Stainless Steel Friend or Foe

Are your stainless steel appliances working for you or are you enslaved by them?  Are they friend or a foe?  A few years ago we built a new home.  Like most women I wanted the latest and most popular trends for my kitchen.  I have always heard that you should put the most money into your kitchen and your bathrooms.  So I decided to get stainless steel appliances.  And don't get me wrong, I think stainless steel appliances are sleek, classic and beautiful. THAT IS WHEN THEY ARE CLEAN AND WITHOUT FINGERPRINTS, SMUDGES, WATERMARKS AND SUCH!  I work myself silly and drive my family nuts trying to keep them shiny and spot-free.  So if we were to build another home I don't know if I would choose stainless steel for my appliances or not.  PROBABLY!  I probably would if that was the trend. And yes I would be enslaved to them and not know if they were friend or foe.

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Appliances:

• To rid yellowing from white appliances:  1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups warm water.  Apply with a sponge and let set for 10 minutes.  Rinse and dry.
• Use WD-40 to shine stainless steel appliances.  Follow the grain of the stainless steel.

Dishwasher:

• Run a cycle with white vinegar to help clean filters.
• Fill dishwasher with dirty dishes.  Put a bowl in the bottom of the dishwasher.  Pour 1 cup of white vinegar into the bowl and let the dishwasher go through the entire cycle.  This will remove all film not only from glasses but from your dishwasher too.  (Never put silver, aluminum or brass in the washer when doing this method.)

Clogged Drains:

• Pour a cup of salt and a cup of baking soda into the drain followed by boiling water. 

Garbage Disposal:

• Grind a half lemon or orange rinds in the disposal to remove any unpleasant odor.
• Grind ice cubes to loosen debris.

Refrigerator:

• An open box of baking soda will absorb food odors for at least a month or two.
• A little vanilla poured on a piece of cotton and placed in the refrigerator will eliminate odors.
• To prevent mildew from forming, wipe with vinegar.  The acid effectively kills the mildew fungus.

Sinks:

• For a white sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with household bleach.  Let set for 1/2 hour.
• Rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid if rust marks appear.  After the rust is gone, wipe with your regurlar kitchen cleaner.
• Use a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol to remove water spots from stainless steel.
• Spots on stainless steel can be removed with white vinegar.
• Club soda will also shine stainless steel.

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