Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 19 Jan 2006 01:23:46p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it LewZephyr?
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>>On 14 Jan 2006 18:01:40 -0800, I needed a babel fish to understand
>>"aem" > :
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>>>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
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>>I was thinking the exact same thing.... why on earth would you oil
>>your SS sink? much less any other SS surface.
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> A friend tole me years ago that she always rubbed a light coating of mineral
> oil on her kitchen sink after thoroughly cleaning. It was rubbed to a lustre
> with very little trace of oil left. Apparently, it prevented water spotting.
>

I read that ages ago and only tried it once without really liking the
results. My preferred method is to wash the sinks then dry much the
same way I do my ss pots. It takes very little effort to dry the sinks.
I'm glad we didn't choose to go with ss appliances even though ss is
an accent in our kitchen.