Quartz worktops...any pros and cons?

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I'm having a kitchen refit and am looking at ( Howdens) quartz worktops.
Anyone got any pros and cons before I sell my soul and buy them?
Hot pans? Cleaning? Water? All that sort of stuff.

Oh and be careful of knives on it. Always use a chopping board

I'm amazed that there are so many people who have had issues with staining on quartz. We have a pale coloured silestone quartz worksurface, and it never, ever stains - tumeric, red wine, coffee, all come straight off. Which they always should, because quartz isn't porous.
Yes, don't chop directly onto it, use a chopping board - but that's because it will wreck your knives, not the surface!
In theory, quartz is heatproof, so it should be fine to put pans on it, but I've never tested that as I just don't think it's worth the risk.
The main drawback with quartz is that it can chip, especially at the edges, if you drop something on it or bash it with something - for instance, taking a cast iron pot out of the dishwasher, or the sink. Ours has been in 2.5 years and it has 1 very tiny chip that you would never see if you didn't know it was there.
Do shop around - Howdens aren't usually very competitive for worksurfaces.

Thank you all so much for your very helpful comments. Very much appreciated.

@QuantumWeatherButterfly

I'm amazed that there are so many people who have had issues with staining on quartz. We have a pale coloured silestone quartz worksurface, and it never, ever stains - tumeric, red wine, coffee, all come straight off. Which they always should, because quartz isn't porous. Yes, don't chop directly onto it, use a chopping board - but that's because it will wreck your knives, not the surface! In theory, quartz is heatproof, so it should be fine to put pans on it, but I've never tested that as I just don't think it's worth the risk. The main drawback with quartz is that it can chip, especially at the edges, if you drop something on it or bash it with something - for instance, taking a cast iron pot out of the dishwasher, or the sink. Ours has been in 2.5 years and it has 1 very tiny chip that you would never see if you didn't know it was there. Do shop around - Howdens aren't usually very competitive for worksurfaces.

I was told the problem with heat is that it can affect the resin that holds the quartz together, rather than the quartz.

And it shouldn’t ruin it instantly but would degrade it over time.

Bar keepers friend removes any and all stains as far as I can tell.

Amazing review on your quartz, which make and colour did you go for?

What worktop did you go for in the end please.