RoR wrote:
> >> Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman wrote:
> >> > We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
> >> > every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
> >> > the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
> >> > microwave door.
> >>
> Well, baby oil is mineral oil with a couple of additives, usually for fragrance. I use
> mineral oil, clear, no odor, cheap, and I use it on my oil stones as well. I would use
> baby oil if I didn't have plain mineral oil.
>
> Remember, a very little will go a long way. You don't want too much oil or it will be too
> easy to leave fingerprints and oil marks everywhere.

I don't get it. If you've cleaned the sink (and other appliances) with
soap, why dirty it with oil? That'll just fight the soap action next
time you use it to wash a dish. What are you guys using the oil for?
What could harm stainless steel that the oil will protect it from? Or
do you just like the shine it gives? -aem