Has anyone had experiences with hand held steam cleaners for the kitchen and bath; i.e., do they work well and are they worth the investment. *********************************************************** 06-16-05, 10:43 PM Sherasi I've seen those units used, they are often expensive and, to me, are not worth the cost for what they actually do. There is also a high risk for injury related to the extreme temperatures used during the cleaning process.
I'd say in a commercial venture when there is a high level of soil and possibly grease produced it might be more worth the cost and effort of use.
06-17-05, 08:39 PM Dee Thanks, Sherasi for your opinion and your appreciated input. Since I already have a steam cleaner for my kitchen and bathroom floors, and it does a very good job without any chemicals (water only)I wondered how the portable ones are. The floor one is a tad heavy to push around, so I wondered if the hand ones were easy. Again.......thanks!
06-18-05, 02:28 AM Jenny Roberts I bought one of the 'penguin' type ones a couple of months ago. It does work, but it takes ages to clean anything. The machine only gives short blasts of steam and them has to heat up again. Did a good job of cleaning my hob though although it did take nearly an hour.
06-18-05, 05:49 AM clarebear I bought one last year and ended up returning it. It was the kind that you can hang on your shoulder and walk around steaming everything. It didn't work on my stove like the ad promised. When I tried to steam the inside of my stove it sort of steamed a little bit of dirt off which just ran down the stove. I wiped it off with a towel and it didn't look any different. It took forever to steam the oven door. I even tried keeping the trigger in one spot for a long time and it STILL didn't come clean! I think some dirt ran between the glass that I now can't get out. I did try it on the counter, the bathroom and other areas of the house. I just wasn't impressed. A rag with some cleaner on it works just as well. I think they are a waste of money.
06-18-05, 11:12 AM Dee Thanks to all with your comments. I think they told me what I wanted to know.
Aside to Jenny Roberts: What is a hob? i don't think I have one of those!
06-19-05, 05:55 PM honilov Yeah Jenny, what is a hob? Confused
06-19-05, 06:43 PM Karrow A hob is the top part of a cooker. In other words, the gas or electric rings you heat pans on. What do you call hobs in America?
06-19-05, 07:19 PM bedstor Anything like a Rayburn or Aga cooker which are the best known UK brand of "hob cookers" (they are both gas and solid fuel fired) Images here You'll find these in larger houses and Farmhouses also double up as a water heater Basic Design has been hardly altered since I'm guessing? the 1920's Razz
06-19-05, 09:44 PM Tree Are we talking about stovetops?
06-19-05, 11:24 PM bedstor
quote: Originally posted by Tree: Are we talking about stovetops?
yep They are called that as well Tree Wink My Mum and Nan always called them "Cooker tops" also
06-20-05, 02:22 AM Jenny Roberts I guess they don't call them hobs in the US .
Well, whatever you call them, it didn't clean it! Big Grin
06-20-05, 11:58 AM Dee Well for goodness sakes, I do have a hob afterall. and, incidentally, it could use a good steam cleaning!!!!
06-20-05, 02:48 PM clarebear What kind of "hob" do you have? I know of a cleaner that may work for you on a smooth surface.
06-20-05, 07:07 PM FredPuli Hob (in American; from Webster's Dictionary) : A projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. [This is the secondary meaning in British and is heard as often as the device is seen i.e. rarely and in very old houses, where kitchens have fireplaces like that]
Hob (in British; from Collins' Dictionary ): The flat top part of a cooking stove, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners.
Now, what's a stove ? We call it a cooker (unless we write Collins' dictionaries, in which case it is a 'cooking stove' Confused )
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