On Wed 26 Jan 2005 05:31:22a, Nathalie Chiva wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:14:20 +0000 (UTC), Mark Shaw
> > wrote:
>
>>Nathalie Chiva > wrote:
>>
>>> Design the top cabinets to go up to the ceiling. More room, and no
>>> greasy cabinet tops to clean.
>>
>>Actually, we're doing just the opposite to gain more storage
>>space (atop the cabinetry) for seldom-used small appliances
>>and the like. The overall footprint of the kitchen is quite small.
>
> Too bad - then it's the seldom-used appliances which will gather
> greasy dust. I do the same - I store that kind of thing high-up, but
> in the top upper cabinets (I have actually two separate lines of upper
> cabinets, if you see what I mean). It's a great scheme.
>
>>
>>Doesn't SS scratch easily?
>
> Never use the shiny kind - you must use what we call "brushed" SS -
> it's actually SS with inbuilt millions of microscratches, looks lovely
> and doesn't show scratches, obviously.
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

LOL! Some like to call it a "patina". Personally, I think it looks like
crap most of the time, but I know a lot of people love it. Even in
apartments I've lived in, I've had the SS sink removed and replaced with
porcelainized cast iron.

OTOH, SS is by far the most resistant to actual damage, although it can
show serious dings.

Just my 2¢

Wayne