409? Dish soap and hot water? Windex? I use whatever I have out. You can test it out on the back side of the sink cabinet door just to be sure it's safe.

If I remember correctly, you have Rutt cabinets? Here's something that might help from the Rutt web site:

Regular maintenance should consist of a weekly dusting with a damp cloth and the daily removal of soil and grease around the cooking area. Use a fresh solution of mild soap and warm water, followed by a clean water rinse. For cleaning and rinsing use a soft cloth that is damp but not dripping wet, so excess water does not accumulate in corners. Use a soft towel to completely dry the surfaces of your cabinetry. Do not use an abrasive sponge, cleaners containing abrasive materials, harsh detergents, ammonia solutions, polishes, oils, waxes or oil soaps. Use of these types of materials and/or cleaners may void the warranty.

If a more thorough cleaning is required Rutt recommends Guardsmanî Cabinet Polish and Guardsmanî Cabinet Cleaner to safely and effectively remove kitchen grease, cooking oils, smoke film, and several kinds of stains. These products can be purchased at www.guardsman.com.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rutt Care Instructions

I would make a past of baking soda and a bit of water. leave it on "forever" or until it starts to drive you crazy. Dust it off. It might take a second time but it will be safe and it won't hurt you or the finish. If you think you can get some dry baking soda to stick to the spots, I'd do that.

when I had white painted cabinets, I would use anything I could get my hands on. In a case like this, I wouldn't have hesitated to use a Mr.Clean magic sponge - they are awesome!

Ah yes--I used one of those sponges to get off some black rub marks left by a bad GC squeezing in a hood. It may have decreased the sheen a bit but it was either that or touchup paint.

But really. It's a KITCHEN. If you have to use special cleaners or procedures whenever you fry something, you won't be happy. Test your regular old trusted household cleaners to find which ones are safe and just live with it!

Me too -- I'll use whatever's available. I happen to have an addiction to Windex, and I find it works *really* well removing the greasy fingerprints, etc. from our white and black painted cabs. I used to go through a big ordeal with SoftScrub, using a diluted mixture of it to wipe down all the cabinet fronts and then a wet microfiber to go and wipe all the SoftScrub off. Truthfully -- it worked great! But the Windex is so much easier and does just as good a job. Good luck!

Up until about a month ago, I too was using Windex on just about everything. I hate having to fish out multiple products, and it worked on smeary fingerprinted quartz countertops, white painted cabinets, and for shining up the stainless sink and nickel faucet.
HOWEVER, I have a new favorite--Pledge Multi-surface. It comes in a spray bottle and also wipes. It is by far the best product I have used for stainless appliances, which was the one thing the Windex isn't so hot for. I truly use it for everything....dusting, mirrors, glass, stainless, and painted surfaces. I don't get how this stuff works but I love it. It definitely gets the greasy spots off the painted cabinetry.

Thanks so much, everyone! I ended up diluting regular dishsoap with some water and used a microfiber cloth and it worked perfectly.

Thanks!