Until quite recently, if you wanted to give your hard floors a 'proper clean', there was only one thing to reach for – your trusty old mop and bucket. And for many, this remains the go-to option for eliminating muddy footprints, spilt drinks and sticky jam patches from kitchen floors. If it ain't broke, as the saying goes...
But the best steam cleaners now promise too much for us to ignore them. They claim to melt away grime using little more than tap water and without any backbreaking scrubbing. No bucket, no waiting for the kettle to boil, no wringing, slopping and sloshing, and no pond-deep puddles left behind. They vow to sanitise, refresh and generally make your floors look like new, all with little to no detergent.
