# Is stainless steel the avocado or harvest gold of the future?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stainless-steel-the-avocado-or-harvest-gold-of-the-future/410521>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 4, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stainless-steel-the-avocado-or-harvest-gold-of-the-future/410521 "2007-07-04T20:50:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stainless-steel-the-avocado-or-harvest-gold-of-the-future/410521/61 "2007-07-06T09:50:50Z")

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> A lot of granite is pretty ugly (although the stuff my parents got is nice) and it can have a lot of problems.

I wonder if there are different grades of granite or something.  
I never had any problems with my granite in 9 years at our old house.  
I stood on it, put hot things on it, etc and it never cracked or got discolored or anything.  
I once had a small puddle of olive oil sit on it overnight and it cleaned right up the next day.  
We also have granite at our new house and I _adore_ it: the depth, the variation, the _movement_.  
I’ve heard soapstone is rather soft but it is indeed attractive. Maybe the softness is part of its look? Sort of like distressed wood?

I never really wanted stainless steel–or a 6 burner cooktop–in our next house, but we do (very long story.) My husband loves it. I am kind of “meh” about it but it has not been nearly as troublesome (fingerprints) as I expected.  
I am starting to wonder if stainless steel will be the new white?  
It’s never gone out of style in commercial kitchens–but who knows.

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**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stainless-steel-the-avocado-or-harvest-gold-of-the-future/410521/62 "2007-07-06T15:03:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Tuckerfan]  
I give you the [Dymaxion Bathroom.](http://www.wnet.org/bucky/bathroom.html)  
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That’s cool. The standard scandinavian wet-room approach comes pretty close from a functionality perspective though, and it’s a lot cheaper.

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