We’re looking to replace our 17 year old white stove. White is now a “premium” color. And they no longer make ranges with drip trays under the burners. :-(
Glass stove tops require daily cleaning if you want to keep them nice looking. It doesn’t take long for them to look bad if you don’t polish them properly and use non-scratching pots.
About 15 seconds every morning using a product called “Invisible Glass” on the smudged areas. Discovered this by accident. All stainless appliances still look brand new.
Don’t replace an old, but still serviceable item. We had a dining room table Hubby bought second-hand in 1974 for $100. It was a workhorse! I could pin patterns, work on dollhouses, work jigsaw puzzles, etc. We also ate on it. It looked a mess, but throw a tablecloth over it and nobody knew. Somebody had a solid cherry Queen Anne set on the local Swap List for $150, so we bought it. The new table is lovely, but it’s not good for anything but eating.
I have the same feeling about the Keurig coffee maker. But can’t switch back to the drip kind ‘cause there’s a small fortune of “Kups” in the pantry. What a waste of money!
My “new” stove is brushed nickel, very easy to clean. However, I bought it for the burner arrangement and because the top has a raised edge that is over 1 cm high, so boil-overs can’t drip onto the floor.
I have lived through ALL the colors of large appliances: White, Pink, Turquoise, Brown, Coppertone, Harvest Gold, Avocado Green, Almond, Black, and five shades of Stainless Steel. And I don’t EVEN want to talk about shag carpeting.
Had the harvest gold stove and fridge back in the 80’s. Fridge had 3 doors. Freezer on one side and ice maker on the top. Stove had the knobs on top along side of burners. Thought that was the coolest. Ah…memories.
Please don’t move back to white for everything, and don’t give anyone else the isea that it’s a good idea. I want to build a house, and I am finding everything I need on Craig’slist in white practically free, because the owners are putting in stainless steel. Looks like a chemistry lab, not a home where people actually eat and talk and love each other. But, I will be the first to tell them how great their new steel lab looks, since I want the pretty ones.
To each their own, but I never did see the huge appeal of stainless steel appliances. We have just kept on buying white appliances. But apparently if you try to sell a house with kitchen appliances that aren’t stainless, people turn up their noses or expect a price break.
Grumpy Old Guy almost 5 years ago
White appliances never go out of style…..
amethyst52 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Use paste wax on stainless steel appliances. Put a coat on, let it dry and buff it. No fingerprints!
jarvisloop almost 5 years ago
We eat out most of the time. That means we rarely have to worry about smudged appliances.
Calvin Nelson Nelson Premium Member almost 5 years ago
We’re looking to replace our 17 year old white stove. White is now a “premium” color. And they no longer make ranges with drip trays under the burners. :-(
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
Glass stove tops require daily cleaning if you want to keep them nice looking. It doesn’t take long for them to look bad if you don’t polish them properly and use non-scratching pots.
ScullyUFO almost 5 years ago
About 15 seconds every morning using a product called “Invisible Glass” on the smudged areas. Discovered this by accident. All stainless appliances still look brand new.
The Pro from Dover almost 5 years ago
Ah it keeps us oughta trouble.
Dani Rice almost 5 years ago
Don’t replace an old, but still serviceable item. We had a dining room table Hubby bought second-hand in 1974 for $100. It was a workhorse! I could pin patterns, work on dollhouses, work jigsaw puzzles, etc. We also ate on it. It looked a mess, but throw a tablecloth over it and nobody knew. Somebody had a solid cherry Queen Anne set on the local Swap List for $150, so we bought it. The new table is lovely, but it’s not good for anything but eating.
assrdood almost 5 years ago
I have the same feeling about the Keurig coffee maker. But can’t switch back to the drip kind ‘cause there’s a small fortune of “Kups” in the pantry. What a waste of money!
jr1234 almost 5 years ago
white stove but oven door is black…see how dirty it is when morning sun shines on it and IF you are looking at it
taterhead15 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
WD-40.
david_42 almost 5 years ago
My “new” stove is brushed nickel, very easy to clean. However, I bought it for the burner arrangement and because the top has a raised edge that is over 1 cm high, so boil-overs can’t drip onto the floor.
msstetts4 almost 5 years ago
Stainless Steel appliances are the Avocado appliances of this century
Fontessa almost 5 years ago
I have lived through ALL the colors of large appliances: White, Pink, Turquoise, Brown, Coppertone, Harvest Gold, Avocado Green, Almond, Black, and five shades of Stainless Steel. And I don’t EVEN want to talk about shag carpeting.
samfran6-0 almost 5 years ago
Had the harvest gold stove and fridge back in the 80’s. Fridge had 3 doors. Freezer on one side and ice maker on the top. Stove had the knobs on top along side of burners. Thought that was the coolest. Ah…memories.
micromos almost 5 years ago
Ss is not attractive. Looks institutional.
Tyge Premium Member almost 5 years ago
We’ve moved back to white for everything.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Please don’t move back to white for everything, and don’t give anyone else the isea that it’s a good idea. I want to build a house, and I am finding everything I need on Craig’slist in white practically free, because the owners are putting in stainless steel. Looks like a chemistry lab, not a home where people actually eat and talk and love each other. But, I will be the first to tell them how great their new steel lab looks, since I want the pretty ones.
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
If you have kids even clear-coat and barbed wire won’t prevent smudges and streaks…
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 5 years ago
Marching forward…
eladee AKA Wally almost 5 years ago
Good ole fashioned WD40 works too. Spray on a cloth and wipe away fingerprints.
Robin Harwood over 4 years ago
Kitchen appliances should be white enamel, the way nature intended.
jdbullis over 4 years ago
Our black frig was easy to keep looking good also
57BelAir over 4 years ago
My wife hates the stainless steel stuff, but it’s getting more difficult to get a white option in the appliance you want.
JAE in MN about 3 years ago
To each their own, but I never did see the huge appeal of stainless steel appliances. We have just kept on buying white appliances. But apparently if you try to sell a house with kitchen appliances that aren’t stainless, people turn up their noses or expect a price break.