As UK temperatures soar to 40.2C, the hottest ever recorded, the phrase “if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” springs to mind… So let’s take a closer look at what can help you to make a cool decision for your kitchen worktops and stay cool with stone.
As UK temperatures soar to 40.2C, the hottest ever recorded, the phrase “if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” springs to mind… So let’s take a closer look at what can help you to make a cool decision for your kitchen worktops and stay cool with stone.
Science tells us that light colours reflect heat, while dark colours absorb it. So quartz worktops like CaesarStone Pure White and iStone Super White are going to keep the surface cooler to the touch.
Not feeling cold enough yet, let’s head to the polar extremes. CRL Arctic Shimmer, TGH Brilliant Ice and Cimstone Lapland quartz worktops all introduce a bit of sparkle to increase the reflective quality of their surface.
Choosing a light, bright colour palette also creates a sense of calm and serenity.
There are also practical reasons for selecting a light, quartz kitchen worktop. Food preparation is safer, as bacteria multiply less in cooler environments. If you are a cook and regularly roll out pastry, smooth stone surfaces will absorb heat from the dough, keeping the butter cooler, making the pastry shorter and flakier. Most quartz worktops now come with the added benefit of NSF Certification for Food Hygiene Safety, which is recognised internationally.
This is not a new idea, think back 100 years and many homes large and small had a pantry with a cold shelf. So, if you’re traditional in your taste –a marble worktop, quarried from the hills around Carrara could be just what you’re looking for.
While natural marble kitchen worktops provide old style luxury, quartz adds in modern functionality and will bring you to a vast choice of colours with subtle veining. Names are inspired by the glaciers of Europe and North America, such as CRL Monte Bianco, CRL White Water and CRL Colorado…more abstract names include CaesarStone Frosty Carina, Silestone Pearl Jasmine or Silestone Ethereal Haze.
To create an instant visual impact, selecting a material with a more defined pattern can achieve a striking effect. Terazzo finishes, with their small random mosaic-like designs are available with pure white backgrounds, like CaesarStone Nougat or Technistone Taurus Terrazo White, as are elegant wide-veined Calacattas looks such as Cimstone Calacatta Magnifico or Cimstone Calacatta Venato.
Improving on nature is never easy but choosing quartz worktops for your kitchen or bathroom gives you the look and feel of natural stone plus the durability you need for your busy home.
