On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:34:02 -0500, "Saerah"
> wrote:

>
>Sheldon wrote in message
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>>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.
>>
>
>after working in a commercial kitchen, im sold on stainless counters. i
>don't care about how they look; they are expremely functional and easy to
>clean.
>

How is the function of stainless steel extremely different from other
surfaces? They're all horizontal, something spills, you wipe it. My
guess to answer that would be that you can put a hot pan directly on
SS and you don't have to seal it or other fuss like the stone ones.
But I've never worked on SS so perhaps you had some other features in
mind?

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