Questions keep coming...

I was wondering what the members would recommend to keep the Polished stainless steel outer shell of my ECM/Rocket shiny.

thanks again...

I like this product;
http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/about.html

It comes in both liquid and powder form. I have never used the powder but the liquid is excellent. It is also fantastic for SS pots that are badly stained.

I bought mine at Surla Table but I think Lowes may have it as well. It's only $4-5.

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I give my machine a wipe with a microfiber cloth every week when I do my cleaning. Keeps it in good shape but I did take my buffing wheels to it once for a mirror shine polish. MAAS is also a good metal polish.

Barkeeper's Friend is fantastic. Highly recommended.

Nik wrote:I like this product;
http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/about.html

Barkeeper's Friend is fantastic. Highly recommended.

I like BKF too and use it on SS pots and pans all the time. It's good at cutting cooked-on oil.

I'd be afraid to use the powder on a polished case though - seems like overkill when your main problems are water streaks and coffee splatter. I'd think it's too abrasive.

Perhaps the liquid (haven't used it) is less so than the powder?

Other advice:

Exterior Cleaning Tips

Cleaning Stainless Steel

John's on the money - looks like an abrasive scouring powder akin to Comet, but it's not. The powder dissolves in the applied moisture, works very nicely and does a terrific job with the splattered on stuff. My Isomac is about a foot or so distant from the biggest and most heavily used burner on my gas range. I get lots of junk on the side of the machine but it comes off easily with BK.

Phaelon56 wrote:John's on the money - looks like an abrasive scouring powder akin to Comet, but it's not.

Yes, definitely not as abrasive as a "scouring powder".

The powder dissolves in the applied moisture, works very nicely and does a terrific job with the splattered on stuff. My Isomac is about a foot or so distant from the biggest and most heavily used burner on my gas range. I get lots of junk on the side of the machine but it comes off easily with BK.

Sounds like an appropriate use - good to know. I think it's good to add the caveat that a light hand is advisable. There's a difference between "non-abrasive" and "no abrasive", and if you get too enthusiastic, I guarantee you can put microscratches on the surface with the powder. I once used it on a cotton cloth to clean an old chromed-copper toaster and I blew through the chrome right down to the copper before I knew it - doh!
So, I learned not to be too much of a muscle man with this stuff on a nice surface.

I like Barkeeper's Friend, but its abrasives are insoluble; the active ingredient is oxalic acid. See the MSDS.

Our All-Clad polished stainless pots came with a recommendation for Bon Ami, and we have used used that for many years both on those pots and on other polished products with no evidence of scratches or swirls. Form it into a wet paste on a damp cloth or paper towel and gently rub on the steel.

Barkeepers friend is brilliant stuff - but - on the container mine comes in (the powder version) - it states specifically "do not use on mirror polished stainless steel".

Perhaps the stuff we get over here is different.

"Peek" is very good and usable on loads of different metals and surfaces.

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