Quillan Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Did I mention my new kitchen before [;-)] . Seriously, I bought Mrs Q a nice new shiny cooker for Christmas, it cost me a bomb but hey she's worth it. The cooker is all stainless and we have a stainless big splash back, both are what I think you call 'brushed'. Problem is when you clean either you always get streaks so I wondered if anyone had any tips on cleaning these sort of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Baby oil, seriously. It'll stop greasy fingerprints too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 When the baby oil runs out you can use WD40.Hoddy5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Mrs Q will looooove the baby oil but make sure you have cut your nails and that your hands are warm - that way there are no traces, but keep the WD40 for the stainles steel!![6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 [quote user="woolybanana"]Mrs Q will looooove the baby oil but make sure you have cut your nails and that your hands are warm - that way there are no traces, but keep the WD40 for the stainles steel!![6][/quote]Damn, and I've been using the WD40, still at least she does not squeak, she squeals and pants a lot but no squeaking (that's just getting up the stairs). My other favorite is chocolate but it has to be plain and I much prefer the mint flavoured one. [6]I shall try the baby oil.What about the glass (it's glass fronted with no metal surround), does it work on that as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Coincidence this thread, as today I was telling someone that years ago my husband bought me a cooker for a present. It went straight back and he could well have gone too.Now it may suit some women, but for all I love cooking, it is so insulting, what next, buy me a pack us dusters and some Mr Sheen, there has to be a demarcation line.I also needed a tip about getting rid of marks on brushed steel, so I'm glad that question was answered. We don't have surprise presents any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 [quote user="idun"]Coincidence this thread, as today I was telling someone that years ago my husband bought me a cooker for a present. It went straight back and he could well have gone too.Now it may suit some women, but for all I love cooking, it is so insulting, what next, buy me a pack us dusters and some Mr Sheen, there has to be a demarcation line.I also needed a tip about getting rid of marks on brushed steel, so I'm glad that question was answered.We don't have surprise presents any more.[/quote]Oh come on I thought it very thoughtful. It's a bit like the special ironing board I designed and made for her a few years back as a birthday present so she could iron the B&B sheets better and quicker. Means she has more time to enjoy the things she likes after all once you move past a certain age in life time seems the greatest gift you can give somebody. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I ignored the 'gift' element because I thought you did all the cooking Q.Was I mistaken or are you just trailing your coat ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 My problem with some men is that they are serious about such things. And they should be put in the stocks and have rotten fruit thrown at them until they chant one thousand times that when they bear gifts it will be for the pure pleasure of Madame and not for her to feel like a scrubber, or ironer or even cook.I have a wonderful laurastar iron, a present....... bof, I think not[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 [quote user="Hoddy"]I ignored the 'gift' element because I thought you did all the cooking Q. Was I mistaken or are you just trailing your coat ? Hoddy[/quote]Note the smilies Hoddy, note the smilies. [;-)]Actually I booked her on one of these for Christmas....http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/ALBERTA/CalgaryOlympicBobsleigh.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I noticed the smileys too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 If I can be Captain Sensible for a mo....I have a stainless steel cooker, and after many years of experimentation, I can advise that in my experience the bestest shine comes from using Barkeepers Friend on it, then wiping it clean with a damp cloth, and finally drying with a microfibre cloth of the type recommended for cleaning windows. It comes up nice and clean and shiny and streak-freeI was advised to use baby oil, but why would I pay good money for something like that just to use on my cooker when (if you particularly want to cover your cooker in oil) ANY oil works just as well? Cooking oil does the same job equally well. IMO, although you can get a reasonable shine by this method, the downside is that if you have any dust or lint or whatever in your kitchen, it sticks to the oil...something which is horrible on an extractor hood (mine's stainless steel, too) and is harder to get off than without the oil.The upside of using oil on the hob part of your cooker is that if you spill anything on it, the thin protective film of oil does make it easier to remove.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Q. Use elbow grease, I’m sure in your self acclaimed expertise you know what this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 My advice is never to start on the baby oil road - other than for soft skin! I use a well wrung out ecloth (usually one of the smoother ones) and absolutely nothing else on both my stainless steel cookers, then immediately wipe with a lint-free cloth - a tea towel usually. Finger marks etc just disappear like magic - no elbow grease needed! [:)] My hob is glass, so again a slightly damp ecloth is all that's needed; no extractor hood, but would use the same if I had! I also use ecloths ( a different set) on windows, when they get attention, - don't like all those sprays etc for anything much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote user="betty"]Q. Use elbow grease, I’m sure in your self acclaimed expertise you know what this is.[/quote]I have bucket loads of that stuff but it still leaves smudges which is why I asked. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks for the tips.I was thinking about the oil idea but was wondering if I might be making a rod for my own back because I thought it might react to heat the same way as cooking oil. I looked at Barkeepers Friend on Amazon and it gets a lot of good reviews. My only slight issue is that it appears to be slightly abrasive but that's only from one or two comments I read. It does seem to be very good for removing stains on kitchen sinks which it appears most people use it for. Having had a few problems with Amazon deliveries from the UK recently I had a look on the French website but sadly it's not there.'You can call me Betty' - Two things I have found very good for cleaning windows and mirrors is the window cleaner spray from Lidl. Somebody left a microfiber towel (as in for drying yourself) which I have cut up and use this in conjunction with the window cleaner and it really is very good and better still quick. It's very cheap and might be worth a try. In fact I would recommend most of Lidl's cleaning products with the exception of their shower spray cleaner, I have always found 'Power Shower' to be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 In the UK at least you can buy specialist Stainless steel cleaners now...Bar Keepers friend is very slightly abrasive as is Astonish.......another good remedy for all sorts of things. Re gifts : In my youth I used to work in a hardware/ironmongers on a Saturday and have lost count of the number of prettily packaged washing up bowls with scrubbing brushes, dish brushes and broom heads in we sold, plus stacking storage tins and something called I think a 'Cadnit' it was a plastic dispenser for a spoonful of tea that screwed on the wall or in a cabinet....... we were obviously more easily pleased in those days [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I'm already a big fan of Lidl cleaning products, QUillan...but since I was pointed in the direction of the special microfibre cloths for windows I have found I don't need to use ANY cleaning products other than the cloth, and windows, mirrors etc come up sparkling.As for Barkeepers Friend.. all I can tell you is that I use it regularly on my brushed steel cooker and some non-brushed items like my kettle and toaster and there is NO evidence that its abrasiveness damages the surfaces. I do also use it on my sink, which is stainless steel, and it brings that up a treat as well. Lakeland also sell it but I dunno if they deliver to France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Forgetting the product name Barkeepers blah, it is oxalic acid which you can buy in many bricos cetainly Brico depot, very good for stain removal or bleaching wood, not to be used on natural stone or marble, abrasive??Astonish and French versions in little green tubs are based on china clay often with a bit of lemon added, yes midly abrasive.I have used those miracle sponges for a lot of things plastic, especially pool fittings which get grubby as does garden furniture, slightly abrasive but good although sacrificial so you use them up quite quickly. Never used them on stainless steel.NEVER use bleach on stainless it strips off the protective oxygen coating and will cause it to rust.We use WD40 or baby oil on the stainless lifts in our blocks to lessen finger marks, cooking oil would be to viscous and require too much elbow grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I've used those miracle sponges on stainless steel. They work fine. Brought my Dualit toaster up a treat, although they leave a residue which needs wiping off. Not as good as BKF, though..in which the "abrasive" ingredient appears to be sodium carbonate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Idun wrote : iMy problem with some men is that they are serious about such things. And they should be put in the stocks and have rotten fruit thrown at them until they chant one thousand times that when they bear gifts it will be for the pure pleasure of Madame and not for her to feel like a scrubber, or ironer or even cook.I bought a new motor mower just because it was easy for my wife to 'start .. And she was delighted because it moved by itself ... Whats wrong with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nothing wrong. I am always very happy with any tool that makes life easier. Just never ever ever tell me it is a gift, more like sensible and essential for the good of the household.Even men are not always able to push heavy mowers, my friend's husband has back problems but still loves his garden and happily holds the handle as the thing makes it's way round the garden, with a little steering from him....... his wife does all the digging at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I clean mine with good old Cilllit Bang and dry off with a microfibre cloth or soft cotton teatowel... Then if I see any water type marks I follow through with that bathroom calcaire cleaning liquid stuff and a soft dry cloth (but I think these water marks appear cos I am in a very high calcaire water area here in 24). Shines every time !!! Talking Cillit bang - try spraying onto your copper - leave a few seconds and wash off with hot water - not a bit of elbow grease needed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Good old Cillit bang is too aggressive for stainless steel just as javel is, it will strip the protective oxide coating off and cause rusting. There are different grades of stainless steel so some are more affected than others but leaving it on for any length of time will damage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Personally I wouldn't use it on my copper unless it was very cheap copper, even then it could remove the laquer finish cheaper copper items sometimes have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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