Cleaning Appliances

reehsetin

Metalic shiny style ones and classic white, like kettles, toasters, coffee machines
getting a bit grimey whats gonna be the best way seeing as i cant really stick them in the dish washer, and dont really wanna use 'cif' etc
just scrubbing with a cloth doesnt really seem to help

squeaky

Most of your items can be found listed here - and if not the item itself, then there are sections on stainless steel, for example:-

CLEANING

Everything from the bath, through clothes, to worktops. The list is organised alphabetically by what item you want to clean, and then various er, substances, that you'd like to remove are listed by thread title.

reehsetin

looks good thanks

reehsetin

i cant see anything specific about cleaning the outside of appliences :S maybe its just me being blind,
only thing i could find was http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=572791#post572791
cant do that with electrical items

lynzpower

I just use a diluted spray of what else, stardrops on a cloth or direct onto the appliance.

My WM is plastic front, thats fine, as is the fridge,. my cooker is stainless steel & glass and ceramic top, fine on that too, with hobbrite & barkeepers freind if its really filthy . sprayed on kettle, toaster ( both steel) fine.

to get your steels & chromes double shiny, a slick of baby oil or massage oil whatever - on a bit of looroll/kitchen roll then a buff off with a t-towel will sort that out & get it gleaming

Pink.

Hi reehsetin,

These more recent threads may not yet be listed in the Mega Indexed thread:

Cleaning the Cooker - OS

Cleaning glass ceramic hob

rust spots in sink

cheap way to clean stainless steel

Cleaning chrome

For white goods, such as the outside of my fridge and washing machine I usually use a drop of Stardrops diluted in water buffed up with a microfibre cloth.

Pink

reehsetin

hopefully my local tescos has the star drops and cloths been working so havent had a chance to get them
anyone know if thats safe to use in an oven aswell?
i read the thread about using amonia in the oven but im not too keen on that :S

vivw_2

other treads [sorry don't have links] suggest that tesco microfibre cloths aren't good. people have been recommending poundland

prudryden

Try clear white vinegar- the higher the acidity, the better. Just be careful if you have granite worktops.

reehsetin

vivw wrote:

other treads [sorry don't have links] suggest that tesco microfibre cloths aren't good. people have been recommending poundland

dont have a poundland easily accessable to me and working on oxford street which is the only other place i ever am there isnt any nice cheapy places there so im a bit screwed tescos is my only lifeline - even then its a nightmare going there

reehsetin

prudryden wrote:

Try clear white vinegar- the higher the acidity, the better. Just be careful if you have granite worktops.

is that for the appliences or oven?