mamapjama Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Do you like your stainless appliances? I have heard they scratch and show finger marks all the time. Is this true? Would you buy them again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 NO! I hate 'em. They always look dirty. If I'm not extra diligent when I clean them, there are streaks. I wouldn't buy them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I love mine, I do think there are differences in quality of the finish...our finish really never shows finger prints....what I don't like about them is it's hard to put kids pictures on! :) No magnetic bond...but I do like that they always look brand new...a wipe down with windex and it's perfect...I can go a week without needing to do a wipe...I guess you'd call mine brushed steel..maybe that's why it doesn't show? But to be honest, if I were redoing a kitchen, stainless steel may be the style of the past decade, I know they have a lot of new finishes coming out....not fond of the brown ovens from the 70's making a comeback..but it's all cyclical! :) Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Love mine. Just wipe down with a rag and white vinegar when needed, and they look gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 No! I hate the fingerprints.... they make me crazy! I love the look of SS but who can see it under all the prints? If it were brushed, I'm sure it would be much lovelier. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I love mine. Not sure if they're slow to show dirt, or if it's just another sign of my lax housekeeping that I don't notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Wouldn't do it again with little kids. They dent and it looks awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 They dent and it looks awful! Dent?!? Hm... I'm starting to wonder if we should list the specific make and model of the appliances we're discussing. I can't imagine what it would take to *dent* one of mine -- and none of them show finger prints particularly either. ... They do need to be wiped down on occasion, though I'm pretty sure that's universal to all appliances. FTR, my fridge is a Liebherr, my dishwasher is a DCS (made by Fisher Paykel), and the range and hood are GE Cafe models. (I have some minor complaints about the range, but nothing to do with the finish.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 We love ours. This is the 2nd house we have replaced everything with stainless in. Kenmore Fridge Kenmore stove/oven (ceramic flat top) Bosch dishwasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I was very concerned about fingerprints and keeping clean. We had them for three years and absolutely loved them. Dh kept them clean though. We moved, and now I have white. After the sleek stainless, the white seems very dated to me, but I can't justify replacing these. :) Yes, I'd do stainless again in a heartbeat. But if you think you're unusually hard on appliances, or if your kids put their hands all over your fridge doors, it may be better to choose something that doesn't show marks as easily. (Oh yeah, I'm one of those odd people who has NOTHING on the fridge, it's a hard, fast rule at our house--no papers, photos, magnets, notes, nada.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly in IN Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Moved into a house w/ stainless steel appliances & I really dislike them. I don't like wiping them down all of the time to make them look good. I would love to change them out but that is so not in the budget. The ones we have are Wolf & Jenn Air. I miss my black appliances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alte Veste Academy Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I like white. I'm an oddball these days. I like a light, bright, white kitchen. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmom2dawters Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 We went with the appliances that look like stainless but aren't. It was a good compromise for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I like white. I'm an oddball these days. I like a light, bright, white kitchen. :001_smile: Same here. I think white is timeless. Colors come and go, but white is always there. We've never had stainless, but I have heard that you should try to get all your stainless appliances from the same manufacturer so the finish matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Dd had a stainless steel dishwasher--a Bosch--that was just nasty looking. Maybe it was that it was already that way when she moved in; maybe it was that she wasn't as OCD as some in keeping it clean and shiney. At any rate, it sure turned me off to stainless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 We have all stainless (fridge, stove and dishwasher) and I love it... As someone else mentioned, I did make sure we got all appliances from the same manufacturer (ours are Maytag) to ensure that the finish would match. I was worried about the hand prints/smudging issue too before we got them, but I really haven't found it to be that bad. One of DS7's regular "kitchen clean-up" duties is to wipe down the appliances with stainless cleaner (usually gets done once a day - after dinner) and they always look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDweller Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Dent?!? Ours has a small dent, and I have no idea how it got there. It's not real noticable, but it still bugs me. I love the look of stainless, but it does seem to get dirty fast. I remember growing up the big thing was the finger print free finish on refrigerators. I'm not sure the correct name for it. So, it does seem odd that now I own something that gets dirty so easily. I did find some great stainless steel cleaner that works wonders. I'd have to go hunt for it if anyone wants the name. It's comes in a plastic container and is similar to pop-up wipes. It does a great job! Ds had put his dirty, greasy hands on the fridge one day leaving almost his entire hand print on the door! Uuhhh! I could never get it off until I used this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I'm a white girl. Love my light, bright kitchen - it always gives my mood a lift. Our rule is to buy white for everything that is going to last for decades (fridge, toilet, sink, etc.), and dress the room up with paint and fabrics that can be switched out by season or as fads come and go. Plus I love the magnetic aspect. And I love the lower cost! Our simple but large appliances have been very reliable - we just gave our 20 year old washer a fix that cost us $10 - we could do it ourselves as there was no fancy electronics to mess with. My friends with fancy fridges seem to get a new one every 5-7 years, because the electronics don't hold up. (My other rule is "buy the largest you can - the kids will fill it up". This goes for appliances, sheds, etc.!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I loved my old SS appliances. I wipe down the whole kitchen in the a.m. anyway so they were wiped down as well. I thought they showed up as much on the SS as they did on my previous black appliances so I didn't notice much of a difference. (Now I'm in a rental with grungy old white but a SS stove???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 We just re-did our kitchen this summer and went to s/s appliances from white. The finish we have is brushed stainless. The fridge does seem to show fingerprints all the time. I have 3 boys and they're constantly in and out of the fridge and freezer. It should probably be wiped down every day but I haven't worked that into my routine yet. The dishwasher shows water marks on the outside. You know...wet hands from rinsing off the dish...opening the dishwasher door...drops of water dropping onto the door.... And I agree that they do scratch easily! I've already scratched my cooktop in two places and don't even ask about the stainless steel sink! But even after saying all that, I still love the way they look (when they're all wiped down) and I would buy them all over again. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Do you like your stainless appliances? I have heard they scratch and show finger marks all the time. Is this true? Would you buy them again? Yes they do and no I wouldn't. I didn't buy the fridge, though - it came with the rental. But it is terrible for smudging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 DO NOT MIX STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES WITH CHILDREN!!!!!!! We're renting a house with ss fridge and dishwasher and I hate them. They have to be polished every. stinking. day and even when the kitchen is clean, if they aren't polished that's all you notice. I'm very glad we didn't buy ss and now we know not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Ours has a small dent, and I have no idea how it got there. It's not real noticable, but it still bugs me. I love the look of stainless, but it does seem to get dirty fast. I remember growing up the big thing was the finger print free finish on refrigerators. I'm not sure the correct name for it. So, it does seem odd that now I own something that gets dirty so easily. I did find some great stainless steel cleaner that works wonders. I'd have to go hunt for it if anyone wants the name. It's comes in a plastic container and is similar to pop-up wipes. It does a great job! Ds had put his dirty, greasy hands on the fridge one day leaving almost his entire hand print on the door! Uuhhh! I could never get it off until I used this stuff. I'd love the name of your cleaner please. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I'd love the name of your cleaner please. :) Ditto... I am a new user of SS, and am NOT a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 My kitchen is a mix of brushed ss and black. It all gets equally dirty, but I find the black to be more of a pain to clean. My bottom freezer does have a small dent in it, but I think dh did then while moving it. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Not only do fingerprints show, but dust! GIve me my stainless any day! Just got rid of all black - everything showed on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I just bought all of our new appliances in SS- actually just the stove and dishwasher. The fridge and microwave are actually a painted finish to look SS- I LOVE the look. I thought about the cyclical style thing but everyone I talked to said they thought SS was here to stay because it says, "Professional kitchen." I really like the modern look of SS in our 90+ yr old house with the craftsman style cabinets. It's cool :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 We have a new brushed stainless w/ black stove. I like the stainless part, but agree, the black is driving me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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