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Engineered stone will be banned in Australia in world-first decision (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's an option but not every body likes the aesthetics of having a kitchen that looks like the morgue ;)

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

You don’t have to do everything in stainless steel. Like the cabinets can be in a different style. Also stainless steel can be colored. Trough heat treatment, chemical process or a nano coating. It’s expensive though, that’s why you only see kitchen sinks in colored stainless steel.

And you can use other metals for a countertop like brass. Though brass ages and gets a patina. You either love or hate that.

[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah thanks I don't want verdigris on my pastry.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

yeah verdigris is too much patina lol. I was more talking about how brass will get brownish gold spots. If you let it turn green your not cleaning it often enough.

[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

No matter how much you clean it, it's always going to have a layer of ooxides, and they're water soluble, which would taste like sucking on loose change.

That's why you don't see brass cookware. Copper bowls can be a thing, but that's weird chef stuff, and cleaning them before use is arduous.

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah I just can't do metal bench tops. For me if I couldn't have stone I'd lean towards wood.