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Black Forest

Name: Black Forest Granite CDO: Veined Black, ₱4,500
Price: 4500.00 PHP
Availability: InStock

₱4,500 per sqm

Quarry: India
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: Yes

Most black counters offer depth and nothing more, where this one runs broad gray banding right across the slab. Black Forest sits at 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale, its veining is geological so no two slabs repeat, and it is ₱4,500 per sqm in CDO.

Quarry	India
Surface Finish	Polished
Edges	Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness	18 mm
Requires Sealing	Yes

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Why Choose Black Forest

Highly Durable Granite hardness at 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale, so a kitchen in daily use will not scratch or mark it.

Takes the Heat Formed under heat and pressure, so a pan lifted straight off the burner will not scorch it.

No Two Slabs Alike The sweeping gray banding is geological, so the counter leaving our yard carries a pattern nobody else has.

Quarried, Not Manufactured Cut from one block rather than blended in a factory, so every slab still carries the geology of the ground it came from.

What Is Black Forest Granite?

A black ground broken by sweeping pale veins.

Black Forest is a dark granite carrying broad gray and white veins that travel the length of the slab in long, soft-edged bands. From across a room the ground still reads black, but the banding hands it a sense of motion no flat black stone can supply.

That leaves it in a curious spot. Buyers who want the weight of a black counter yet find Absolute Black too stern tend to settle here instead.

No two pieces are alike. Nothing about the veining is printed; it is geology, so a pair of slabs from one block share a family resemblance without ever repeating each other. Picking your own material counts for more here than it does with a uniform stone.

At ₱4,500 per square meter it is the dearest of the black granites in our range, which reflects the pattern and the extra care a veined slab needs when cut to a layout.

How Much Does a Black Forest Countertop Cost in Cagayan de Oro?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Black Forest slab	₱4,500 per sqm
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

Cut-outs are billed only where we handle the fitting. Delivery is worked out from the distance to the Cagayan de Oro branch, and a job further into Northern Mindanao is costed the same way.

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How Do You Clean Black Forest Granite?

Three habits, and the veining stays crisp.

Blot Spills and Drips Promptly

Oil, wine and calamansi soak into the pale banding much faster than into the dark ground around it. Reaching a spill inside the first couple of minutes is what stops a patch forming along the veins.

Use Only Granite Cleaner

Vinegar, bleach and all-purpose sprays eat the sealer and flatten the polish. Something formulated for natural stone shifts grease without touching either.

Always Keep the Surface Dry

Hard water dries into mineral rings that stand out badly against a dark polish. A dry cloth after every wipe clears them before they can accumulate.

Granite cleaner sits on the shelf at our CDO yard, so you are not guessing in a supermarket aisle. Browse the wider stone care range as well.

How Do You Care for Black Forest Granite?

Sealing aside, three rules keep a veined slab looking new.

Always Use a Cutting Board

This stone is harder than any kitchen knife, so in that contest the counter wins and the blade loses. The board is there to protect your knives rather than the granite, which inverts the usual advice.

Mind the Edges

A polished edge is the most exposed part of any slab. Try not to swing heavy pots into it, and make sure an overhang is properly supported wherever the counter runs past its cabinet.

Reseal as Needed

The water test is what tells you the moment has arrived. A quarter of an hour of work puts the protection back across the whole run.

Does Black Forest Granite Need Sealing?

The dark ground is dense. The pale veining is not.

Yes. A veined granite behaves as though there were two stones inside one slab. The black ground is tightly grained and takes up almost nothing, while the paler quartz and feldspar bands sit more open and will draw in oil if nothing is protecting them.

Run the test on your own slab before settling on any schedule. Drop a little water onto the veining somewhere inconspicuous, give it fifteen minutes, then wipe it away. Darkened stone underneath means the surface is absorbing and wants a sealer; unchanged stone means the existing seal is still doing its job.

In a working kitchen that test is what tells you resealing is due, and any interval you read is a guide, never a promise. Application takes about fifteen minutes on a standard counter: clean, dry thoroughly, apply an impregnating sealer, let it dwell, then buff off the excess before it hazes.

Is Black Forest Granite Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Granite hardness, with a pattern that hides the day.

Yes. Granite lands at 6 to 7 on the Mohs hardness scale, so ordinary cooking will not scratch it, and it handles direct heat in a way engineered quartz never will. A pan lifted straight off the burner will not scorch it, though a trivet is still worth using, because any stone can crack if the temperature change is sudden and extreme.

The veining pulls its weight practically as well as visually. Crumbs, water marks and the general debris of cooking register far less on a patterned surface than on a flat black one, which is the complaint we hear most often about Absolute Black.

Two things deserve planning. Sealing is required, as set out above. And the pattern has a direction, so the layout drawing matters: settle before fabrication whether the veins should run along the counter or across it.

An outdoor kitchen suits it well. Granite is UV-stable, so unlike quartz it will not yellow on a lanai.

What Other Black Granites Do You Carry in Cagayan de Oro?

Four dark stones, four different amounts of pattern.

Black Forest has the most movement

Broad gray and white banding over a black ground. Take it when you want a dark counter that still holds visual interest, at ₱4,500 per sqm.

Black Galaxy is the sparkling one

Black Galaxy throws bronze and gold flecks across black at ₱4,200 per sqm here, and it asks for no sealing at all. Take it when you want interest without veining.

Absolute Black is the plainest

Absolute Black is uniform, needs no sealing and is the most architectural of the four. It matches Black Galaxy at ₱4,200 per sqm on the CDO list. Take it when the counter should disappear.

Black Impala is the budget option

Black Impala reads dark gray with fine silver flecking, and at ₱2,600 per sqm it is the cheapest of the black granites in CDO. It does need sealing.

What Colours Go With Black Forest Granite?

A dark counter sets the anchor, so the kitchen around it can go light.

White and pale gray cabinetry produces the strongest result, since the pale banding picks the cabinet colour up and knots the two together. That echo is something a plain black granite has no way of managing.

Warm timber does well too, oak and ash in particular. Gray inside the veining stops the pairing sinking into heaviness the way a black-and-dark-wood scheme so often does.

On hardware, brushed nickel and matte black both sit comfortably with it. Brass reads warmer and earns its place if the room already carries warm tones elsewhere.

Keep the splashback quiet. With this much movement in the counter, a patterned tile behind it competes instead of complementing, worse still in a compact condo kitchen.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Forest granite or marble?

It is granite. Sweeping pale veins push people towards guessing marble, but this is an igneous rock with granite’s hardness and its tolerance for heat.

The difference is practical: marble etches where lemon juice or vinegar reaches it, and this stone does not, which is why it holds up.

How much does Black Forest granite cost in Cagayan de Oro?

The slab runs ₱4,500 per square meter at our CDO yard, with fabrication and installation each at ₱500 per linear meter and cut-outs at ₱500 per set.

Does Black Forest granite stain?

Yes, if it is left unsealed. The pale banding will take up oil, and an oil mark on light veining shows. Sealed and wiped without delay, it resists staining well.

The dark ground is dense enough that it rarely absorbs anything at all.

Can you put a hot pan on Black Forest granite?

Yes. The rock formed under heat and pressure, so a pan lifted straight off the burner will not scorch or discolour it.

The one caution is thermal shock at an edge or a cut-out, where an abrupt change of temperature can stress a weak point, so a trivet near a sink cut-out remains sensible.

Do the slabs match each other?

No, and that is worth planning around. Veining shifts between slabs cut from different blocks, so a kitchen needing more than one should have them chosen together.

Ask to see the actual material at our CDO yard rather than a sample tile before you commit to it.

How does Black Forest compare to Black Galaxy?

Pattern against consistency. Black Galaxy is even black with bronze flecks and needs no sealing, at ₱4,200 per sqm in CDO, while Black Forest carries broad veining, does want sealing, and sits at ₱4,500.

Pick Galaxy for a uniform surface and less upkeep, Forest for pattern and movement.

Can Black Forest granite be used outdoors?

Yes. Granite is UV-stable and will not fade or yellow in sunlight, which makes it workable for lanai counters, outdoor kitchens and poolside surfaces.

Reseal a little more often outside, since rain and sun work the surface harder than an indoor kitchen ever does.

Where can you buy Black Forest granite in Cagayan de Oro?

Stone Depot, from the Cagayan de Oro yard. A veined slab is worth seeing at full size, because a sample tile tells you nothing about how the banding runs across three meters.

The yard is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you are welcome to visit or email email@stonedepot.com. The rest of the granite range in CDO sits on the same floor.

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