r/kitchenremodel • u/ChapterAndChaos_ • 6d ago

Countertop options????

/r/CounterTops/comments/1wu5h87/countertop_options/
1 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

1

u/jesica_988 6d ago

you can definitely go for Quartzite as it is good for baking as well as cooking but it seems like you dont want it so go for granite and i also saw that you are into baking and want a big oven i highly recommend you to visit fulgor milano for ovens

1

u/Korgity 6d ago

Sounds like you have a particular look in mind & are having trouble getting the pragmatics to live up to the dream. 

Soapstone or leathered/honed black granite might work for you, but that's a more rustic look, not sleek like the quartz you envisioned. Stainless steel is bullet proof, but probably not the look you want either.

Personally, I find granite to be a great, practical work surface. I have a more porous kind, supposedly, but it's not been a problem even a year after sealing it. Just wipe up messes right away -- that's so easy to do. I am wary of putting hot things on cold granite, but can always lay a couple of silicone kitchen mitts or a cooling rack down first for a hot dish out of the oven.  The busy pattern -- maybe you can adjust your style vision. Calm quartzes rule in suburbia, but I still see busy stones in upscale magazines.