We bought a steam cleaning gizmo, it doesn't get used a lot. I reckon, after using mine, that the lovely pics you see on TV of these things cleaning up grease and mould so readily - if you had wiped over the area with a damp cloth you would have got a similar result.
I'm not impressed.
Mind you, husband does use it to defrost the fridge. Our fridge ices up in some very tricky places, the steam wand can get in and thaw the ice double-quick. But for cleaning? Nope. And I prefer to avoid chemicals, so I'm very disappointed. The little scrubbing attachment was dead after the first use, the oven looks as gloomy as ever and the shower recess took a lot of elbow grease - as much as ever - AND I had to clean it over a long period of time as I kept running out of water. Gotta let it cool down before I unscrew the cap and refill it.
When I first used the thing in the shower, I was pleased as I saw mould in the grout slowly dissolve. Then I found I still need to wipe it away fast, then hit it with another jet of steam and hope I killed any remaining mould spores. I couldn't do it all at once, the job was really time-consuming.
Since then, I've gone back to my previous cleaning method - I use my electric toothbrush with an old discarded head on it. Believe it or not, it's faster than the steamer. I put a tiny bit of soap on the toothbrush head and scrub away. The toothbrush is less work than the steamer! AND it works in the kitchen too.
Then I tried using an ordinary discarded toothbrush in the kitchen - it's almost as good.
So check out prices - how many electric toothbrushes can you buy for the same money as a steam cleaner? Even if you burn out one electric toothbrush a month (and I've never done that) then you are ahead. Well ahead. And you can use a new head to clean your teeth - multipurpose!
Marg