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I just put a new stainless sink in my kitchen. In the spirit of keeping it fabulous, how much do I have to worry about scratching? I have a lot of cast iron pots and have been known to occasionally give the Pug a bath in my kitchen sink as well. How careful should I be?
It'll scratch, but honestly it just mostly becomes a patina with a brushed stainless finish. I'm probably like you in wishing to keep it looking good and have a clear, rubberish mat that I often put in when washing rugged pots (or two, one on the bottom, one on the divider), but 17 years later it looks fine, even having banged it up many times with pots and pans when I don't bother with the mat.
It'll scratch, but honestly it just mostly becomes a patina with a brushed stainless finish. I'm probably like you in wishing to keep it looking good and have a clear, rubberish mat that I often put in when washing rugged pots (or two, one on the bottom, one on the divider), but 17 years later it looks fine, even having banged it up many times with pots and pans when I don't bother with the mat.
Yep, this. It scratches, although a good quality sink should not dent. I have a metal grate in mine, it came with the sink, so that helps. I also have a zero radius sink, meaning 90 degree corners rather than rounded off, and I have to get in there to clean those out, and I know I've scratched it a few times when cleaning those a little too vigorously. But I love my sink - spent a crazy amount of money on it but I wanted exactly what I have.
It does not matter if the stainless steel sink scratches, since it's very easy to maintain. But such sinks usually don't scratch easily, at least not from dishes and utensils. Anyway, if it gets a small scratch, juts take a small 3-M green pad and buff it off. It won't hurt the sink. If you want the whole sink to look nice and clean, you can scrub the sink with the same green pad and dish soap, rinse with hot water, and then dry it clean with a towel, or paper towels.
Also, there are stainless steel cleaners (spray cans) you can use to clean the sink, but not to remove scratches.
I have these in both of my stainless steel sinks, to protect them from any scratches. They come in different sizes and styles. I also have them on my granite counters, next to the sinks:
They scratch. It's unavoidable. Just one more reason that I miss the composite sink we had in our okd house. I shouid have kept fighting with the builder of this house until I got one!
My sink was in the house when I bought it, so it was already scratched. But I just use a SS brillo pad to clean it up. The brushed stainless is a lot easier to care for than the polished stainless. But over time, it will all look brushed anyway
I've had stainless sinks for decades. I used an SOS or Brillo pad on them, but you can use Bar Keeper's friend in between scouring sessions. Just be sure to rinse the sink well after cleaning. The seam around the drain will discolor from time to time, so when cleaning be sure to tackle that area.
I prefer a good quality stainless sink. I now have a large white enamel sink that is a royal pain to keep clean.
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