3. Lady in red, who cares
Both women are wearing a red apron
Both are famous for their cooking
Both prepare food in copper pans
Who cares about their countertop?
When did we start caring for our countertops?
What happened and what is waiting for us in the
near future?
5. Early Countertops 1
We see a kitchen at Pompeii where a kind of
engineered stone is used
We see Asian kitchens
A kind of European castle kitchen
A large wooden table, todays countertop
7. Early Countertops 2
Old paintings give us a good idea about
materials used in early kitchens. Google for
example “Pieter Aertsen” who lived from 1508-
1575
The materials used in ancient kitchens were
often natural stone or clay for hot areas and
wood for the preperation tables and tubs
Keeping it clean was all the maintenance that
was done, there was no real care
9. The Merchant's House Museum
29 East Fourth Street, New York, NY 10003
Original furniture from 1830 can be seen
More info: http://merchantshouse.org
11. Formica since 1931
Formica was invented by Daniel O'Conor and
Herbert Faber and first produced in 1913
In 1931 Formica was used as a decorative
material
It would change the kitchen and make it a
colorful place to prepare food
13. Formica care
So many options but the first question was:
“how do I care for this laminate product to keep
it like new?”
The answer was: “no special care needed, just
clean your top with a bit of soap and water”
15. Corian since 1968
Invented by Donald Slocum
Corian was introduced as the first decorative
sheet material with seamless joints
Thermoforming, even 3D is an option
Corian sinks are available
17. Corian care
The question was: “how do I care for this acrylic
product to keep it like new?”
The answer was: “no special care needed, just
clean your top with a bit of soap and water”
You can use a green pad and some soft scrub
to polish little scratches and stubborn stains
It still works after more than 40 years in todays
kitchens
19. CaesarStone since 1987
Moshe Narkis, a professor at the Polytechnic,
found the right formula to create Quartz
countertops
2 cm slabs found their way to Europe
Soon the rest of the World followed
CaesarStone, the leading innovator in quartz
21. CaesarStone care
This quartz material is so tough, is there any
care needed?
The answer is: “no special care needed, just
clean your top with a mild cleaner and water”
You can use a green pad or some soft scrub to
take away stubborn stains
Dry your top with a paper towel
23. Ceramic brands
Laminam was the first producing 3 mm clay
based ceramic slabs
Kerlite, made in the same Laminam factory
Techlam by Levantina
Neolith makes larger and thicker slabs
Dekton by Cosentino is not clay based but
sintered with fly ash
Lapitec by Breton is also sintered with fly ash
24. Ceramics care
Same as previous materials
A mild cleaner and you can use some soft
scrub to take away stubborn stains
Dry ceramic top with a paper towel
30. Granite care, a true story...
A shining granite counter top really makes me feel like the
kitchen is clean. I’d get so frustrated when, even though I
wiped the granite countertops with a microfiber cloth and
granite cleaner, I’d see streaks left behind (total first world
problem, I know).
The problem is especially visible on our black granite
countertops. (Did you know that this variety of granite is
called Uba Tuba? How random and funny is that?)
Anyway, guess what! I discovered the simple, simple
answer: Spray the granite cleaner on the microfiber cloth,
and not too much of it either. Then wipe the counters and
wipe again with a dry part of the cloth. And look!
Yippee!!
Source: http://seemommydoing.com/2013/01/
