"HeyBub" wrote in
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HeyBub wrote:
There are patterns that resemble butcher-block and would probably
look nice.
I figure if the "engineered" (fake wood) stuff is built to stand up
to the abuse of being on a floor, it could probably take ordinary
kitchen conditions.

Anyway, I've got some left over from a flooring project and thought I
would give it a go -- unless, of course, somebody can come up with a
discouraging word other than "That's the most f***ed up idea I EVER
heard!"

Heat test on "engineered" laminate flooring.

1. I took a metal pot and got some water vigorously boiling therein. I
set the pot on a 6x6-inch scrap of the target laminate and let it
cool. No visible change to the laminate.
2. Hmmm. I get a cast-iron skillet, put a layer of vegetable oil in it
and heated it up until the oil started to smoke. Turned off the gas
and let the thing sit for one minute. Then put the skillet on the
scrap. Again, no visible change to the laminate.
3. Okay, then. Next I get a pair of tongs and hold the laminate, good
side down, in the friggin' gas flame! At about ten seconds, the
laminate starts to char.

I conclude that, even if there's a trivet deficiency - and a
distracted cook - in the kitchen, I should probably be okay.



I think you should try a whole box over a BBQ. Not that it has anything
to do with your application. It'd just be cool.