152: Be Steel My Heart

On this week’s episode, I brought up my recent wondering about stainless steel and why in the ever-loving hell it can’t seem to stay clean.

And, like a good podcast host, I did some Googling on the fly looking for stainless steel cleaner and, perhaps most importantly, if there’s a way to protect my refrigerator from all of the smudges and fingerprints and weird little streaks.

And what I found out is that it’s kind of not really clear. You can allegedly spray white vinegar on your stainless to prevent future smudges, but I tried that and all it did was make my kitchen smell and, honestly, it was Streak City, population: Me.

There are a lot of fancy cleaners, including the one that Andrew found on Buzzfeed (LOL) which boast coconut oil as a way to ~ nourish ~ the metal but I feel like there’s no way that works because doesn’t oil attract oil? That product, btw, can be found here without the link from The Bad Company.

Listen to this RIVETING conversation:

In other news, we were talking about cleaning pet dishes and were wondering about the idea of what fragrances and oils pets may not like.

So, again, I did some Light Googling and found a list from Canidae, the dog food company that makes Lola’s preferred, ahem, lite food. And it lists:

  1. Peppers

  2. Citrus

  3. Vinegar

  4. Essential Oils

  5. Fresh Herbs

And evidently, the same is true for cats, generally speaking.

So like, yeah. That’s 4/5 of the top ingredients in most of our cleaners. It’s definitely plausible that the very same odors that we love in Mrs. Meyers and her ilk are actually putting our pets off their squeaky-clean dishes. Could this be why Lola prefers the Bedroom Water?

Yard water pictured to the left.

Actually, her main favorite is in an old Tupperware I never gave back to my sister that we keep in the yard and fill from the hose. That water is C H O I C E. But that’s beside the point. Anyway, you can read more about how you’re grossing out your pets here.

Consider this your reminder to go clean your pet dishes!!!! With unscented soap!!! They deserve it.

Hanna Brooks Olsen