Quartz is no different than Granite. BUT, with both products hot pans can be placed on them temporarily without damage. Continuous placing of hot pans in the same place may produce slight discoloration. Advice from a Pro .... use a trivet when possible.

I've seen a lot of damage over the years from placing hot items on quartz. Usually it leaves behind a hazy dull spot. I would strongly advise against continuing to do so.

I'm looking at the same color of Quartz that you used in your kitchen. Are you happy with it? If it's not too much trouble, would you mind posting a picture of the Quartz countertop so that I can get a idea of what the finished product looks like? Making decisions based on a tiny sample is maddening. Thank you!!!

Here are a couple of photos that I hope might help you get an idea of how the quartz looks in our kitchen. It has light colored streaks that are more yellowy than gray. I wanted that because our walls are a light buttercream. The best way to see what it really looks like is to go to the warehouse where they have the actual slabs. There are some tiny black spots here and there, so if that is going to bother you, don't buy it. Overall, we are very happy with our choice. It was about $2,000 less than the quote we got for the caesarstone dealer. We had to buy a lot of quartz because the peninsula alone was 10 ft. long.

Olga, Thank you so much for starting this thread. I feel we are kindred spirits in that we have both placed hot pans on granite for years and thought quartz would withstand that as well. We just had new white counters installed today and I discovered that I should not be putting hot pans on the quartz counters. Had I known that, I would have stayed with granite!! It has been several years since you posted and I would love to know how your counters are holding up. Have you had any issues? Thanks in advance!

Hot pot on engineered stone:

Any other questions?

Joseph - Yikes. Thanks for the other perspective!

I fixed that one to acceptability, but it's a large particulate. If that was some of the newer whites with movement, it'd be toast.