The Great Kitchen Mat Standoff
kitchen mat A sarcastic history of the humble floor kitchen mat. From caveman dirt to modern foam. Learn about its epic battle against foot pain and spilled gravy. Gather ‘round. I’ll tell you a story of hardship and triumph. No, not the Civil War. I’m talking about the floor kitchen mat. Pay attention. Long ago, floors were just cold, hard dirt. Your feet hurt. Your back ached. You dropped a mammoth steak? Five-second rule didn’t exist. It was a lawless time. Then, some smart aleck threw down a straw mat. It was a revolution. For the first time, a person could stand and not feel every single pebble. A golden age. But straw rots. So they tried rugs. Fancy, right? Then someone spilled stew. The rug was ruined. The fight against spills had begun. The 20th century brought linoleum. It was slick. Dangerous. Many a cook was lost to a wet patch near the icebox. We needed a defender. A hero. Multi-Purpose Anti-Slip Leather Kitchen Mat The modern kitchen mat was born. Made of weird squishy stu...