If you are looking for fancy kitchen with good looks, go for good quality Quartz like AGL or Kalinga Quartz. It's a good alternate to granite but also is costlier. There is some negative reviews of Quartz/Corian tops due to low quality and unknown brands providing at cheap price. if you have budget constraint, then can opt of Granite.

Hello Janani, Granite is cheaper than Quartz. It is easily available. It can stand very high temperatures. Depending upon the color and coating it may be stain resistant. Once in a while it requires a repolish. Quartz comes in a lot of color variations, it is much harder than Granite and it is non porous so stain resistance wise it is better than granite. You should not keep 'very' hot vessels directly on quartz. It is made from recycled quartz so is more nature friendly than granite which needs to be quarried. For a regular use both of these needs a quick sponge cleaning. See what of the above factors matter most to you and decide accordingly. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.

Like hear about your experience with AGL quartz countertop in Indian kitchen. We are planning to install it in our Kochi flat's kitchen. Thanks.

Are you referring to Nano white crystallised glass also known as nano white marble as it replicates the look/shine of good quality white marble. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore