We have a stainless steel kitchen sink. I love it because it’s durable, but it can start to look really dirty after a while! Wanting to give it a good cleaning, I researched the best method. Here is a before shot of what our sink looked like. Of course, I “clean” the sink, but I wanted to do a deep cleaning of the stainless. You can see the discoloration below. Here are the steps for how to clean a stainless steel sink!
Step One:
Rinse the sink with water so it becomes wet. Shake baking soda all over the sink.
Step Two:
Next, without running any water, scrub the sink with a non-abrasive scrubber. I keep this one from Walmart under my sink for cleaning. Look how quickly this started working! I’m excited and grossed out all at the same time.
Step Three:
After you have scrubbed, spray vinegar all over the sink. You can add this right on top of the gunk you have already scraped off. The vinegar acts as a disinfectant. I find it really handy to just keep a spray bottle of vinegar under the sink too.
Final Step for Cleaning a Stainless Steel Sink:
After spraying the vinegar, it is time to rinse! That’s it! Now you can easily clean your stainless steel sink whenever you need to with non-harmful ingredients you already have on hand! Cheap and easy, I love it. Look at that shine!
Updated 2023: We have a remodeled kitchen now and I still use this method even though we don’t have a stainless steel sink! The same method works for deep cleaning the sink and the sink tray we now have!
If you want to check out the details of our new sink area, click here.
This method was super simple and it works. It’s the little things, right?! Hope this helped you learn how to clean a stainless steel sink! XO
Thank you for this idea!!!! I have tried everything and my ss sink always looks dingy. I remember my Grandmother's sink was always sparkly and I could never achieve the same look. I will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing with us:)
~Debra xxx
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So easy! Thank you. I fear if I run downstairs right now to deep clean my sink, I will find the teenager left me dishes in there..so I'll wait until lunch. 🙂 ~Kelly
Thank you for sharing that helpful tip. I like that better than using bleach. We may have met by chance…but we become friends by choice.
I have done this too before, but I mixed together baking soda and vinegar. It works on dirts tougher than what you have!Hopping by and following your lovely blog's IG and Pinterest.
Wow – my sink has never looked that clean. Baking soda and vinegar is the power couple of cleaning :)I host a link party every Thursday – I'd love you have you join and share this.
My sink needs a good scrubbing!!
I need to do this! Thanks for sharing the tip! I just started a new blog hop and would love for you to come over and link up your post or any social media.
I love that it requires regular household stuff. I am so going to try this and pin it too!
Oh my gosh. I've tried so many different cleaners on my stainless sink, but none have ever made it look like this. How simple too – baking soda! Trying now.
Hey ladies-hope you all have success with this cleanin method! Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks for sharing! Vinegar is my favorite cleaning product (much to my daughter's dismay…makes her gag)! I hadn't tried it on my kitchen sink but now I will!
I always wanted my stainless steel sink to be clean and shiny. This is why I keep on experimenting with different cleaning methods to keep my sink spotless and dirt free. I’ve tried using baking soda and vinegar. They’re both great but for me, vinegar is more efficient. I’m really satisfied with it especially when I’m cleaning my stainless fridge.
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