In fact they are recommended as countertop materials for that purpose.
Crock pot on granite countertops.
If you don t want the busy pattern of granite but want a natural stone there is a huge variety of beautiful quartzsite choices on the market today many of which rival marble in their subtle beauty.
When natural stone is exposed to sudden heat the stone may crack this is called thermal shock.
The only countertop materials that you can safely set hot pots and pans on are soapstone and sintered surfaces.
Setting hot items directly on quartz or granite may not damage them immediately but they could eventually crack due to thermal shock.
On the stone advice forum they heated a slab to like a gazillion degrees with a blow torch i think and cooked a steak on it i guess they hadn t heard of the cooking forum lol and the granite didn t crack or break.
Take the appropriate steps and avoid a sizable repair bill.
You could set an extremely hot pot on it for several minutes and you would not hurt it at all.
Always use a trivet under portable heat generating appliances such as a crock pot or toaster oven.
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Tools contained in a crock.
Salt and pepper shakers.
Breaking out the crock pot for a long day of simmering can lead to a world of hurt for your corian or other solid surface countertop.
The only thing you need to know is that you should always place your slow cooker on a small trivet or on its feet when cooking on a quartz countertop.
On high it got a bit warmer that s all.
Now there will be instances like cooking heavy holidays when you might be using the slow cooker and the stove at the same time.
It s handy to have these right within easy reach when you re working with food on or in the stove and you can diy a crock that fits the decor in your kitchen by using a vase a ball jar or a even a planter.
Allow cookware to cool before placing it into a sink.
I have used my crock pot for extended periods of time on my granite and it really didn t transfer much heat to the granite it was barely warm to the touch.