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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone go with concrete countertops? I was leaning against quartz because of the worker hazards.  https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/24/1189745247/silicosis-young-workers-kitchen-countertops-lung-damage-california. We have granite now and it's fine, the color just looks dated.[/quote]

NP. I love my concrete countertops. But much like soapstone, you have to love patina. In my case, a friend is a concrete artisan, and I also liked the idea of having my countertop made personally for me by someone I knew. But also our island is too big for a single slab of any stone, and concrete was the only way to not have seams.

The stove is flanked by stainless countertops and stainless backsplash. I don't have to worry about heat or stains.

Other things from my kitchen design:

I have 6" pullout cabinets for cooking utensils (spatulas, spoons, chopsticks, etc) flank the stove, just in case we later decided we really wanted a 48" stove instead of the 36" bluestar gas stove I wanted. That way we can replace the stove with a larger one without having to redo all of the cabinets. Also put in a 48" vent hood, just in casse. Currently still very happy with the blue star.

We have a builtin panel-ready 36" sub-zero all fridge in the kitchen, and a large plain GE freezer in our pantry. I have an electric oven in my island on the other side of the kitchen from my range, which helps create a baking area that is distinct from the active cooking area. The baking sheet/pan cabinet is next to this oven.

we have a mix of drawers and cabinets, and I am happy in this regard. We have a full-height reach-in pantry cabinet that actually ended up being where we have all of the dishes and glassware and less-often used appliances (rice cooker, instapot, stand mixer). The walk-in pantry has the freezer, microwave, and toaster oven, as well as all of our dry goods.

our sink is a large 33" stainless single-bowl ruvati with a single-hole sink faucet with a pull-down pre-rinse from Signature Hardware. (wasn't willing to shell out for the dornbracht). We put a water filter on the cold line rather than having a separate filtered water tap.

I do miss my cork floors from my last kitchen, but we'd have to put cork in the entire living space, and it would likely hinder the heat distribution from the radiant floors. spouse still wishes we could have wedged another dishwasher in, but we would have had to lose either the trash cabinet or the baking sheet cabinet to make it work in the space we have. meh.  [/quote]

PP here. Do you have a dish drying rack on your counter? I'm thinking about getting a 37" sink and trying to use a rack in there, but maybe it's not realistic and we should just get a 32" or 33" and keep a rack out. There are so many cutting boards, pots, etc that don't go in the dishwasher.[/quote]

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