Stainless Steel

[Monica Bhide]

I have tons of Indian stainless steel plates, cups and glasses that I love to use. But i guess I am not taking good care of them -- cleaning is hard and I still have water spots on them when they dry. Also I seem to be scratching them a lot... any ideas how to keep stainless steel looking good?

If there is a thread that discusses this let me know, i will go explore.

[Simon Majumdar]

Hot water and Vinegar works very well ( or lemon juice )

S

[Monica Bhide]

Thanks Simon, I enjoyed reading about your trip to Madrid.

Do you use a soft sponge? Also how do you dry it? Air drying leaves spots.. maybe a dry cotton cloth ...

[trillium]

Barkeeper's Friend with a gentle scrubber, the kind made to not scratch....works great on stainless steel and as a bonus works well on copper and brass too.

regards,

trillium

[Simon Majumdar]

Dry with a cotton cloth.

It works every time

S

[indiagirl]

yup, regular dish soap and the nylon mesh spone thingy for regular stuff.

steel wool and/or barkeepers friend for stubborn stuff. this will result in scratches but i actually like the scratchy look because eventually it becomes the burnished look and i like that a lot better than the mirrored surface look!

drip dry, or dry with cloth if there is no space.