Dirty Talk

cookers- when your stainless steel in the oven are brown with brunt on food, place them in a bath of hot water with a sprinkle of washing powder and leave over night - the next day the dirt will slide off when you wash them and also removes any stains in your bath it kills two birds with one stone.

This isn't a tip but I need help! I have a tarnished stainless steel shower mixer and tap - I think this was caused by leaving Viakil on it for too long - does anyone know how to get rid of unsightly tarnishing? thanks

you don't need stainless steel balls or spoons to remove those odours on hands, if you have a stainless steel sink just rub your hands around it and odours will vanish. Even works on onion smells.

wipe a stainless steel hob with baby oil and when you spill or splash food on it ,it will just wipe off with ease

clean the stove top with home brand soapy steel pads. comes up a treat

Not a tip-question- does anyone know how to get burned on food, grease,etc of the stainless steel baskets under electric stove burners? I can't stand the look of foil on them.

To clean a stainless steel sink: I sprinkle bicarbonate of soda all over sink and tap. Then with a tiny spritz of proprietary all-purpose cleaner with bleach. Scrub gently with a nylon scourer, then dampen micro-fiber cloth or any cloth with warm water and remove it all. Buff to a shiny dry sink. I find micro-fiber clothes in the automotive department of any discount retail shop. I love you Kim and Agzies. Stevie in the States (Seattle)

If you have limescale problems in your sinks steel or fiberglassed. You can use shaving cream to clean limescale off. It really get tough dry stain out of the sinks too. Pam-Doggirl3

If you have limescale problems in your sinks steel or fiberglassed. You can use shaving cream to clean limescale off. It really get tough dry stain out of the sinks too. Pam-Doggirl3

This is a cry for help - i used a stainless steel cleaner on my cooker not realizing it was aluminum!! Now there are little rust marks everywhere - any ideas on how to get rid of them?

Remove onion and garlic smells from your hands by rubbing a stainless steel spoon between your hands when washing with soap (or handwash) and water.

use white tooth paste with baking soda in it to clean stainless steel works great leaves it shiny just rub on let set a little clean off with plain water works good.i do it to my stainless steal tea kettle it get's nasty i use toothpaste to clean it right up looks like new again.

A great way to kill germs in your kitchen sponge is to pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes. A lot of medical research shows that 99% of germs can be killed in the sponge when microwaving it for 2 minutes. Use care though: 1) Your sponge should not have steel, metal or meltable plastics 2) Sponge should be rinced out and wet 3) If in doubt your sponge can overheat, do it in 2 increments of 1 minute. Wish Aggie could do a swab of a microwaved sponge!

To shine stainless steel sinks generously sprinkle either table salt or baking soda into the sink then use the cut end of half a fresh lemon as a scrubby-pad. Rinse with hot water and the sink will gleam

If your laminate work surfaces are worn from too much scrubbing, apply a light coat of stainless steel polish and buff dry (after cleaning, of course!). Stainless steel polish is made to be used on food preparation surfaces, so it's non-toxic. The polish keeps your work surfaces smooth and easy to wipe down. Plus, stains won't set in as quickly!

To stop steel wool scourers going rusty its worth wrapping them in tin foil when not in use. It works!

Also, try and keep steel wool pads in soapy water to stop them rusting

Wrap a steel wool pad in foil to make sure it soesn't rust

Remove unwanted smells from your hands by rubbing them on a stainless steel spoon.

baby oil and kitchen towls work wonders on stainless steel, but wipe the baby oil off afterwards using kitchen towls to stop the baby oil attracting dust.