Hard to keep Shaker cabinets clean?
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Keeping kitchen cabinets clean
Comments (8)okay, for the record, I looked this up in my Martha Stewart Housekeeping bible, and this is what it said for painted wood cabinets: Wipe weekly with diluted dish soap and warm water with soft cloth; rinse with clean damp cloth; and follow with dry cloth. apply cleaners to clothes, not cabinets, and don't use anything with oil, silicone, or wax. Good thing I have lots of cloths! But really -- wipe everything down weekly? Gotta work on that....See MoreHard time keeping Stainless steel Appliances clean?
Comments (135)Most of my appliances are GE, and I clean them with white vinegar and polish with olive oil, and they look great. But I have a Samsung refrigerator and it seemed like nothing would work, then I read an old post about Magic Erasers. The eraser worked great, and I just dried with paper towels and they look better than new. I tried the Magic Eraser on a small area on my GE dishwasher but it did not work well and made it looked worse. I cleaned it again with vinegar and oil and looks better again....See MoreAre zero radius sinks really that hard to clean?
Comments (12)Mine isn't HARD to clean but it looks like it needs to be cleaned a lot more often than any other sink I've had in the past. First couple of years were fine (I think the factory coatings helped a lot). But now, as they have gotten older, it seems like we just dump something into the sink and black gunk stays in the corners and creases. I feel like I pick up the sink brush every time I pass one of the sinks to give the corners a once-over. Brushing out the corners or using a scrubbie in the corners isn't HARD but I'd rather not have my sink looking like it needs to be scrubbed out just because the corners are collecting gunk. Flushing the toilet after my son forgets to isn't HARD but there are things I'd rather not see. Since we have 2 zero radius sinks, I have 8 corners, 8 sides seams and 8 bottom seams that all need "extra" attention. I loved my sinks at first. But time has changed my mind. And each year I regret the choice more than the year before. Our sinks have been installed since 2005. When choosing a sink, I decided only to listen to what I wanted to hear. I ignored the sound advice from a professional chef who said that zero radius sinks are not approved for commercial applications because of the likelihood of harboring bacteria. This is just about the only complaint I have with our renovated kitchen. Maybe others don't have this problem but my problem is very real and visible. There are some sinks that are very close to zero radius but not quite as extreme which is what I would choose if I could do it over again....See MoreWhite kitchens: how hard to keep clean?
Comments (16)As a boomer who's had white kitchens for most of my adult life, I don't have much basis for comparison. However, the difference in my attitude about keeping a white kitchen clean has changed dramatically since I got introduced to my new BFF: Her name's Magic Eraser! What an amazing little helper. IMHO, that little sponge has managed to elevate spot cleaning white cabs, moldings, backsplashes, etc. from a boring, functional task to a work of art. Okay. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but now that I've got my ME, I'll never go back! lol...See Moredrsaj
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