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How to Choose the Right KitchenTop/CountertopBy kimwarwick on May 22, 2013

However kitchen do not get a lot of attention in regards of decoration, but having the rightkitchen countertop is crucial. Read further to know how to pick the right one for your kitchen.

In the course of decorating or renovating the household, homemakers take their kitchen forgranted. They will randomly pick countertops, curtains and other utilities, without matchingthem with the according to the theme of the house. You can do so but picking the countertopsrandomly is not good for the kitchen and your health as well. There are a wide range ofmaterials used to produce kitchen countertops, but not all of them are good enough for thekitchen. The kitchen must have such countertop that can depict the function of the kitchen in itsuser ability instead of hampering them. Therefore to help the homemakers pick the rightkitchen countertop for their kitchen, there are some of the key points given below:

• Heat resistant: the kitchen countertop must be heat resistant. In the kitchen, one has to dealwith hot utensils and heat from the stove, which can damage the countertop if it is not resistantto heat. One can use any kitchen tops or countertops, keeping in mind if it won’t developcracks due to heat. Granite, solid surface kitchen countertops are known for their heatresistant, thus can prove to be a great kitchen countertop. You can easily keep hot utensilsdirectly from stove to the surface without worrying about dullness or cracks.

• Easy to clean: while cooking in the kitchen, cleaning the kitchen is the most hectic part of theday. It becomes more troubling if the countertops are difficult to clean. Some of thecountertops like the ones made from sandstone of marble tend to get more dirty then the onesmade from granite or solid surface. Therefore you should go with the ones which can be easilywiped with a wiping cloth and some water. Do not use harsh detergent on granite kitchencountertop, it can cause dullness. If there are tough stains or dry stains, then sprinkle somewater on it and then wipe it off with wiping cloth.

• Scratch proof: kitchen countertops are sometimes used as chopping board, which can resultinto scratches. However it is not advisable to use the kitchen countertop as chopping board,especially if you have marble or granite countertops. Solid surface kitchen tops or

countertops are perfect in this regard as they can be easily polished to remove the scratchesand have a brand new look.

• Hygiene: in the kitchen it is essential to maintain hygiene since; even a small mistake canhave disastrous effect on everyone’s health. Therefore the kitchen countertop should be likethis that it is easy to maintain hygiene of the kitchen. Marble kitchen countertops are porous,thus any juices from the vegetable or fruits chopped on its surface can seep into it, making itdifficult to clean and appear dull. However granite kitchen countertops are covered with sealantwhich increases its hygienic quotient.

kimwar wick is an expert writer having vast experience Shopping/Home and Garden. Currently,she is writing on various topics related to granite like Granite kitchen countertop and others.For more Information visit Click Here

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