Italiano
All Aluminox hoods, starting from the budget ones, have a Scotch Brite™ finish: a treatment of the stainless steel surface.
To be more precise, a brushing process which, through the use of non-woven synthetic fibre materials impregnated with abrasive granules of aluminium oxide and silicon carbide, gives an opaque and uniform appearance to the steel, eliminating any residues of welding; and, most importantly, it makes this have good scratch resistance.
That name though… Where did it come from?
First of all, it is the commercial name of a line of products from the multinational 3M (hence that Trademark Sign…).
Scotch is the name of Scotch tape (a name still in use): an adhesive tape characterized by the fact that it was easily removable and it could be taken off without leaving residues, thanks to its low adhesive power.
The tape had such a small amount of adhesive that it was renamed “Scotch“.
This is a clear reference to the stereotype of the stingy Scotsman.
A name that caught on, so much so that in Italy stationery adhesive tape is still commonly called that!
Brite is, more simply, the colloquial homophone form of “bright”.
But you… be bright, and not stingy.
And for your kitchen, don’t go for the cheapest solution.
Choose an Aluminox hood instead!
