Comments on: Black vs Stainless Steel Followup

By: Anna T.

Anna T. — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:08:06 +0000

The “clean steel” scratches easily & terribly and is very hard to fix once it does. Better off with the regular, real stainless steel.

By: Katherine C.

Katherine C. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:41:28 +0000

Sorry, I typed steal instead of steel. Hope you find a “steal” of a deal on your appliances, though.

By: Katherine C.

Katherine C. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:38:26 +0000

Whenever I have seen a stainless steal appliance either in a home or in a home improvement store, I have always thought they looked sharp. They also look very durable and add such a nice classy touch, it seems, especially with more natural looking wood cabinetry. Your home looks VERY nice in the blog posts. It makes it even more special that it is your family that is building it together. We are in the process of looking for a home right now, ourselves.
I hope everything will go as smooth as possible for your new home project.

By: Susan W.

Susan W. — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:08:31 +0000

Also, and this is really trvial, but might comfort you some – my oven gets WAY less fingerprints than the fridge does, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it not being available in the clean steel. The fridge though? Let’s just say we only have 5 (almost 6!) kids and it takes no time at ALL for the prints to start coming back!!!

By: Annie W.

Annie W. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:36:54 +0000

Have a terrific time shopping for appliances with your family.

By: Kirsten B.

Kirsten B. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:55:57 +0000

Hi Maxwells!
I have had stainless steel for several years and have found that the oily cleaners take a lot of rubbing and polishing in order to get a streak free shine. One of your commenters suggested wiping them down with vinegar. Well, I tried it. WOW! This really works. It was hardly any effort and the appliances look shiny and streak free. And, of course, plain vinegar is much more economical than the commercial cleaners. I think I’ll now look forward to cleaning the appliances.
Congratulations on your beautiful new home.
Kirsten

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:53:06 +0000

We have the black version of the freestanding range I think you are going to purchase and we absolutely love it. We didn’t get stainless because we didn’t see the value in it, so I didn’t post in that thread since I don’t have a preference.

But with regard to the stove…it’s a fantastic stove. I wasn’t planning on purchasing convection but decided to at the last minute. If you are on the fence about convection, I highly recommend it, especially for large families.

It reduces baking time and temperature, makes meats more tender, cakes more moist, etc etc. And being able to put 8 dozen cookies in at the same time (six cookie sheets in the main oven, two in the second oven) is very handy.

Good luck with your appliances. I’m looking forward to pictures of your kitchen when it’s done!

p.s.-I’ve had good luck at Nebraska Furniture Mart getting them to reduce the price on appliances by talking to them a bit. We got 150 off of our stove by price matching with an online price.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:19:31 +0000

When we bought an oven last month we found from our friends that ranges with glass tops are often hard to clean. We also found from experience that some people are allergic to the fumes from gas ranges.

Hope this helps!
Nate