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[Still Raining]

I had a floor model and tossed it.  Not worth the bother.  I didn’t think it did tile floors very well.

[Fressa]

I have both the hand held and floor steam cleaners. I LOVE them!!! It's quick and complete cleaning. I find it low maintainence on the steamers. i just take one of them and go around the entire house. ( I have a big, older home with dogs, etc.) It makes quick work of any hob. I don't think you would regret the purchase.   

[IMW]

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@Allegheny wrote:

I am tossing around the thought of purchasing a hand held steam cleaner to use primarily in kitchen and bathroom.  I do not plan on using it for flooring.  Would like opinions and recommendations.  I don't want to add another cleaning tool that may end up not being used.  Thanks in advance.

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In addition to what has been shared, mine required constant holding down of steam on/ off switch. Hurt my hand. 

[Sunnycorle]

More trouble than what it's worth!! Had one used it twice and donated it. Waste of money!

[CelticCrafter]

I don't have a hand held, I have the Shark for the floors.  Not impressed, it was a waste of $ and I do a better job with rag and bucket.

[mimomof4]

We  have the Haan floor steamer and love it.  We have used it for years on our kitchen and bathroom floors.  Other than floors, I don't see the steam cleaning as providing much of an advantage.

[FastDogWalker2]

I am on my second floor steam cleaner - Bissell I think - and I like it a lot.  I am not sure about the handheld types - a lot to store I would guess.

[Rockycoast]

I don't have a hand held model. I have a floor canister type with hose, attachments. Can't remember the brand at the moment.  I really like it . I mostly use it in the kitchen. It is great at taking off greasy film from the stove and oven. While I am cleaning those I run it over the small appliances and just wipe them with a dry cloth, quick and done. I use SoftScrub with bleach and Clorox wipes in the bathroom.

[Allegheny]

@Rockycoast  After reading many of the other posts relating to the hand held units I am now considering the type of unit you have.  Besides just the kitchen I can think of several other areas in and around the house where it might assist.

[Lucky Charm]

I never really saw the need for a hand held steam cleaner.  You'd still have to *wipe away* the residue/gunk that comes away after steaming.

I'm big on clorox wipes (store brand, but ones that kill 99.99% germs).

I guess those are the areas that one would use steam cleaning for.

I'm not saying the hand held steam cleaners are a waste, but it would be a *double duty* job for me to use one.  When the wipes would take care of the job.

I do own steam floor cleaners and use them on the bathroom floors and the foyer which are tiled.  I have used them on the hardwoods, too.  Not weekly though as I do the baths and entryways.

But I use overkill on those floors, too.  I always wipe away from the base of the commodes with Clorox wipes before I steam clean.  And use several mop heads (Shark) for each bathroom.  My bathrooms are average size except for one which is quite large.  They get 3 mop heads per floor.

You would not believe how many mop heads I have.  Between the steam cleaners and the large microfiber mops (Libman 18.75" mops) that I use with the Bona System I could clean a football stadium.

I forgot, what was the question.