We have had Caesarstone in our busy family's kitchen for 6 years and it is terrific. Holds up beautifully, requires no maintenance. Just know that although salespeople may tell you that you can put hot pots down on it, the technicians tell you that you really shouldn't.

How have your quartz countertops held up? Any scratches or indents? TIA

We have quartz countertops in two kitchens. Love them, and have never had a problem. We chose Cambria for one, in part because it’s American made.

Cambria is the Rolls Royce of engineered quartz: but they have a transferable, life time guarantee. Silestone guarantee is 25 years, non-transferable. Ceasarstone was the first (original) engineered countertop--but its warranty is very limited--depending on where you buy, it is only 10 to 15 years.

We had a problem with our grey Ceasarstone. The company claims that it is heat protected up to 300F. However we had a sous-vide for an hour at 132F and it left a bad mark. We are also seeing other marks showing up and don’t know what is causing them. Ceasarstone was very rude to us, they were no help and did not stand by their product. I would go with quartz but not Ceasarstone.

Both are good products, but I prefer Silestone and Dekton (both made by Cosentino) because the patterns tend to look less fake, especially if you're going for a faux marble look or faux concrete look.

I’ve had quartz for 18 years in 2 different heavy use kitchens (both Silestone and Caesarstone) and no issues. We are careful about not putting hot pans on counters but that’s about it—no staining issues with either. Love them!!

I had Silestone (color soapstone) countertops installed in my kitchen remodeling about 2 years ago. They look as good as the day of installation. I love the carefree maintenance. I always use silpat sheets or trivets under my crockpot and air fryer and any hot dishes. I always did this anyway in my old kitchen too. I wipe down the counters with dishsoap or Mrs. Meyers multi surface cleaner. I love my countertops❣️

I have Calacatta Gold From Silestone. We’ve managed to stain it already. Two times. One is a ring of probably rust under our cast iron pan. I didn’t realize it was there till we saw the stain. It’s gotten lighter but not completely removed. The other is when my kid used a sharpie, it was a light blue sharpie so the marks are very faint. Might even be gone now.