[Normy]

Me and the other are about to commit to a new kitchen.

-the budget: $30,000. So far, we are at at $29,000 for everything, but today the architects drawings of our kitchen [why this is needed, at $500 is beyond me] had all the electricals WRONG.

I'm ripping the kitchen down to the bare walls. All the current appliances have been sold on Craigslist for $600, to be picked up next month. The 'frige is a GE unit that has a low-mount freezer, with "French doors" above, since my back isn't my best feature anymore. The slide-in range, wall-mount oven, over-the-range microwave and the [worthless] dishwasher are all from the same company: Frigidaire "Professional Series". That just means that they all have the same handles. It looks cool in the end. These are all "clean steel", meaning that they are clear-coated so that you don't see every fingerprint on the stainless.

AFTER months of consternation...I took black granite over the quartz composite materials from Silestone and Ceasarstone, a DuPont product. Why? Because the granite in question had glimmers of gold mica within, and none of the Quartz matched. Quartz is the surface that you encounter when you walk into Burger King these days. That doesn't make it less valuable, it emphasizes its value: This stuff, in the right color, can grace a $60,000 kitchen. It can also grace a Burger King because it can be made in bright green and will last longer than the cinderblocks that were used to build the place!

I suspect that other Porsche owners have learned or know something about kitchen countertops. And I'm probably not the only person on here who's putting money into their kitchen.

Suggestions?

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