What are you using under your kettle for heat protection?

[Hwk-I-St8]

My brewing table is wood. I've been using an induction burner, but it's giving me issues now, so I'm switching to a traditional internal heating element. I'll need some sort of trivet to protect the wood top. It's a 10G kettle, pretty close to 14" diameter (Spike).

Anyone found a nice round silicone trivet that's big enough? Everything I see is 7-9" it seems.

 

[NewJersey]

Ss brewtech has them in two sizesthe smaller size fits under my 15 gallon spike solo kettle perfectly

 

[Spartan1979]

I use the Ss Brewtech mats too.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

sweet....I'll go check 'em out

 

[k-os]

I use the SSBrewtech Mat with my 10 gallon Spike kettle.

https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/ekettle-10-gal-silicon-mat?_pos=3&_sid=7f32b8e5b&_ss=r

 

[mabrungard]

A large square of ceramic tile works, but I use a piece of foam insulation. It doesn't melt from the boiling temperature.

 

[gello22]

2 slats of pvc(paintable plastic wood) trim so it will dry underneath and not mold. Before that old laminate counter tops. at my altitude we are talking about 210.7 degree water.

Now if it wasn't my own brewing space and I was still up in the kitchen I wouldn't be so cavalier and would use pretty much anything non absorbent material between the kettle and the counter. I do have the old kitchen counters in my brew space because of a hop bag fire that did irreparable damage near the stove.

 

[RedRyderr]

I'm pretty happy with this for 5 bucks.

https://www.menards.com/main/buildi...321-c-5786.htm?tid=3309834569577389304&ipos=1

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I received the SS Brewtech matt on Saturday. It's very nice and fits the Brewbuilt kettle perfectly. I'm assuming it'll fit the Spike kettle about the same (both 10G kettles).

 

[RufusBrewer]

https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Counter-Resistant-Tablemat-Placemats/dp/B07D9CTW2B/
I have used something like this. You probably can find them cheaper at the Dollar Store of similar discount store.

 

[LarMoeCur]

When i used a wood table i layed out a full sheet of cork liner. Covered the entire table top. I later used a lid and cut out three circles for under the kettles.

 

[jrgtr42]

I'd think about a piece of diamond plate metal, with a layer of rubber or foam floor underlayment underneath. But I like that look, so...

 

[Birrofilo]

I have nothing against modern technology, but good old wood, cork, or rope would work very well in my opinion.

This kind of stuff (much cheaper than this): rope: Sottopentola color corda Art Tissage Tam

Cork https://www.amazon.it/Sottopentola-sughero-corda-circa-15/dp/B00QGIBOY6

Silicon is very good at resisting heat itself, but it's not good at insulating that much.