Countertop Surface for Baking?

Jun 25, 2004 9 Replies

Hi.



We have an island in our kitchen and need to get a new countertop. We're looking for a type of surface on which we can do things like rolling and kneading dough, cutting cookies and things like that. Basically we'd like it to be a good surface for someone who likes to bake.



Any suggestions?



Thanks!



Ken


My counters are covered in large, porcelain floor tiles. It works well for me. You can get them 24x24. Other good choices would be granite or one of the newer solid surface materials like Avonite.

Hi Ken,

I have a 4' section of Marble counter top in my kitchen just for kneading and rolling out dough. It's fantastic! My wife loves it for her cookies she rolls out as well.

Dan

We don't have an island. What we did was to by a John Boos rolling stand covered with a large cutting board. Great for working dough. I bake breads a couple of times a week, and use it to knead away.

I am totally envious. I use a 2 x 2 marble slab - which works beautifully - but what a pain to lift up and down and clean.

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2004 18:42:53 -0700, during the rec.food.baking Community News Flash snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (Ken) reported:

Where I live, marble counter tops are the norm. We got one that is actually ground up and then compressed marble so that it is a single color called Caesar Stone - comes in wonderful shades, although we went with the less expensive natural color of milky coffee.

Take a look at their web page.

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can look at a mock up kitchen and pick colors to see how it willlook - sort of. Very cool.

Go with the marble. You'll not regret it.

Marble.

Fred Foodie Forums

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beautifully - but

I have given up lifting in and out of cupboards a marble slab and now it just stays out. Just use it as you would your counter.

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