Crock Pot On Laminate Countertop

However we have used our instantpot directly on the countertops plenty of times and i m not sure there is a huge difference other than a shorter cooking time.

Crock pot on laminate countertop.

This trivet effortlessly holds both hot plates and pots preventing any harmful damages to any surface. I agree that there is no need to take a risk. Laminate countertops resist stains heat scratches and won t break on impact. Lid stuck due to food a pan lid that is adhered to the countertop due to grease oily sauce or sticky food can be removed with warm towels and patience.

Laminate can handle hot pots and pans up to 400 degrees just fine. Soak a dish towel in hot water and wring it out. It s interesting what joe said about a coffee maker. Scorching or burning the surface isn t the problem.

Cambria silestone pental quartz hanstone and caesarstone all say no to hot pots and pans because of thermal shock. If you are going to use any electric cooker on your counter top then you need to protect the counter top surface from the heat by using a cutting board or trivet that the counter top fabricator provides. 0 75 inches thickness x 4 5 w x 10 d. If your fabricator did not provide you with at least one cutting board or trivet then you need to go and purchase your own.

Drop a heavy pot of water on it without worries. Thermal shock is the phenomenon where a cold surface is heated at an extremely fast rate causing the material to crack. In general other than the crock pot we haven t really been any more careful with our countertops than we were with our old laminate countertops. Silestone even says don t worry about dropping a lit match onto your silestone countertop.

Spill grape juice or tomato sauce on your countertop then clean it with ease and not leave a stain. The crock pot should have some feet to keep it directly off the heat of the counter. Protect your countertops from heat damage in a snazzy way. I use my crock pot on my induction rangetop and use my rice cooker right on the counter.

Place the steaming towel around the base of the lid where. That said if you have a large baking dish the ones usually used to roast a huge whole turkey what i do is. Stop placing your hot pot directly on the countertop.