Countertop ceramic, quartz or natural stone

Yes, exactly - solid oak. So far completely insensitive and we only oil it about every three weeks. But of course we don’t process food directly on the surface, but on boards.

With which oil? Wood (charred, not sure exactly) can also be cared for with food-safe fats or coconut soap.

It’s also a question of the requirement profile: Where large amounts of dough are made or animals are butchered, the surface must be flawless in terms of food technology, as just using boards is not enough.

Otherwise, whatever you like works.

Edit: Just saw the picture, nice combo! I’m just a fanboy of sink islands instead of stove islands .

We have a rug on our parquet floor in the kitchen. It works very well and the rug fits in nicely.

Black and white seems somewhat cold to me. For the countertop, ceramic is worth it in my opinion if you want to spend the money. It still looks good in 20 years. But the plastic countertops also look very nice today and last a long time.

If you choose a ceramic countertop, it doesn't necessarily have to have a seam. There are manufacturers with extra length.

Have fun with the rest of your kitchen shopping and I wish you successful negotiating.

We have a carpet on our parquet floor in the kitchen. It works very well and the carpet fits in nicely.

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What kind of material? Grease splashes, liquids, everything must be easy to remove, right?

We bake two loaves of bread every week and otherwise use the kitchen very intensively. Even in our old kitchen, we always used a latex mat for rolling/kneading. I don’t want to cut directly on the countertop for the sake of the knives. We use a worktop oil based on linseed oil.

Without knowing the specific oil, but based on linseed oil, good food-safe wood care products are offered - possibly even yours.

Yes, the latex underlays. I had them too, but I can clean the board itself faster and I also don't have underlays lying around. Being able to work directly on the board suits my working style.

But the OP can handle it however they like - also on suitable stone and ceramics anyway you can just get started.

Without knowing the specific oil, but based on linseed oil, good food-safe wood care products are offered - possibly even yours.

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According to the information on the bottle, it is.