Thanks for all the replies so far.

It's gotta be wood as the worktops will complement a Belfast sink.

Anything else just wont do for the wife. It will be more decorative than
functional.

In the woods defense it wont be getting a lot of abuse as my wife just
doesn't do "cooking" in the biblical sense. It's qiuck and easy in our
house.



Me personally.........I'd go for granite, but as SHE wears the trousers
it's gonna be wood....Maple I think, due to the afore mentioned anti-
bacterial properties.


Ron