Does your steel sink no longer shine like it did before? You can try to treat it with salt and lemons

Stainless steel sinks are popular in many kitchens: it is the preferred material for sinks where all the dirt on the dishes we use for cooking and eating ends up, as it is very durable, resistant and easy to clean.

But over time, due to use and washing with soap and water, however, it inevitably happens that the luster of the steel is gradually lost. To make the steel shiny as new again, it is therefore necessary to carry out a periodic, thorough cleaning using acidic substances. A natural method to obtain this result is the use of lemon juice which, together with salt, really becomes a great ally to degrease and eliminate dirt, but also to cause limescale to disappear and to give a new shine to the steel.

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All you need is a whole lemon and some cooking salt.

Cut the lemon in half and then pour some cooking salt (better if it is the coarse type) into a container of some type. It might be more convenient to sprinkle the salt on a cutting board (maybe one that you had to clean anyway, since this remedy works with this too, especially wooden cutting boards) and then press the cut side of the half-lemon into the salt, like a sponge.

Then rub the lemon with salt on it all over the sink and adjacent steel areas, including the drains and faucet. Leave the moisture on for just a couple of minutes and then rinse everything off with hot water. Then, be quick in wiping the surfaces with a dry cloth so as to remove all water residues and avoid any limescale stains moisture residue may leave.

This is a very simple method which, compared to other houseware that involves the use of white vinegar or sodium bicarbonate, has the advantage of perfuming the kitchen in a natural and very pleasant way.

There are also those who only use salt to clean steel: this is possible, of course, and is often done by dissolving fine salt in hot water in order to create a sort of paste / cream / gel, which is then rubbed on the steel itself with a sponge or a soft cloth. In this way, the salt is not overly abrasive as it would be without the use of liquid in which to dissolve it. And when the salt solution passes through the pipes it will not cause damage.

What's your favorite method for cleaning stainless steel?