We're about to buy kitchen appliances and are thinking of getting
brushed steel oven, hob and extractor (though the extractor has lots
of glass also). Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance
and easy to clean?
What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

"DIY Novice" wrote
| What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?

Stainless steel is steel which does not rust. (It can however discolour or
stain under other circumstances.)

Brushed steel is the cosmetic finish which gives it a sort of 'grain'.

Owain

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DIY Novice wrote:
We're about to buy kitchen appliances and are thinking of getting
brushed steel oven, hob and extractor (though the extractor has lots
of glass also). Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance
and easy to clean?
What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

If it were brushed steel, it would have to be protected by lacquer etc, as
steel rusts. I'd guess you mean brushed stainless steel - or it could be
brushed chrome which looks similar.

Basically, a brushed finish has largish scratches all going in the same
direction - as opposed to bright polished which has very fine scratches
doing the same.

Both can be damaged, but brushed should not show marks so much.

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DIY Novice wrote:
Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance and easy
to clean?

It's a real swine - if the surface gets rubbed by something hard,
e.g. cutlery, it "bruises", and the marks are difficult to remove.

What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?

Same metal, different finish, in all probability.



J.B.

(DIY Novice) wrote in message . com...
What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?

I suspect they're the same. The one issue with steel is that it does
tend to show fingermarks which seems to bother some people who then
spend a lot of time and effort trying to keep it polished. Buying our
kitchen appliances recently i noticed that a number of the
manufacturers (certainly AEG) now also have 'aluminium' as a finish
option. I think the theory is that this is easier to keep looking
new.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ...
In article ,
DIY Novice wrote:
We're about to buy kitchen appliances and are thinking of getting
brushed steel oven, hob and extractor (though the extractor has lots
of glass also). Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance
and easy to clean?
What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

If it were brushed steel, it would have to be protected by lacquer etc, as
steel rusts. I'd guess you mean brushed stainless steel - or it could be
brushed chrome which looks similar.

Basically, a brushed finish has largish scratches all going in the same
direction - as opposed to bright polished which has very fine scratches
doing the same.

Both can be damaged, but brushed should not show marks so much.

Get aluminium if you can - it's far easier to clean and does not show fingermarks

Jerry Built wrote in message .. .
DIY Novice wrote:
Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance and easy
to clean?

It's a real swine - if the surface gets rubbed by something hard,
e.g. cutlery, it "bruises", and the marks are difficult to remove.

What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?

Same metal, different finish, in all probability.



J.B.

An appliance retailer told me that using baby oil with a soft cloth
was the best way of cleaning steel surfaces. Yet to try it though!

"StealthUK" wrote in message
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Jerry Built wrote in message
.. .
DIY Novice wrote:
Is brushed steel good at maintaining it's appearance and easy
to clean?

It's a real swine - if the surface gets rubbed by something hard,
e.g. cutlery, it "bruises", and the marks are difficult to remove.

What exactly is the difference between it and stainless steel?

Same metal, different finish, in all probability.



J.B.

An appliance retailer told me that using baby oil with a soft cloth
was the best way of cleaning steel surfaces. Yet to try it though!


I use WD40. Does a good job and quick and easy to restore as new