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Best Sponges to Make Quick Work of Your Stubborn Food Messes

Whether you love or hate washing dishes, a good sponge is important. We tried 12, including the CleanTok-famous Scrub Daddy. (Spoiler alert: It was not our winner.)

Angela Lashbrook, Consumer Reports Senior Home & Trends Writer.

By Angela Lashbrook
Senior Home & Trends Writer

Updated December 8, 2025

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different types of sponges on a pink background — We evaluated Scrub Daddy, Skura Style, and other popular sponges.

I’ve always found washing dishes to be one of the more relaxing household chores, an opinion that only grew once I had a baby. It’s a task that requires very little brain power yet results in a cleaner, shinier home. But a bad sponge can just about ruin that precious 30 minutes of therapeutic productivity.

In this article

Sponges We Evaluated: Amazon Basics Non-Scratch Sponges Blueland Scrub Sponge Everspring Sponges Grove Collaborative Walnut Scrubber Sponge Hawkins New York Lurex Sponges O-Cedar Scrunge Non-Scratch Scrub Sponge Scotch-Brite Odor Resist Non-Scratch Sponges Scotch-Brite Zero Scratch Scrub Sponge Scrub Daddy Scrub Mommy Skura Style Skrubby Sponge Sponge Daddy
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Angela Lashbrook

Angela Lashbrook is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. She has been with CR since 2021 and covers a wide range of topics, but she is particularly interested in anything health- or parenting-related. She lives with her husband, their son, and her dog, a Libra named Gordo.