sumwon sed:
>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

With brushed SS the brush marks are all in the same direction... you
mean to say that folks where you live will be certain to make all their
scratches in the same precise direction and exactly to the same depth
and width? Yoose gots to be kidding... of course brushed SS shows
scratches, and those scratches look three times as serious when made
accross the grain... and brushed SS countertops begin to look
especially old and worn as the brush marks wear away and shiny spots
appear in the areas that get the most use. Brushed metal is best
reserved for vertical and non-work surfaces like the fridge, stove, and
dishwasher, not counter tops. My kitchen sink is SS, a very expensive
Elkay (the Rolls Royce of SS sinks)... and no matter how careful I am
its brushed finish shows scratches and wear marks... the only way to
keep it pristine is to not ever use it.

Sheldon