Luigi Zanasi wrote:

: Arborite/Formical/High pressure laminate?
: Solid surface a la Corian or others?
: Paperstone?
: Wood - vertical "real" butcher block or horizontal laminations? What
: wood if not maple?
: Stone (granite, marble)?
: Others I missed?

I'm a big fan of laminate. In our new kitchen we're using gray laminate countertops from Ikea.
Look great, really easy to keep clean, totally non-absorbent, etc.
I'll be building a rolling cart with a butcherblock top, at some point.

-- Andy Barss