The best replacement for stainless steel is aluminum.

The best alternatives to stainless steel are rated as following:

★★★★★	aluminum
★★★★★	sterling silver
★★★★	nonstick
★★★★	titanium
★★★★	carbon steel
★★★	chrome
★★	cast iron
★★	nonstick cookware
★★	black appliances
★★	non stick
★★	steel
★	aluminum cookware
★	white appliances
★	hard anodized
★	surgical steel
★	anodized cookware
★	brass
★	aluminum water bottles
★	cast iron grates
★	glass water bottle
★	ceramic cookware
★	clean steel
★	non stick cookware
★	teflon
	cast iron grill
	chrome faucet
	white gold
	porcelain sink
	galvanized
	non-stick
	titanium watch
	anodized
	galvanized steel
	satin nickel
	cast iron sink
	aluminum water bottle
	silver
	non-stick frying pan
	stainless platinum
	blued
	plastic tub in dishwasher
	hard anodized cookware
	plastic tub dishwashers
	porcelain cooking grates
	nonstick wok
	stainless steel
	porcelain crowns
	non-stick cookware
	ceramic
	ceramic sinks
	calphalon cookware
	copper wort chiller
	ceramic headers
	porcelain
	aluminum pressure cooker
	composite sink
	sterling silver jewelry
	plastic bottles
	mild steel
	nickel bass strings
	stainless look
	plastic dishwasher interior
	porcelain grill
	titanium jewelry

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Speaking about stainless steel, one probably shouldn't forget about fingerprints.

Other search terms related to stainless steel and their ratings are:

★★★★★	fingerprints
★★★★★	copper
★★★★	white cabinets
★★★	aluminum
★★	sticking
★★	black refrigerator
★	copper cookware
	induction cooktop
	carbon steel
	galvanized steel

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