Rectangular Cork Table Protector Heat Pad 30x20cm

These thick rectangular table runners in natural cork provide substantial protection to your work surface and to your table stopping the formation of ""heat rings"". Natural cork provides excellent insulating properties allowing you put down dishes and pans straight off the hob or out the oven without fear of damage to your surfaces. The hot pot stand also protects against accidental spillage. ""Quercus suber" The cork oak tree is covered in thick, knobby bark that was probably developed for forest fire survival. This is where the cork comes from. When harvested, the tree is left standing while the bark is peeled off and cut from the tree. The bark eventually grows back and can be reharvested every nine to twelve years. A healthy cork oak that lives to be two hundred years old can be harvested up to sixteen times. Portugal has the largest number of cork oak trees in the world and is subsequently the worldâs leader in cork production