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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
I would never have Corian again if I can avoid it. Corian scratches, needs to be polished by a professional (huge mess by the way) every few years and NEVER again looks as good as when it was installed new. Granite never needs anything but a clean wipe after every use. Granite looks natural in any color and Corian looks synthetic in every color. Granite has a very solid look and feel, Corian does not..
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I agree with all these points. In addition, Corian can be damaged by heat, like a hot cookie sheet or pizza pan.
I do like quartz engineered surfaces as well, although friends have had them, not myself.
We have outstanding granite (cream w/yellow and rust vein) up north and is one of the things I will remember fondly when we sell. I had it treated with a once a year sealer (professionally applied) that held up to anything.
We have formica-type counters here and although I wasn't thrilled at first, I am impressed with the 'current generation' of product. I'm not going to do the type of cooking I've done in the past, so for now I'm content to have what I have. It's actually very fresh looking to me at this point, and I'm not concerned about it's price point one way or the other.
Once I finish decorating, I may long for something more beautiful to make my kitchen pop, or I may find these counters don't stand up well to light usage. If so, I'll see what else may appeal to me later.
I do have friends who have soapstone counters, and one family member who had a custom one piece ceramic tile counter made.$$$$ But the coolest I ever saw was made of poured concrete, 4" thick, and polished smooth as a baby's bum. It was really gorgeous. My wonderful friend was a writer of cookbooks and figured concrete would stand up to whatever she could 'dish out'!