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Posted by Smitty Two on August 25, 2008, 9:02 am
> abby wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We will be updating our kitchen over the next few years. Our 27 year
> > old refrigerator is likely the first to go (no, it isn't avocado).
> > Stainless steel is popular right now but is it going to look dated in
> > another 10 years or is it "timeless?"
>
> I don't like stainless for residential use, but then again I own a
> commercial kitchen and look at stainless as a utilitarian component. That
> being said, I just purchased a Maytag stainless 25 cf bottom freezer/french
> door refrigerator and a SS Maytag Gemini double oven range..... mainly
> because my wife likes the look. Will it become outdated in 10 years? I doubt
> it. There's certainly less risk of SS becoming outdated than the current
> colors, except for white and black which is always in style. HOWEVER, while
> SS may not go out of favor, the design of the appliance might. Handles, the
> curves incorporated into the rectilinear boxes of the appliances, the type
> of features, etc, will change. For refrigerators alone, the efficiency of
> said units today will probably seem like energy hogs on a feeding frenzy in
> a decade.
>
> > How is it to keep clean?
>
> It can attract and show grease and dirt and fingerprint smudges easier than
> any color, except glossy black. BUT, there are SS cleaners that easily clean
> and shine. The biggest danger is if someone tries to use ANYTHING with grit
> to it, including bon-ami, scrubby pads, scotchbite pads, etc. Use those and
> the area scrubbed will show a dull patch of microscratches which will show
> like a pimple on the otherwise flawless face of a fair and unblemished
> maiden.
I think the polished stainless has largely been supplanted with brushed
stainless, which doesn't show fingerprints.
We had the stainless discussion a few months back, and the issue of
refrigerator magnets came up. I don't remember anyone checking at that
time, as to whether the stainless used in appliances is magnetic. Could
be a feature or a bug, depending on your preference for covering the
fridge with crap.
>
> > Does it dent easily and do dents show more than in enameled surfaces?
>
> It doesn't dent any more or less easily than colored enamel surfaces. It may
> or may not show dents more easily depending on what color you are talking
> about.
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