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PoP writes:
Not having had experience of granite worktops a couple of questions
are in order......

Presumably, being granite, the surface could be a bit cold during the
winter months. How does granite stand up to having a hot pan stood on
it?

Not sure how granite compares with thick slate, but my father
made their dining table ~25 years ago, and had the slate top
custom made from large sheets of polished slate from the slate
mine at the top of Honister Pass in the Lake District. He liked
the thought of it being completely heat proof (came out of a
volcano, and plates and dishes don't get that hot;-) so no need
for table cloths or place mats. However, the first time a hot
plate was put on it, the plate cracked in half, and we had a
couple more such incidents before having to return to place mats.
The slate top has survived perfectly over the years without any
damage appearing on it, in spite of constant use.

--
Andrew Gabriel