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Find out how to clean stainless steel with 1 simple item you probably have in your home – a LEMON. Click through to see how!
How to Clean Stainless Steel using Lemons!
Here’s a super easy kitchen trick for you!
If you’ve been struggling with how to clean stainless steel (maybe your fridge or any other stainless steel in your kitchen), try this simple trick with a lemon!
Take the juice from two lemons and mix together with 4 or 5 Tablespoons of HOT water. Then use a soft cloth and wipe down your stainless steel – going along the grain of the steel. Simply wipe dry with a paper towel, and you’re done!
After you’ve cleaned your stainless steel using the lemon, you can use the leftovers to remove rust from your stainless steel sink and even freshen your disposal!
I’ve tried cleaning my stainless steel fridge with olive oil (I love it for shining the kitchen sink), but for whatever reason the oil bothers me on the fridge. So, this is a great way to easily freshen things up without using any chemicals ~ easy!
How to Clean Stainless Steel
Materials
- 2 Lemons Juiced
- 4 - 5 Tbsp Hot Water
Instructions
- Mix together hot water and lemon juice in a small bowl
- Using a soft cloth, wipe fridge down with lemon juice and water mixture going along with the grain of the stainless steel
- Then wipe down again with a dry paper towel and you're done!
Do you have any other tips on how to clean stainless steel? Leave a comment to share!
Had some marks on front of dishwasher that looked like something spilled down the front. Used a cut half lemon dipped in baking powder and marks are gone. Plain lemon did not remove the marks. I also use a half lemon dipped in salt to clean calcium from toilet bowl. Thank you
Wow, D’Ann! That’s so wonderful. I’m really happy it worked so well ~ almost like magic!
It is a great way to clean. But sometimes it may affect the color of the steel. I used these many time. It doesn’t affect on the color everytime but a few times. You made a great post about cleaning. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.
My spouse and I purchased a chrome steel refrigerator that will have several blacks signifies along the higher edge with was provided. Nothing received them out there until My partner and I tried this kind of. GUESS WHAT?! They have vanished. More than likely won’t put it to use for our normal cleanup, yet that certainly operates in touch. Thanks for that post !!
I have good luck spraying WD-40 on a microfiber cloth and wiping my stainless.
Thanks you a lot. I purchased a stainless steel refrigerator that had some black marks along the upper edge when it was delivered. Nothing got them out until I tried this. GUESS WHAT?! They’ve vanished. Most likely won’t use it for my normal cleaning, yet it certainly works in pinch.
So glad it worked for you!
I tried this solution to clean my stainless steel knife, and it left stains that look like spilled milk. Might just be my steel, or the fact that it sat in the solution a while but just as a warning. You may get these milk looking stains.
You can use cameo powder cleanser to clean stainless steel sink. It is safe will not scratch. I think it is actually for pots and pans.