No, absolutely not. Dry dusting is all cabinets need. A microfiber cloth with some diluted dish detergent if you have a spill. And rinse with a damp, not wet, microfiber cloth. If you have good ventilation, there really should be no need for anything else, ever. No oil soap. No magic erasers. No abrasives, period. No bleach or harsh cleaners. No dusting sprays or waxes or any other crud that damages finishes. And no hand lotion in the kitchen. The oils can degrade the finish over time at frequently touched spots.

For stone, you want a pH neutral cleaner sold speifically for stone. Mild detergent can loosen any stuck on debris that has dried. But wiping up spills quickly is what helps stains to stay away, o it's a best practice to get into doing.

For a tile backsplash, as long as the grout is sealed or is one of the new urethane or epoxy grouts, a mild detergent is all that is needed for it as well.

You'll note that I said ''detergent'', NOT soap. Soaps contain oils that will damage finishes and stain stone.

My cabinet maker recommended (and gave me a bottle of) Woodwright Heirloom Essentials Spotless Furniture & Glass Cleaner. It contains no ammonia, silicone, or wax. Seems to work great - cleaned off all the dirt marks the soapstone guys left on the cabinets and didn't hurt the finish. He also gave me a bottle of Wood wright furniture polish.

Thanks! I'd really like to find a multipurpose cleaner if I can. Preferably one that I can safely hand to my five year old to use. Damp microfiber is my usual first choice for most cleaning, but sometimes the kitchen needs a little more help than that--raw eggs dripped, spilled milk, etc.

Dripped items only need to be wiped, then a light detergent solution and wiping. That's it. Modern finishes can stand up to almost anything but too much love.

Could you provide a brand name example of a detergent you would recommend? I want to make sure I understand.

Dawn would be fine. Diluted properly, with just a small squirt in a sink full of water.

Thank you! There are a lot of versions of dawn. I think the most common is the blue stuff? It gets a D from the environmental working group.

I wonder if something Planet ultra dishwashing liquid, which gets an A could be used instead? Or any other suggestions for something more along those lines.

Again, no soaps. Soaps are made with oils or fats. Most of the ''environmental'' stuff is soap, not detergent. Detergents will rinse clean. Soaps will not.

My understanding is that the sodium laureth sulfate in the planet ultra I linked makes it a detergent rather than a soap. Is that not your understanding?