Uses and Benefits
Stainless steel is the perfect material for any establishment requiring an easy-to-clean or sterile environment, so worktops in stainless steel have been popular in catering kitchens and laboratories for decades. They are now increasingly being specified by other businesses and for domestic kitchens.
As well as the hygiene benefits, strength and durability are also big advantages with stainless steel worktops. Most stainless steel worktops are wrapped around wood – but they will take the hardest use without any worry about edges becoming chipped and leaving the substrate exposed.
Because stainless steel is non-porous, liquid spills will not leave a stain, even if the cook sloshes red wine a bit too vigorously. It is also extremely heat resistant, so hot pans can be put straight onto a stainless steel worktop.
Steel reflects light better than other worktop surfaces which can be helpful in a kitchen, improving working conditions. It is also aesthetically pleasing and can be formed into all sorts of bespoke shapes to suit individual requirements.
Where to buy stainless steel worktops
- Reginox UK LTD - Radnor park trading estate, Back lane, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4XJ, 01260 280033
- Barazza - Euroline, 8 De Grey Square, De Grey Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5YQ, 0845 338 1761