Bar Keepers Friend

I first came across this product more than 10 years ago, in the days when I was a sensible married female! I moved in to a newly built house which had a white kitchen sink and drainer (so glad, I've moved and got a stainless steel one now) but this used to stain terribly and I tried all sorts of products. I happened upon the Bar Keeper's Friend while flicking through one of those home product catalogues that are put through your letter box, it's so many moons ago that I can't remember whether it was Kleeneze or Bettaware or some such other. Anyway, I digress..................if you haven't used this then you really must try it out, it is brilliant ...  Read the complete review

I recently had the 'pleasure' of staying with my in-laws for a while - 13 months :-( - and if I was searching for a positive then finding Barkeeper's Friend would definitely be it. Before moving there I had never heard of it but my mother in law swears by it. Now that my family and I have finally moved into our house, the first thing put into our basket when shopping for cleaning products was BKF. My bottle is different to the one pictured above, I have a 200g bottle which is white, has a wide bottom and tapers to a slightly more narrow top and has the name and logo on a blue background surrounding it - at the time of writing this bottle is currently ...  Read the complete review

I thought my friend had gone mad when she told me to use Bar Keepers Friend on my stained sink. I thought she had got me confused with her mate in the local pub (hence the title of this opinion). But no, instead she had put me onto a little cleaning miracle. •• HISTORY OF THE PRODUCT •• This information is courtesy of www.barkeepersfriend.com. This miracle cleanser was first manufactured in 1882 to clean brass ornaments and was sold in Indianapolis, USA. The intrepid inventor peddled his wares mainly to places where there was a lot of ornate metalwork, leading him to the saloons of the 1880’s and 1890’s. The bar keepers ...  Read the complete review

I have only recently discovered this having seen it in the household cleaning products section in my local Sainsbury's. I paid £1.69 for it about three months ago but it may have gone up since then in these times of rapidly rising prices. Made by Homecare, it has a picture of a barman on the front which always reminds me of the American sit-com 'Cheers'! According to the blurb surrounding the picture, Bar Keeper's Friend can be used safely on stainless steel, chinaware, brass, worktops, sinks, chrome and copper, although I haven't tried it on all of those. I know it produces great results on stainless steel, chrome, worktops, sinks and china so I am ...  Read the complete review

Bar keepers friend is a mixture of some basic and not particularly dangerous chemicals really useful for removing stains, limescale dirt etc... It does not simply bleach them out for a period of time like some kitchen products. The product exerts a mild scouring action due to particles (which dissolve if you add too much water) and acidic chemicals which react with limescale etc to remove it. Clever huh! Its cheap and effective for cleaning metal and ceramic. Its great for cleaning up after DIY eg removing grout or silicone sealant from tiles and giving a polished look. It is available from my local Asda and hardware shop. The simple no-nonsense formula means its ...  Read the complete review