Most 304 that leaves an Australian merchant still ends up near food. The old catalogue knew this: benches, coving, corner guards, custom trays, barbecue lids. The finish was usually No. 4. The grade was 304 unless someone mentioned salt, smoke or a chemical room, in which case 316 earned its keep.
Stainless steel benchtops in Australia is the domestic and café essay. Commercial kitchen stainless requirements is the canteen and plant version, pointing at hygiene practice rather than inventing a council checklist. Coving and corner guards is the detailing the old site already folded in-house. Outdoor kitchens and barbecue stainless is where 304 starts to look optimistic.
Food-contact language is not a marketing adjective. Read food-grade stainless steel in Australia before you tell a client the bench is “hospital grade.” And keep cleaning stainless steel without chloride damage next to the mop cupboard — bleach is still the most common way a new bench looks ten years old in a month.