Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels vs Brawny Tear-a-Square 3-Ply Paper Towels

Brawny Tear-a-Square is the better pick for heavy, wet jobs: it is 3-ply, and owners say it holds together on big wipe-downs and scrubs stuck-on messes. Bounty Select-A-Size is the safer everyday choice for families who want a softer, faster-absorbing towel with a long track record and a huge base of 51,000 ratings at 4.4. Brawny rates higher at 4.8 from far fewer ratings, so weigh that smaller sample. Both let you tear a smaller sheet; Brawny adds a quarter sheet, Bounty splits only full and half.

• Choose the Bounty Select-A-Size if you want a soft, quick-absorbing 2-ply towel for daily kitchen and household spills and prefer the brand with the longest, widest track record.
• Choose the Brawny Tear-a-Square if you want the thickest, strongest sheet for greasy, wet or scrubbed messes and like tearing off just a quarter sheet for small jobs.