Keep stainless steel sparkling clean with olive oil (Image: Getty)
experts and home fans have tipped a common store cupboard staple as a great way to leave metal in your sparkling.
has long been used in food preparation for its nutritional benefits, but it can also be used as a cleaning aid.
Not only can olive oil restore the natural shine of items made with stainless steel, but it can also provide a protective layer from fingerprints.
Mat Franken, CEO and Founder of Aunt Fannie’s, told : “Olive oil is a great option for cleaning stainless steel, such as pots, pans and appliances. Put olive oil on a soft cloth and rub in a circular motion to buff out any dirty spots.”
explained that make your kitchen metal sparkling clean again, apply a small amount of olive oil on the metal surface using a towel.
Simply buff your pan with olive oil to leave it shining (Image: Getty)
When you wipe the olive oil away it will be shining and glimmering.
They claim that olive oil is a better option than commercial cleaning agents.
After applying olive oil, you simply wipe away the excess oil with some kitchen roll.
Bonus Cleaning also recommended using olive oil to clean cutlery, too.
Content creator Rosalynn Daniels also hailed the hack, using olive oil to clean up her fridge.
While the store cupboard staple may be good for a quick shine, you may have to give the fridge a little more elbow grease if there’s grime.
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To give your fridge a deeper clean, use a microfibre cloth because they’re gentle and won’t scratch the surface of your appliance, wrote.
Then spray a half and half mixture of vinegar and water onto the appliance, then wipe with the grain for a streak-free shine.
Chiana Dickson put the olive oil method to the test for , explaining that it “does not actually clean anything”, so it should be avoided if you’re trying to banish bacteria.
However, it is a good hack to help replenish and restore the surface of stainless steel.
She wrote: “Much like cleaning with vinegar or cleaning with lemon juice, taking olive oil to my stainless steel kitchen appliances proved once again that common pantry staples are surprisingly versatile.”