The description says it is stainless steel, but a review says tinned steel, which in my experience rusts easily. Which metal is it made of??
1635128
I am a machinist and it is made from stainless steel. A magnet will not stick. I believe the grade is 18-8 stainless ( surgical stainless)
1635129
I have this one. It's stainless steel but a bit thinner. Even if it is tinned steel you don't have to worry about rust because you're not supposed to wash it. Just wipe clean with a slightly damp cloth & dry well
1635130
I can't vouch for the actual material it is made of but I've used it for about 6 months to sort pins from brass during my wet tumbling process. It was wet/soapy quite a bit and I haven't seen a spot of rust on it.
1245137
I believe it was actually stainless steel, but it was a gift to my dad so I'm not sure. Sorry I couldn't give a definite answer.
2091945
it is ALL plastic. none of it is stainless steel. the silver parts that LOOK like stainless, are just plastic.
1711028
It's tin plated steel. I was suspicious when I first looked at it and a magnet confirmed my suspicions.
715126
I'm no metallurgist but it looks like stainless steel...No rusting so far on mine. I would buy it again....watch for breaking though. Would if it took a dive.
871144
NO its stainless steel. I loved mine so much I bought a second one. I use them both in the kitchen. One is an island of sorts the other is my baking area. it always has wet supplies and stuff. No rust nothing I absolutely love this.
785587
It is listed as stainless on Amazon, and appears to be the same stainless as my 20 year old German Henkel knife. This one was marked Made in Spain. If it was ordinary carbon steel it would rust. I believe that all steel is "carbon steel" to some degree, since steel is by definition an alloy of carbon and iron, but stainless also contains chromium ( which prevents rust formation due to the surface oxide) and other metals as well, a situation fraught with misunderstanding
1672576
It is stainless steel. I bought it this summer and it is great. Very heavy and does not easily burn on.
92645
I have had one for several years and it is made of heavy duty stainless. There is no evidence of rust anywhere on the drainer. I will take it apart every week to wash to tray as well as the rack. It still looks like new.
1393700
It seems to be all stainless steel, just under 1/8 inch thick. It is polished on the top surface, and unpolished on the bottom surface. It is a pretty heavy piece of metal, impressive.
871887
It is made of a cheap version of stainless. I have had mine for two months and it is holding up nicely.
346413
It looks like stainless steel, pretty solid, made from a few pieces soldered together. I can see solder points along the edge.
1229179
All of it is made with a lightweight metal...not sure of specific type..ours is a burnished brass look? But, the entire thing is the same metal. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. We've had ours for about 5 years and have not babied it at all...no sign of rust at screw points or on the tubing
1950415
Since the description nor my packaging say stainless, I assume it is some unknown metal that is chrome-plated. It cannot be made out of 100% chrome. Chrome is not strong enough and is only used in coatings.
833420
It was plastic, very flimsy. I returned the item and got a stainless steel from local hardware store.
1727748
I think it is stainless steel. Not 100% sure but I asked my husband and he said he thought that's what it's made of.
1029723
It's neither chromed nor stainless. It's made from mild steel wire & rod, electric welded and bright zinc plated. It (like all other Wald bright zinc-plated steel baskets) will rust eventually. You can paint it with enamel paint made for metal (Rust-O-Leum) but you should wait until it's weathered a bit (finish has dulled) so the plating won't cause the paint to flake off.