How to Clean Stainless Steel

Once upon a time, I had a dream. And that dream included having a kitchen full of stainless steel appliances. After years of pushing each of my old appliances to their limit I was finally in a kitchen full of stainless steel goodness– until I discovered stainless steel's dirty secret: FINGERPRINTS.
There is a cleaning product that does THIS, and the effect lasts about a week!
Like a crime lab, my appliances picked up dirt and fingerprints like nobody's business. In fact, last week I used an all purpose cleaner to clean my fridge and just 4 days later it looked like this.
I need a cleaning product that will not only clean the mess I made, but help repel future messes. Enter Steel Meister, the can of steel, which does exactly that.
For the hard water stain on the dispenser, I gave it two rounds of soaking. The first time, I sprayed and let it rest for a minute then wiped away the first layer with a cloth. The next round I used a non-abrasive pad and it was GONE.
Who wants to see a grimy fridge while doling out food? Not I!
Carrie MakingLemonade
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  • Wendy Wendy on Jun 17, 2016
    I was told some cleaners may darken the finish over time, do you see this as a problem with this product? I have non smudge less SS.
  • Zee21385011 Zee21385011 on Apr 20, 2017

    I am having a problem cleaning my 'faux" stainless steel fridge. It always looks streaky no matter what. Any ideas?

  • Leiderjacky Leiderjacky on Jan 10, 2018

    How yo can clean the water spots from the stainless steel appliances?

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  • Jgr7501409 Jgr7501409 on Oct 02, 2016
    anybody got solutions for cleaning the stainless steel on the inside of a microwave?
    • Abedabun Dawn Abedabun Dawn on Oct 03, 2016
      I put a small bowl of water in the microwave on high for one minute. Then I use one part alcohol and one part water and wash with a soft cloth. The salesman where I bought my microwave suggested this method.
  • Robert G Robert G on Nov 28, 2017

    Lemon oil- furniture polish. Put on cloth and wipe stainless steel in the direction of the grain, then up and down and back and forth. Let sit for an hour, for the oil to get and soak into the grains of the stainless steel. Come back later and buff to shine. Cheap and does a beautiful job.


    Another way is to buy Champion Stainless Steel Cleaner. They make this in water soluble. It is the VERY BEST stainless steel cleaner out there. I clean houses for a living- 24 yrs cleaning high end residential homes and I use this daily on SUB-ZERO APPLIANCES >> https://www.ebay.com/i/262942930268?chn=ps&dispctrl=1


    Dogs DO NOT lick this stuff. I have used every stainless steel cleaner out there and nothing beats Champion, nothing!!! I buy it buy the case on Ebay, it is way cheaper this way. 1 large can will last you about a yr.

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