At present, the most popular kitchen ideas designed to add lasting value to homes incorporate stone worktops and stone tiles, the latter of which are typically used for splash-backs, flooring and so on. Considering the potential cost of stone worktops and stone tiles, consumers may well ask just why these kitchen surfaces are so popular. Other solutions, such as wooden kitchen worktops, laminated kitchen surfaces and manufactured tiles are, after all, typically much more affordable in comparison. There are several reasons why quartz stone kitchen worktops and stone tiles are rapidly gaining popularity among today's kitchen ideas, in spite of the cost involved. The high-quality slabs used to create each stone worktop or kitchen surface comes from advanced machineries in the world. Another reason to use quartz stone as a kitchen surface is the fact that a stone worktop, regardless of whether it happens to be a quartz stone kitchen surface, is extremely resistant to staining, scratching, chipping and heat exposure. A kitchen worktop is exposed to all kinds of heavy use and abuse, from cutting and slicing through mixing liquids to resting hot pots and pans on the surface. A wooden surface can be damaged quite easily with a slip of a knife, or by hot implements being placed onto it. A quartz stone worktop will take this sort of accident without leaving a mark. The sealed surface of quartz stone worktops also prevents accidental spills from becoming impossible to clear up stains. This also makes a granite worktop a far more hygienic solution than other materials, as spills can not create a haven for unwanted bacteria.