Set under a hot pot or dish, a trivet keeps heat off the table or counter below; ours at Eleish Van Breems Home run across cork, cast iron, ceramic tile, turned timber and thick felt, each sized to the base of the pan; serving tools sit under serving utensils. Choose one a shade wider than your largest pot.
Which trivet materials protect a table from heat?
Trivet materials that protect against heat include cork, thick wood, cast metal and wool felt, each putting a gap and an insulating layer between a hot pan and the surface; a soft wool trivet suits the table. Choose one sized a little larger than your biggest pot.
Which trivets are decorative enough for open shelves?
Trivets decorative enough for open shelves are the carved-wood, patterned-tile and cast-brass kinds that read as objects when they are not in use, alongside the warm culinary copper. Stand one on edge or lay it flat so it earns its place on the shelf between meals.
What cleans trivets of wood, cork and metal safely?
Cleaning a trivet follows its material: a damp wipe then dried at once for cork and timber, a soft buff for cast metal, and no standing water on wood; the fuller range sits under kitchen trivets, best trivets. Give a wooden trivet an occasional application of a suitable wood oil according to the material's care requirements.
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