Both brands also feature porcelain slab countertops, a versatile, viable alternative to engineered stone. Porcelain offers comparable heat, scratch and stain resistance, as I’ve written here ...

It might even upstage quartz and granite, thanks to its high durability and low maintenance qualities. When you think of porcelain, you might think of fragile, traditional dinnerware and ornate ...

(We call “worktops” countertops.) A control panel integrated into the porcelain slab countertop lets the user turn on a compatible blender or other small compatible countertop appliance.