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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Solidarity, laminate person. We LOVE our butcherblock, which we have had for five years. Sealed it with tung oil and it's waterproof -- even around the sink. We re-oil once a year or so.

We got two large stained rings from hot pots. Oh no! Got out an electric sander and fifteen minutes later they were gone. Bam.  Re-oiled that area and were good to go.

1.5" oak cost less than $500. We got it as a temporary countertop until we could afford the soapstone I craved with my white cabinets. Now we just can't get motivated to replace it because it has been so great, and the oak works so well with our craftsman home.

So: butcherblock is high maintenance if you don't initially seal it, I guess? We did 6-8 coats of tung oil, and maybe if you skimp it's a problem? But five years in our oak is still lookin' good, and it was dirt cheap.

P.S. We don't cut directly on it, but I can't imagine cutting directly on any countertop.[/quote]

Some of us have busy lives and don't really want to baby, seal, oil our fragile soapstone and butcher blocks countertops

We have granite, sealed them once and haven't had any issue in years.[/quote]

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