Today we visited the fabricator to “see” the quartz stone before its cut out over the weekend for install next week. We paid a premium to get a USA made quartz because of their superior resistance to heat and stains (not that that they are fool proof!) than trust an random Chinese company who could be 5-6x cheaper! Our architect tried hard to convince us to save money on a lower grade quartz from a Chinese supplier but i was like boss you don’t know Indian cooking and the mess it can make, so yeah, counter top is the one thing we wanted to be ultra sure we could get a good one. Now, we could’ve gone granite or soapstone which dont have any of these issues, but thats not a “modern” kitchen look anymore. Quartzlite and Marble was always a no for us not just for the cost, but they are a fucking pain to maintain, and yeah the cost. Quartz seemed like the best bet for now - we will see how this all plays out in future, but for now we are excited to see this getting installed on Tue and seeing our kitchen come one step closer to completion!