Corian vs Durasein

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Ihavekids · 03/08/2023 07:59

Hi everyone,

Has anyone used either of these solid surfaces for kitchen worktops please?

I've used white quartz before and it stained a little... tea, red wine, turmeric etc. But that was a veined white.

Does anyone have either Corian or Durasein and do they like it? I cook a lot with all kinds of ingredients and I'm not very clean. Really prefer something completely unstainable if that's possible?

Any advice or tips really welcome.

I don't like granite. And quartz might be a bit too expensive.

Thanks.

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Heronwatcher · 03/08/2023 08:25

I had corian in a house a few years ago and it was a dream- white with a few grey flecks in- looked great, cleaned really easily and never stained. The outside edge got a few tiny chips after about 8 years but you couldn’t see them.

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Ihavekids · 04/08/2023 09:07

Heronwatcher · 03/08/2023 08:25

Thankyou! I'd love white but am a bit put off by quartz in my old home staining. Turmeric and tea were the worst. Does Corian do OK with it? Turmeric in particular? Thanks.

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Colinswheels · 04/08/2023 15:03

We have Corian and it's non porous so doesn't stain. Still looks great after 5.5 years.

Heronwatcher · 04/08/2023 15:05

Yes ours had red wine, spices and god knows what else. As @Colinswheels says it’s not porous so nothing soaks in. The most we did was a very weak bleach solution on a tea stain which had been there for a couple of days and it came straight off.

jaundicedoutlook · 04/08/2023 15:22

Also have a look at Dekton, which is a ceramic type surface - impossible to stain and can take direct heat from very hot pans without discolouring. We got it when we did our kitchen a couple of years ago and it's great.

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Ihavekids · 04/08/2023 15:39

Thanks everyone, really reassuring! I really like the look of corian so will go ahead and order some samples.

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