How To Choose The Best Kitchen Countertops For Your Home

There's an old Chinese saying: People are dependent on food. The kitchen is the main place for cooking food, so the kitchen is very important in the whole process of decoration. There are many details in kitchen decoration that need attention, and the choice of countertop materials can't be ignored.

The countertop materials of cabinets have experienced several breakthrough updates, from the initial cement board, tile surface, wood board, veneer fire-proof board and stainless steel to the quartz stone which is the most used today.

Definition of Quartz

Quartz is a new type of stone which is artificially synthesized by more than 90% of quartz crystals plus resins and other trace elements. It is an environmentally friendly and green new building material and decorative material that has no radioactive pollution and can be reused.

Main Performance

1. Not easy to scratch: Quartz countertop has a quartz sand content of more than 90% and is pressed by gravity, and its overall hardness can be as high as Mohs hardness level 5 or above, which is larger than sharp tools such as knives and shovels used in kitchens, so it is not easy to scratch.

2. Strong anti-pollution: Quartz countertop is a compact and non-porous solid surface material manufactured under vacuum conditions. The surface has excellent corrosion resistance to acid and alkali. The liquid that has been placed on the surface for a long time only needs to be wiped with clean water or clean and bright detergent with a rag.

3. Fire-resistant and flame-retardant: Natural quartz crystal is a typical refractory material. More than 90% of quartz countertop made of natural quartz has excellent fire-resistant and flame-retardant properties, and will not burn due to contact with high temperature. 

4. Non-toxic and radiation-free: The surface of quartz countertop is smooth, flat and free of scratches. The dense and nonporous material structure makes bacteria have nowhere to hide. 

5. Anti-infiltration and color bleeding: Quartz countertop is dense and non-porous. After multiple polishing processes, high-quality compound and antioxidant are added. The product has low water absorption, anti-infiltration and stain resistance.

Maintenance

1. Avoid cracking due to local overheating of the countertop. Do not put hot pots, irons, electric furnaces and other high-temperature utensils directly on the countertop for a long time. It is recommended to use pot mats with good thermal insulation;

2. In order to make the quartz countertop bright and clean for a long time, if the countertop is stained with oil stains, soy sauce stains, rust and other stains, please clean it in time, so as to prevent stains from staying for a long time and causing stains on the countertop;

3. Do not use heavy objects to impact or sharp tools to knock the countertop, especially in weak parts such as hearth and basin.

How to Choose the Best Kitchen Countertops for Your Home?

1. Look: Look at whether the color of the table top is bright, and whether the surface is fine and free of pores;

2. Touch: Touch with your hands to feel that the surface is silky and uneven;

3. Scratch: scratch the table surface with your nails to see if it will leave scratches;

4. Try: Use soy sauce to test the permeability of kitchen countertops, or vinegar to test whether the countertops contain calcium carbonate, or use a lighter to burn the countertops.