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[BriK]

Originally Posted by JET

Only bad thing about the butcher block is that it holds germs inside it. Chicken and fish is especially bad. Have you checked out stained concrete? That is pretty cool. Granite is the easiest to take care of, but I am not a huge fan of it. Recycled glass is another option starting to catch on.

Quartz is even easier to take care of than Granite. Granite is porous so you should seal it every year or two and it has the potential to stain; Quartz is non-porous so it never needs to be sealed, it won't stain and it's just as durable, heat-resistant, etc as Granite. And since Quartz is manufactured, as opposed to Granite which is quarried, there are more options for colors and patterns.

[JET]

Originally Posted by BriK

Quartz is even easier to take care of than Granite. Granite is porous so you should seal it every year or two and it has the potential to stain; Quartz is non-porous so it never needs to be sealed, it won't stain and it's just as durable, heat-resistant, etc as Granite. And since Quartz is manufactured, as opposed to Granite which is quarried, there are more options for colors and patterns.

Yep, I wrote granite and meant quartz. Brain fart! I don't like the look of quartz myself and will be going with granite. Recycled glass is much the same as quartz, just the recycled glass makes it more interesting to look at.