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"  If upgrading your kitchen countertop is on your remodeling to-do list this season, don&amp;#039;t assume that granite is your only alternative. Quartz surfaces are growing in popularity because they combine the beauty and feel of natural stone with the easy care of a synthetic material. Here&amp;#039;s why we like them.  Caesarstone, a Good Housekeeping Seal-holder, is made of 93% quartz and is the countertop material of choice in our Good Housekeeping Research Institute. The reason we chose it is because it&amp;#039;s extremely scratch and stain resistant and especially easy to clean and maintain. Unlike granite, it never needs to be sealed. Even after almost six years of very heavy use in our test kitchens and labs, our Caesarstone countertops still look as white as they did the day they were installed. All we use to clean them in the Home Appliances and Cleaning Products Lab is a non-abrasive cleaner. If we accidentally mar the surface with one of our laundry marking pens, we use a cleaner with bleach and a delicate scrub sponge to remove the stain. If you&amp;#039;ll be in New York City April 4-5, stop by Caesarstone&amp;#039;s Color Pop-Up Tour at the South Street Seaport. There, you&amp;#039;ll see the 17 new colors and get ideas from architects and designers. Can&amp;#039;t come to NYC? The tour is traveling across the country, so check the Caesarstone website for a stop near you. And to see firsthand how we evaluate all the products we recommend, sign up for a tour of our Good Housekeeping Research Institute. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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