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Peter
Nov 23, 2015, 2:44:02 PM11/23/15
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replying to David Ellis, Peter wrote:
******> ellisdp wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Does anyone have any advice on how best to maintain an Askilan kitchen
> worktop?
> I have one which was fitted two years ago, and has only been lightly
> used, but I have never found it easy to keep it looking good. The
> surface is supposed to be semi matt, but develops glossy "high spots"
> which leave it looking uneven textured. In other places (particularly
> the draining area) the texture just seems permanently blotchy and hard
> to keep clean.
> I contacted the supplier sooner after fitting, and they said if
> necessary clean it with "Cif" abrasive cream, and to be quite tough
> with it (I was not sure whether it was OK to use abrasives). I have
> done this and it does sort of work, but you have to scrub quite hard
> and keep doing it regularly, otherwise it quickly gets blotchy. You
> cannot just wipe it clean with some Flash as I would a granite
> worktop.
> They also advised after cleaning it thoroughly to wipe the surface
> with olive oil to give it a glossy finish. I tried this in a small
> area but it seemed to leave a sticky finish and I did not like the
> idea of having my worktop coated in olive oil, so I cleaned it off.
> The company (Askilan) has now ceased trading as far as I can tell -
> their web site is no longer active.
> Overall I wish I had paid a bit extra and had granite!
> Thanks
> David Ellis
I believe that Askilan is/was the best kitchen worktop material ever
produced. I have experience of granite, Hardwood, Corian etc etc. Granite
is actually porous and requires quite high maintenance. Corian and all
it's many lookalikes, stain and you cannot put pots straight from the
stove or oven. Askilan you can actually torch with a blowlamp. I did to
prove to my wife that she needn't worry. Mine, with integral sink has
been in domestic use for 14 years now and looks as new. Yes, use Cif type
cleaner and then baby oil, wiping off with kitchen roll. The only
limitation to Askilan was the fairly limited range of darker colours. It
used to be stocked/supplied by John Lewis, but as you say I don't think it
is any longer imported from Germany, if it still exists there.
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******> ellisdp wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Does anyone have any advice on how best to maintain an Askilan kitchen
> worktop?
> I have one which was fitted two years ago, and has only been lightly
> used, but I have never found it easy to keep it looking good. The
> surface is supposed to be semi matt, but develops glossy "high spots"
> which leave it looking uneven textured. In other places (particularly
> the draining area) the texture just seems permanently blotchy and hard
> to keep clean.
> I contacted the supplier sooner after fitting, and they said if
> necessary clean it with "Cif" abrasive cream, and to be quite tough
> with it (I was not sure whether it was OK to use abrasives). I have
> done this and it does sort of work, but you have to scrub quite hard
> and keep doing it regularly, otherwise it quickly gets blotchy. You
> cannot just wipe it clean with some Flash as I would a granite
> worktop.
> They also advised after cleaning it thoroughly to wipe the surface
> with olive oil to give it a glossy finish. I tried this in a small
> area but it seemed to leave a sticky finish and I did not like the
> idea of having my worktop coated in olive oil, so I cleaned it off.
> The company (Askilan) has now ceased trading as far as I can tell -
> their web site is no longer active.
> Overall I wish I had paid a bit extra and had granite!
> Thanks
> David Ellis
I believe that Askilan is/was the best kitchen worktop material ever
produced. I have experience of granite, Hardwood, Corian etc etc. Granite
is actually porous and requires quite high maintenance. Corian and all
it's many lookalikes, stain and you cannot put pots straight from the
stove or oven. Askilan you can actually torch with a blowlamp. I did to
prove to my wife that she needn't worry. Mine, with integral sink has
been in domestic use for 14 years now and looks as new. Yes, use Cif type
cleaner and then baby oil, wiping off with kitchen roll. The only
limitation to Askilan was the fairly limited range of darker colours. It
used to be stocked/supplied by John Lewis, but as you say I don't think it
is any longer imported from Germany, if it still exists there.
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Vir Campestris
Nov 24, 2015, 3:59:17 PM11/24/15
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On 23/11/2015 19:44, Peter wrote:
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> I believe that Askilan is/was the best kitchen worktop material ever
> produced.
<snip>
>
> I believe that Askilan is/was the best kitchen worktop material ever
> produced.
> but as you say I don't think it
> is any longer imported from Germany, if it still exists there.
Seven years on from the original question, and the OP might be able to
> is any longer imported from Germany, if it still exists there.
tell you whether their care regime works.
Andy
Gordon H
Nov 25, 2015, 6:54:37 AM11/25/15
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On 23/11/2015 19:44, Peter wrote:
I covered them with Formica, and they still resist hot pans and dishes
and scratches.
Did they stop producing it because it was indestructible?
:-)
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Gordon H
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