nothing to do with counter top, but I place a rack over my sink, fill the sink with hot water and put my bowl with dough on top of rack with tea towel on top....when the water cools, I put more hot water in the sink......In the summer the air condition is too cool for dough rising....I cover the bowl with a tea towel and put it in my car with windows up.....boy it rises fast...perfect....my husband and his family think I'm crazy....but they sure make short work of the rolls!