Do you actually use your countertops for dough forming, cutting, etc?

tranquility · Yesterday, 01:41 PM

I've noticed some ppl don't bother w cutting boards or sheets when cutting or molding dough and just use the countertop, I wonder what %age of ppl do that? It personally seems weird to me cuz I have to be vigilant to keep the countertop super-clean; I can see the efficiency but I never thought of doing that. How do you guys work in the kitchen?

2000cs · Yesterday, 03:23 PM

Granite counters, so yes for dough rolling and cutting. If we had Corian or Formica or wood, we would use a hunk of granite or marble kept cold in the fridge. That doesn’t stop us from keeping the countertops clean. (Meat, chicken and veggies all cut/prepared on cutting boards)

UncleWede · Yesterday, 04:10 PM

Cutting board use isn't so much a cleanliness issue on our Corian. I don't want marks that would need buff/polish.

I still prefer a taquero who has a wooden board that has that depression from him chopping the meat with a clever. I know then the taco will be properly "seasoned" like a fine bourbon

infinitekidM2C · Yesterday, 04:48 PM

No i use a cutting board.

Speaking of bored, you are bored.

MassWholeBimmer · Yesterday, 07:18 PM

Nope. Granite counter tops $5000.00. Cutting board, much less. I bought a pizza dough rolling mat for that purpose.

Pauly Wauly · Yesterday, 07:40 PM

Granite counter top & matching granite cutting board on top of the granite counter top for cutting, etc.

SpeedBuggy · Yesterday, 07:49 PM

Nope x 2, just remolded the kitchen and just over $6000.00 in quartz countertops. We use a pastry mat and cutting boards.

RickFLM4 · Today, 06:10 AM

We have the same granite we had installed in 2002. Making / stretching pizza dough - sure. Cutting anything or prepping meat? No - we use a cutting board.

RickFLM4 · Today, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MassWholeBimmer

Nope. Granite counter tops $5000.00. Cutting board, much less. I bought a pizza dough rolling mat for that purpose.

I have one of those too and like it when I use it. Not so much when it is time to clean and dry it.

MassWholeBimmer · Today, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

I have one of those too and like it when I use it. Not so much when it is time to clean and dry it.

True that..

spazzyfry123 · Today, 06:39 AM

Quartz here. Dough folding and the like on the counter. Veggies, meat, etc is on a wooden cutting board.

Watching The World Burn · Today, 08:59 AM

Depends...we have granite.

1. Dough and that, yeah, on the counter for sure.

2. Cutting any meat - always a cutting board.

3. Fruits...for lunches I'll often cut right on the counter. Veg prep, I'll use a cutting board more often than not unless I'm doing garlic, then I just use the counter again.

Nobody is revealing their age. I'm 42.

tranquility · Today, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

Nobody is revealing their age. I'm 42.

What does age have to do w it? ASL?...all this talk about counters is making me so hot lol jk

UncleWede · Today, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitekidM2C

No i use a cutting board.

Speaking of bored, you are bored.

Might be the counter talking

RickFLM4 · Today, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

What does age have to do w it? ASL?...all this talk about counters is making me so hot lol jk

I think he misinterpreted %age.

BMWCCA1 · Today, 05:36 PM

I'm 71 and we used Alberene Soapstone for our counter-tops and hearth five-years ago when we built our new home. We chose it because it is a local natural material and so tough you can have a campfire on it if you wanted. The quarry from where it came is probably 20-miles from our house. We have a huge island with no sink or stove top that we use for crafts, puzzles, etc. We like the way the soapstone looks without any treatment as we were going for that lived-in farmhouse look anyway. But for sharp stuff we use cutting boards. Any scratches in the soapstone can be sanded out but most mistakes or damage fits right in with the quartz veins in the black stone.

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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18062 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Cutting board use isn't so much a cleanliness issue on our Corian. I don't want marks that would need buff/polish. I still prefer a taquero who has a wooden board that has that depression from him chopping the meat with a clever. I know then the taco will be properly "seasoned" like a fine bourbon __________________ I have romped on her and I giggled like a drunk infant the entire time. - Sedan_Clan
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RickFLM4 Brigadier General 10984 Rep 4,821 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: PB County, FL iTrader: (0)	We have the same granite we had installed in 2002. Making / stretching pizza dough - sure. Cutting anything or prepping meat? No - we use a cutting board. __________________ Current: 2018 SO/SS F83 ZCP Gone: 2015 SO/SO F82
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