Care of a white porcelain sink

[mjsm]

Hello all -- With my new kitchen came a farmhouse-style white porcelain sink. After washing some pots this morning, I noticed a black mark on the sink. Any way to remove that mark? How best to care for this sink? It looks gorgeous but I'd prefer functionality over aesthetics... thanks!

[meatn3]

Bon Ami works very well too.

Robin Joy, I'm a US bleach user! In the kitchen it is more for sanitizing since the sink is SS.

[queencru]

Try Magic Eraser- it seems to take black marks off everything.

[Robin Joy]

A gentle scrub with a nylon scourer will remove those little grey dinks from metal pots. Also I find a weekly splash of bleach carefully brushed all round the interior, and left for about ten minutes before rinsing, really brings up the whiteness. This also keeps the bacteria at bay, and cleans the pot brush too.

Actually, I don't think I've seen bleach mentioned on CH hygene threads before. Is it a bit of a UK thing? BKF is not commonly used over here.

[John E.]

I bleach the stains on our white nylon cutting boards frequently. A spray bottle filled with water and a little bleach is a useful tool in the kitchen.

[Whosyerkitty]

No, I bleach. Sinks, bathrooms, clothes anything that i want sparkling white and/or sanitary. i think by now SS sinks are more popular though.

[John E.]

My mother had a porcelain sink and she had Rubbermaid sink mats in the bottom and on the divider between the two sides (double sink). If they got a little messy, she just put them in the dishwasher, top rack and tended to remove them after the rinse cycle. I don't know if they would melt or not, she chose not to find out.

[Mother of four]

Bar Keepers friend! Its wonderful, and your sink will look like new. I would never be without it.

[nofunlatte]

+1on the BKF. I too have a porcelain sink and this keeps it looking spiffy.