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Cleaning stainless cookware

GingerPeach — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:16:02 GMT

Is anyone experienced in cleaning stainless brands that suggest use of Bartender's Friend?

Basically, I'm just annoyed and venting. I know they don't want to have the finish scratched but I wish I could use whatever is on hand, SOS, or whatever, rather than purposely getting out the Bartender's Friend cleanser just for those pans.

I admit I've used SOS pads occasionally -- with just a light touch. So really I mean use the SOS pads without feeling guilty!!

I do like the way the pans cook. Remembering to have the heat up enough, but not too much, before placing food in the pan, helps immensely with letting the finish remain mostly non-stick (with a nice amount of oil - I prefer olive).

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

KingstonsMom — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:21:29 GMT

@GingerPeach

I use Bartender's Friend on all of my stainless steel!

It's much less abrasive than other cleansers and even scrubbies.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

GingerPeach — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:24:07 GMT

Thank you, @KingstonsMom

Now I won't feel so alone when I'm using it on my pans. Thanks for being a good example.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Leeny — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:28:40 GMT

I own a set of Wolfgang Puck's stainless steel and I clean mine with either lemon juice (in the bottle) or vinegar. My set is 15 years old and looks brand new. I know nothing about Bartender's Friend.

wrote:
Thank you, @KingstonsMom
Now I won't feel so alone when I'm using it on my pans. Thanks for being a good example.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

KingstonsMom — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:33:50 GMT

@GingerPeach

I also use for my SS sinks, which are really old and they look like new!

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

GingerPeach — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:29:43 GMT

I do that, too, @KingstonsMom. I also like that Bio Cleaner stuff QVC sells. It works well on my stainless sink (but oddly not as well as ~~Bartender's~~ - I mean Barkeeper's - Friend on the pans.)

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Snowpuppy — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:52:07 GMT

So I bought Barkeeper's Friend for my new All Clad.

I made 2 meatloafs with sticky bbq sauce in an open baking pan. What a sugary, burned mess. You can't preheat an open roaster.

Soaked it in Dawn and then scrubbed with BF. Talk about no results! I soaped again using an SOS pad with dish liquid, finally got it clean. Light touch and the interior looks fine.

I tossed the BF.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Mz iMac — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:23:38 GMT

@GingerPeach

When I did have SS pots & pans, I used brillo & SOS no scratch pads. Both products still suds up blue like their steel wool counterparts! Only thing missing are the scratches.

I use to get them on sale at my local supermarket until I discovered them at BJ's. I got enough to last a lifetime.

My countertop convection oven & kitchen sink are SS. No scratches using the above.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Carmie — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:12:37 GMT

I use either Barkeepers Friend or Cameo SS cleaner...they are similar products.

I use them on my SS cookware that was purchased almost 45 years ago. It looks almost new and has lasted longer than any other cookware that I own.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Shopchickie3 — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:13:05 GMT

I have used plain baking soda to clean stainless pans- then I soap up with dawn to remove any cloudy residue. I do have bartenders friend but don't like to scrub the chemicals on the inside cooking surface.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

ID2 — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:38:33 GMT

I just use a scrubbie side of my sponge, throw the pan in my dishwasher and walla! sparkling clean! Your dishwashers don't get your SS pans clean?

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

suzyQ3 — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:18:40 GMT

I love my "friend."

The only SS I put in the diswasher is the steamer set that we use every night to steam veggies, and they sometimes won't even fit in the dishwasher. Best to wash good SS by hand -- dishwasher liquid and then BKF if needed.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

151949 — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:31:00 GMT

Unless something is burned to the pan, I simply put them in the dishwasher and they come out beautifully clean. When something gets burned to the pan I clean as well as possible then soak overnight in hot hot water and dish soap. It will usually come right out in the AM.

Re: Cleaning stainless cookware

Mominohio — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:03:06 GMT

I'm team Bio Cleaner for all my stainless.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, gets the same results. My pans that are 30 years old and more (one actually belonged to my great grandmother, then my great aunt, so has to be at least 50) look like brand new.

No scratching, and a shine like a mirror. It also kind of lets water bead up like when you wax a car.