Newstar granite cheese board

1. Is slate food safe?

As you see from above, there are many types of slate on the market and no, not all slate is food-safe.  In fact, some slate is very porous and can actually trap food and bacteria.  Even the best slates for use in food settings (like ours) require some form of sealing. 

2. Is slate fragile? Will it break if I drop it?

This is a hard question to answer.  Slate is very, very strong.  Our slate especially.   That is why we can cut it so thin and it will not break easily.  A normal slate can handle having dozens of times it own weight on top of it.

The easiest way to think of natural slate like ours is that is is very similar to porcelain or glass.  It is very hard and durable but it is likely to break if it is hit sharply by something hard or dropped on a hard surface.  If you treat your slate like you would any dish or glass from your kitchen, your slate will be perfectly fine!

3.How to clean your slate?

All of our products are treated and sealed to be food safe.
Soapstone, chalk, crumbs, and liquids wipe off easily with a damp sponge or towel. 
Our slate boards can also be washed with a sponge and dish soap. 
Slate boards that do not have EVA feet on the bottom are dishwasher safe.

4. Is slate perfectly flat?

Slate is very close to flat, but it is not perfectly flat, no.  That is why we use clear acrylic feet to level it which makes it flat for use.  Many other slates on the market use cork feet or felt bottoms which do look nice, but if you glue felt to the bottom of a non-level slate... well it is still going to be a non-level slate, just with a felt bottom.  Additionally, cork and felt are not waterproof like our slate.