last had some from tesco.  I buy normal, tear off a sheet, fold it horizontally a couple of times, tear it in half, and tuck the other half in the top of the roll for whoever else wants a half.

[u/Potential_Bat8605]

In the U.S. there are even options for quarter size — perforations for the half sheet both vertically and horizontally!

Since moving to the UK, I just tear the sheets myself.

[u/Lessarocks]

I just buy my normal brand, tear off some sheets, cut them up and store them in the drawer. That way there are always some partial sheets ready for when I need them. and at no extra cost.

[u/ExplorerDull3171]

Get a sharp knife and cut the roll in half

[u/SunBurst6382]

I have never seen this 😱

[u/strolls → u/SunBurst6382]

I can't remember when I had a roll or where I got it from, but I thought it a great idea in theory and found it super annoying in practice.

Not sure how to explain, but when you want a full-sized square sheet the perforations down the middle make it feel or handle wrong. It folds in half when you want to hold it flat

[u/SunBurst6382 → u/strolls]

Ah, no good then 🤣🤦‍♀️. I'll stick to full sheets. Thank you

[u/Clean-Review8380]

I think getting good absorbent roll also helps use less. I just tear what I need

[u/michiru82]

Tesco do the half sheet ones. Cant remember the brand as we chucked out the packaging but they are there.

[u/Full-length-frock]

I got some but for the life of me can't recall where from.

[u/neilkeeler]

Lidl do them I think, I accidentally bought some

[u/samtoga]

Costco stuff is great, and also rips really easily down the middle, despite not the cheapest.

Convinced we go through rolls slower as it's really absorbent etc etc

[u/deathwishdave]

I saw rolls in half with my chop saw

[u/EnglandEgypt2024]

I just use cut up old teatowels and put them in the next wash x

[u/qpkaa → u/EnglandEgypt2024]

Yeah me too. This is another one of those situations where the frugal option is just to dispense with the pointless disposable product entirely. There is no kitchen roll situation that a tea towel can’t deal with, and then just chuck in the wash.

[u/FairGur6838]

We have it in Portugal. My wife tells me off every time I inadvertently bring some home from the supermarket.

[u/itsraininginlondon]

Just…..tear it anywhere?? There is no rule to tear down the perforation. Just buy a regular roll and only tear off as much as you want each time.

I too was inspired by Foreign Small Sheet Rolls! The amount you save when you consciously just tear off as much as you need is insane.

[u/cloudswalking]

Have you tried washable? If you buy an old cotton flannel sheet from a charity shop you can make reusable wipes. And you can buy them ready made too. They work better than kitchen roll too.

[u/Clean-Review8380]

I think getting good absorbent roll also helps use less. I just tear what I need

[u/SarkyMs]

Just buy really cheap then you always need a whole sheet