# Newbie Questions About my Set-up

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/newbie-questions-about-my-set-up/7662>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [June 15, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/newbie-questions-about-my-set-up/7662 "2017-06-15T18:46:48Z")\
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Yes, @RichardOL and @pegmo , it is a good idea to place your cooking pot on a towel or other insulating material (trivet, potholder, cutting board, etc.). Otherwise you could suffer from a damaged countertop such as what happened in this thread: [Cracked Granite?](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cracked-granite/5124)

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