Slate (real slate) is fairly soft and brittle. If you dropped something heavy on it, a piece could flake off.
My guess is that artificial stone is the most practical option right now, unless you want a surface that is less likely to break your glasses. In which case laminate or one of the Corian-like solid plastic materials are probably best.
Yeah, now that you posted this, I think youâre correct that this was the issue. All I remember for sure was that they spent a ton of money re-doing their kitchen, and like 3 weeks after it was finished she irreparably damaged the expensive countertop.
And part of the reason for redoing it was that she quit her day-job and makes money by creating cooking videos and they wanted the kitchen to look nicer in the videos. Which⌠the singed quartz countertop kind of negates that idea.
Honestly some of the quarts stones are unbelievably nice looking. They can even customize the look for a customer because itâs just a molded resin.
Both of those are a little busy to me. Iâve had 3 kitchens (including current) with granite countertops and none were anywhere near that busy. In fact one was basically a solid color. The other two were multiple colors that were very close so that from more than about 3â away it just looked like a solid color that was in between the two colors.
My bad. I just googled white granite countertops and that was on Google images with the caption of granite- didnât actually click the link
Point was more there are some nice looking white granite countertops. Like this one (and yes I verified from the link it says it is actually granite this time)
But the first one on that page that says âwhite graniteâ is not especially busy-looking.
Yeah, there is a LOT of variation in granite. That last one from @MayanActuary is beautiful, perhaps a little bit âbusierâ than marble but it is really elegant.
I thought I knew the difference, but I might not.
I think my taste has turned âwhiterâ over the past half a decade (datâs racist!).
That said, I do like slate and the more raw look.
white is whatâs in right now for kitchens. i didnât realize this when i redid my kitchen. a few years ago.
Yup, granite was definitely âinâ 5-10 years ago
I thought you could put hot stuff on quartz, too. Although i bought a granite that didnât really need to be sealed to make sure it was heat-proof. (And Iâve taken the hot broiler pan out and immediately dropped it on the granite with no issues.)
But i think there must also have been a problem with your friendâs toaster. My toaster oven has been sitting on my definitely-not-heat-proof Formica countertop for years, and the white counter isnât even stained immediately underneath.
I felt this on a deep personal level. So deep that I suddenly questioned why the hell did that resonate so much? But it did. It really did.
I honestly canât recall if it was a toaster oven or air-fryer or Instant Pot⌠some hot appliance normally kept on the countertop.
I had Bianco Drift installed in my last kitchen, and this house has Frozen Terra. They both have subtle sparkliness in them, and I personally think theyâre timeless.
My instant pot sits right next to the toaster oven. It hasnât damaged the formica, either. Even when the first one malfunctioned and overheated and died, it didnât hurt the formica. I donât own an air frier, but I think all those appliances are designed to be used on ordinary kitchen counters.
[quote=âMathman, post:35, topic:4556â] White Granite countertops & Marble countertops are very popular in Chicago and all over the United States.
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Why the need to mention Chicago when it is in the US?
Did you notify your neighbors before you did it?
THAT"S MARKETING!
Theyâre not friers. Theyâre hair dryers. But whoâs gonna buy a âcook your food with a hair dryerâ?
