Talk to me about counter cutouts

banana123

Thu, Feb 13 2020, 4:03 am

My parents used corrugated plastic. We use a thick flexible plastic, available at many stores here. We seal with regular tape. After Pesach you wash it and roll it up to save for next year.

ra_mom

Thu, Feb 13 2020, 7:34 am

If you use big sheets of corrugated plastic and cut to size, you don't need to use any tape to hold them down at all.
We haven't done custom (keep in mind custom made cutouts that last from year to year are large and heavy and have to be stored/brought up and down).

I have learned to purchase the biggest sheets available for the triangular corners of the counters/sinks and use a box cutter to cut as custom as possible. This way it's mostly big pieces that extend way past the corners and cover most of the counter space, and I don't need any tape. Comes out much neater this way and I have an easier time cooking, cleaning and wiping down.
I only use tape on the actual ends of the corrugated plastic, in order to seal the ends of the pastic pieces so food doesn't get in (but I don't tape down to the counter or to each other). This way they stay clean and I can keep them for a few years. They are a pain to cut custom but worthwhile because I can use for a few years (about 4). And when I need new ones, it is much easier to cut the second time around since I use the old one as my base and it goes very quickly.