Thanks to the combination of beautiful design and an impressively resilient, easycare surface, a Silgranit® sink is the ultimate choice for long-lasting kitchen bliss.

Strong and highly resistant against the kind of things that happen during daily domestic use. Silgranit® can easily deal with scratches from cutlery, pots and pans. The metal object is actually worn away rather than Silgranit being scratched, so the mark will simply wipe off.

Silgranit® can handle extreme temperature shifts, from freezing to boiling temperatures, without impact or effect. In fact, the surface is hygienically safe for food preparation so you can defrost food and fill a pan with boiling water on the same spot and Silgranit® will not suffer from the thermal shock.

Silgranit® is simply strong.

 

Do not use special cleaning agents

Although Silgranit is a very durable material, there are cleaning products that you should not use to clean your granite sink. These include:

  • Drain cleaners
  • Cleaners containing chlorine
  • Lyes or other solvents
  • Abrasive cleaners

These agents are very aggressive and can cause lasting damage to your sink. Rely on BLANCO cleaning and care products. These are adapted to the material properties of Silgranit.

DAILY CARE

To clean marks and everyday traces of use from your sink on a day-to-day basis, all you need is a sponge, some detergent and water. Slightly moisten the sponge under running water. Squeeze a small amount of detergent onto the soft side of the sponge. Clean your granite sink by rubbing it with the sponge in small, circular movements, using only the soft side of the sponge. Once you’re finished, rinse your sink thoroughly with clean water. Finally, rub your sink dry with a microfibre cloth in order to prevent limescale.

REMOVING METAL ABRASION

Metal cutlery and pans can leave dark marks on Silgranit® when accidently scraped across the surface during typical domestic use, especially the lighter colours. However this is actually the metal from the pot, pan or fork wearing away, rather than the Silgranit®.

Removing these dark lines is easy. Apply some cooking oil to the soft side of a wet sponge. Clean the sink with the soft side of the sponge, with circular movements. The mixture of oil and water lifts the metal residues from the sink. Rinse your sink with dish soap and warm water for oil removal, then dry it with a microfiber cloth.

DISCOLOURATION & LIMESCALE

If you go for a long time without cleaning your Silgranit sink, limescale particles will gather on the surface. These deposits typically gather around the mixer tap and on the drainer, as dishes dry here and water droplets evaporate. While the deposited limescale is easy to spot against dark sinks, it can easily go unnoticed at first on light-coloured sinks. Only when the limescale becomes discoloured, for instance if the once-white limescale becomes the colour of a tea bag, does it become apparent. Silgranit itself is completely colour-fast – it is the limescale deposits that become discoloured. The use of acid-based cleaning agents, such as vinegar cleaner or citric acid, helps here. They dissolve the lime and dirt layer and give the sink back its original color. Simply spray the sink with an acid-based cleaner and let it work for a short time. Then wipe with a damp cloth and dry with a microfiber cloth.

MONTHLY DEEP-CLEANING

It is best to clean your Silgranit sink every day, as described above, in order to prevent limescale from forming. This will help prevent discolouration, which is harder to remove. In addition, you should also give your BLANCO sink a basic deep clean every couple of months in case limescale has formed despite these efforts.

Questions about the cleaning and care of SILGRANIT sinks