burned laminate countertop

I’m afraid so.

I would be heart-broken if we weren’t intending to replace the countertops relatively soon. I still feel terrible about it though, because I should have known better.

I was making croutons for our salad the other evening. I coated my pan with olive oil, tossed in my toasted bread cubes, salted, seasoned, and sauteed them….They looked and smelled perfect. I took my pan off the medium-high heat and sat it on my countertop. I had often sat hot pots & pans on my counter and had not had a problem, but evidently my pan was hotter than usual. Anyway, after I transferred the croutons to the salad bowl, I noticed the dark ring. Can you see it?

It’s not super obvious. There are really just a few dark marks. You wouldn’t notice it if you weren’t looking for it. But hopefully that hard lesson’s learned. I have plenty of hot pads; I’ll be using them more frequently from now on. – milkmaid