best kitchen sink material

What is the best material for a kitchen sink?

Just as it is not possible to unambiguously establish what is the best forma for a kitchen sink, it is not possible to answer the question what is the best material for a kitchen sink. The answer, in fact, depends on the particular needs of the purchaser, from the investment budget, from style you want to give to the environment.

Kitchen sinks are used daily for a large number of activities and need to be strong and durable over time. The first selection criterion we must follow is precisely this: strength, robustness, durability. Evaluate which of all the materials performs best against these parameters.

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If we wanted to briefly summarise the characteristics of the main materials, steel and ceramic.

  1. Stainless steelHygienic, easy to clean, fairly inexpensive, sensitive to shocks, not particularly heat-resistant.
  2. Ceramicseasy to clean and resistant to heat, scratches and stains, but may chip with impact.

Mgreen materials for the kitchen sink

In recent years, thanks to new ecological awareness, the thought has come forward that choosing a kitchen sink for aesthetics and functionality is not enough. Why we can contribute to a more sustainable future by choosing sinks made of green materials that do not have a serious impact on the environment and promote the principles of the circular economy.

Plados Telma is a company that produces high-quality sinks according to a production philosophyone attentive to the raw materialconsumption of resources and the environmental impact of its products. The company invests in research and development in order to realise green sinks contributing to a greener future for generations to come.

The company's commitment was combining functionality, design and performance with non virgin materials, obtained by recycling reprocessed organic and inorganic raw materials.

The results are outstanding and the green sinks from Plados Telma have the same resistance characteristics (stains, impacts, scratches, heat, UV radiation) as the traditional sinks we produce. To find out more click here.

If you are about to buy a kitchen sink and are looking for a sink with high performance in terms of strength and durability, discover the premium quality of Plados Telma sinks.

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