Cleaning Stainless Steel With Steam is Awesome!

Although I loved my stainless steel appliances in thethe house wiping down fingerprints, then I've found
showroom and thought they looked gorgeous atthe solution for you too. It turned out to be another
first, I hate the fingerprints and smudges theyappliance! It's a handy little tool called a steam
showed. I don't think I clean another thing in mycleaning machine.
house as often only to have it still look so bad. It'sI bought a good one, heated it up and began to fall in
really got me questioning my purchase.love! I just put the nozzle on the steamer and
For a while I tried to clean them using the stainlessgrabbed a microfiber cloth. A quick spray and wipe
steel cleaners you can buy at the grocery store.and you're done! The steamer leaves a beautiful
With all the promises the manufacturers make onstreak free shine. I'm happy to report the stainless
how well they "shine, protect and clean fingerprints" Icolor is back to the original.
was very disappointed with the results. The label saidIt's amazing how effortless it now is to clean my
it was supposed to help "repel dust and dirtappliances and since steam is just water it doesn't
effortlessly, to prevent water marks and leave aleave any residue behind to make smudgy
streak free shine." None of which I found to be true,fingerprints. The really interesting thing is how the hot
That stuff left a film on my appliances and it actuallysteam just seemed to melt through the buildup of
changed the color of the stainless surface. They'rechemicals and now my whole kitchen is shiny and
noticeably darker on the front than on the sidessqueaky clean!
where I haven't used the chemical. It just seemedI love the process too. Just heat it up and start
like I was constantly wiping everything down and Isteaming things clean. Now I love the whole thought
got this waxy buildup that looked horrible and inof cleaning with steam and it seems things stay
reality attracted more fingerprints!cleaner longer. I just didn't realize how much nicer it
How disappointing. There had to be a better way! Sowould look and how easy it was to clean my
I did some research just like when I bought mystainless steel. I love steaming and now I can love
stainless appliances, and if you are a busy mom likemy stainless steel appliances again as well!
me, and don't have time to follow everyone around