Kitchen countertops are possibly the hardest working element of the kitchen. These long slabs of stone, wood, metal and quartz are in use on a constant, daily basis, whether it’s for preparing food, a ...

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I have a variety of neuroses, but germophobia is not one of them. A freewheeling rail-grasper, I moved through life with nary a care about surfaces — until the pandemic, when I started wiping down ...