countertops

"Kate Kelley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi All, We're remodeling our kitchen and thinking of doing
the countertops in Corian and granite. I like to bake and
I knead dough, etc. I've been told by someone in the
business that granite is not a good surface for this
process (kneading) because little granules of flour will
settle into miniscule pockets over time. Does anyone have
any advice/recommendations about this? Also, it's a small
kitchen; does combining surfaces -- Corian and granite --
sound like an artistic nightmare? We have a very old house
with tons of charm. We "need" the kitchen to look warm and
artsy, but it also must be functional. Help?

I've used granite for kneading for years with no apparent
problems. It is sealed - unsealed might be different. We
also have combined granite and corian - granite on the
island, off-white corian on the perimeter counters. It looks
really nice, we think. It's a fairly large kitchen. Be sure
to see the exact piece of granite you are buying - do not
select from a catalog.

--
Peter Aitken

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On 21 May 2004 09:52:26 -0700, [email hidden] (Kate

Kelley) said:

Hi All, We're remodeling our kitchen and thinking of
doing the countertops in Corian and granite.

Is there a reason to mix Corian with granite? I'd pick one
or the other.

Quoted message said:

I like to bake and I knead dough, etc. I've been told by
someone in the business that granite is not a good
surface for this process (kneading) because little
granules of flour will settle into miniscule pockets
over time. Does anyone have any advice/recommendations
about this?

That is a completely new one to me. Sounds like the Corian
guy was giving you his big sell.

Quoted message said:

Also, it's a small kitchen; does combining surfaces --
Corian and granite -- sound like an artistic nightmare?

Yes.

Quoted message said:

We have a very old house with tons of charm. We "need"
the kitchen to look warm and artsy, but it also must be
functional. Help?

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On 21 May 2004 09:52:26 -0700, [email hidden] (Kate Kelley) wrote:

We have all granite counter top and no problem at all with
any baking needs. Not sure why want to mix corian with
granite though. Granite will certainly give luxurious look
to any kitchen and it's a breeze to keep clean and work
with. I just love mine.

Nona Myers

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Kate Kelley) said:

Hi All, We're remodeling our kitchen and thinking of doing
the countertops in Corian and granite.

I'm not sure why you're not choosing one or the other.
It's not price -- Corian (or similar solid surfaces) is
not substantially cheaper than granite. It's not function
(granite will accept a hot pot; Corian can scorch).
Granite is becoming a bit of a cliche in the kitchen, but
one should be able to choose what one likes, not merely
what is "expected." Granite _must_ be sealed, though, or
it can be stained by substances like oil, beet juice, food
coloring, etc.

sd

Peter Aitken said:

"Kate Kelley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi All, We're remodeling our kitchen and thinking of
doing the countertops in Corian and granite. I like to
bake and I knead dough, etc. I've been told by someone in
the business that granite is not a good surface for this
process (kneading) because little granules of flour will
settle into miniscule pockets over time. Does anyone have
any advice/recommendations about this? Also, it's a small
kitchen; does combining surfaces -- Corian and granite --
sound like an artistic nightmare? We have a very old
house with tons of charm. We "need" the kitchen to look
warm and artsy, but it also must be functional. Help?

I've used granite for kneading for years with no apparent
problems. It is sealed - unsealed might be different. We
also have combined granite and corian - granite on the
island, off-white corian on the perimeter counters. It
looks really nice, we think. It's a fairly large kitchen.
Be sure to see the exact piece of granite you are buying -
do not select from a catalog.

Howdy,

What Peter said plus...

If, for any reason (and these folks are among the world's
most creative) your granite dealer will not let you see the
specific pieces that will be installed in your home. Run,
(don't walk) to another dealer.

Have fun,

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

In rec.food.cooking said:

Have you considered soapstone?
vermontsoapstone.comcounters.htmOpen ↗

Slate can also be a very attractive countertop material.

--
...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

Kenneth said:

Peter Aitken said:

"Kate Kelley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi All, We're remodeling our kitchen and thinking of
doing the countertops in Corian and granite. I like to
bake and I knead dough, etc. I've been told by someone in
the business that granite is not a good surface for this
process (kneading) because little granules of flour will
settle into miniscule pockets over time. Does anyone have
any advice/recommendations about this? Also, it's a small
kitchen; does combining surfaces -- Corian and granite --
sound like an artistic nightmare? We have a very old
house with tons of charm. We "need" the kitchen to look
warm and artsy, but it also must be functional. Help?

I've used granite for kneading for years with no apparent
problems. It is sealed - unsealed might be different. We
also have combined granite and corian - granite on the
island, off-white corian on the perimeter counters. It
looks really nice, we think. It's a fairly large kitchen.
Be sure to see the exact piece of granite you are buying -
do not select from a catalog.

Howdy,

What Peter said plus...

If, for any reason (and these folks are among the world's
most creative) your granite dealer will not let you see
the specific pieces that will be installed in your home.
Run, (don't walk) to another dealer.

Have fun,

Not just let you see the stone, but choose the individual
slabs. I am also having my kitchen remodeled, and the
granite dealer laid out every slab of the type I wanted (a
Juparana) and I "hand-picked" the three slabs. Many granites
vary from slab to slab (slight color differences, striation
patterns, etc...), it's important that they allow you to
select the exact slabs that you want!

Good luck, and have fun!

~a