What Do You Use to Keep Your Stainless Steel Sink Clean?

I generally use dishsoap and a mesh scrubbie. Every once in awhile, a magic eraser or some baking soda if there is something unusual to remove.

We use Bar Keepers Friend also.

I use just baking soda and a green scrubby pad.
The baking soda is a gentle abrasive, and everything just rinses away.
Our sink comes out nice and shiny every time.

BarKeepers Friend - there is a powder version and a liquid version. I prefer the powder.

My daughter used Bar Keepers Friend on her stainless sink.

I have porcelain and love it.

I use Comet with bleach. I use it for pretty much all cleaning. I have had the same stainless sink for 20-25 years. Still looks fine.

If it's general cleaning then use your dishcloth and put some dish soap on it. Swish it around and then rinse. Wring out the dishrag and wipe the sink to get it drier.

baking soda and a scrubby sponge. and vinegar for tougher goo

Vineger and baking soda

I just wipe it down with the dish rag once the dishes are gone from it. I don't scrub it with anything. The whole reason I got stainless was to not have to scrub it.

I have used both Comet and Bar Keepers Friend (I think they're essentially the same thing, they certainly resemble each other in the powdery contents and the cylindrical container), whatever I happen to have at home at the moment. I also use a scrubbing sponge -- one of those that has a soft side and a rougher side on the other side of the sponge. Same sponge I use for dishes, and which gets put in the dishwasher every couple of days for a deep, hot cleaning.

I leave the powder on the surface of the sink for a few minutes so it can work its magic, and then I rinse it off. The finishing touch is to use a soft wipe with baby oil and wipe the sink thoroughly. I did not know about that trick until I met a neighbor in my former condo building, who invited me over and I noticed his sink was so sparkly, as if brand new, whereas mine looked dull. I asked him if he had purchased a new sink, he said no, and when I asked him what he used to make it sparkle and shine like that, he told me about the baby oil trick.

The baby oil is also like car wax, that it allows the water droplets to bead up, as well as any other liquids that are put into the sink. Things like Coca Cola and other liquids that might stain will roll right off. He was OCD, which meant that he would repeat the baby oil routine daily, and had that sparkling sink all the time. I usually do it for special occasions or if I just want it to look shiny. It lasts me 3-5 days before needing to be repeated, but if you frequently use your sink, perhaps it would only last you a couple of days. Again, this is just to give you that "brand new" sparkling shine. It is not necessary, nor a part of the cleaning routine, it's the difference between a plain car wash, and a car wash with detailing wax at the end.