2024-11-22
Stainless steel-9 Best Stainless Steel Cleaners, Tested by Cleaning Experts
Stainless steel appliances make a kitchen look modern and clean, but they can very quickly become covered in fingerprints. And while you may be tempted to clean your appliances using the same stainless steel cleaner you use to clean your outdoor grill grates, experts say it's not a good idea. The beautiful, shiny finish of kitchen appliances is prone to scratches and damage and should be cleaned more gently with cleaners specially formulated for appliance exteriors.At the Good Housekeeping Institute, we have rows of stainless steel dishwashers, refrigerators and ranges in every test kitchen. All of our Labs are fitted with stainless steel sinks and our cabinets are full of stainless steel cookware. Needless to say, we spend a lot of time keeping it all clean, so we know which cleaners get the job done.Many stainless steel cleaners can also polish, but they require lots of buffing on your part. If you want to avoid the extra step of buffing your stainless steel, Hope's is your best bet. Its self-polishing formula dries quickly