Friday, July 27, 2007

Saving Your Kitchen Counter

You've just had a state of the art kitchen built: new cabinets, gleaming stainless steel appliances, a new sink and faucet, and a magnificent stone countertop. So how do you make sure your investment looks as good as new for years to come? For stainless steel appliances and products you are assured of durability; however, they do need simple daily maintenance and shine to make sure finger marks and grease don't hide their gleam. Countertops are more complex. Food, cooking oils, red wine, and sauces can stain surfaces, seeping deep into the stone and forever changing its appearance. Then of course there are the abrasions from knives, chopping, and cutting. To protect your countertop, the first thing you can do is ensure that any abrasive work be done on chopping board View the rest of this article


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