One more that shows the color better than my close-up.

I have my Grazia Rixi crackle subways for four years now. No problems.

If you seal it, and keep it sealed, it won't get spaghetti sauce in all of those crackles. If you don't seal it, and you do get the sauce there, it won't come out.

We have crackle tile also.
On that note - our Rixi was sealed when installed - does anyone know how often it should be resealed - and does the grout also need to be sealed?
Ours is about a year old (Grazia Rizi Crema Crackle)
Thanks!

I have Sonoma Tile crackle in a light cream. My stove also has about a 10" riser (which I've grown attached to). My b/s has been in for about 16 months and I haven't had a single problem with it. I was warned that it needed to be sealed before installation so that grout wouldn't seep into the crackles. The tile guys said they sealed it but I'm not convinced they did. Anyway, no grout got into the crackles at all. The surface looks the same as the day it was installed. I don't fling spaghetti sauce every which way when I cook.

The crackling in my tile is very fine. I don't really see it unless I get up very very close. Instead it just adds a little life to the surface.

Thanks for all of the reassurance. I too don't fling spaghetti sauce, but here is always the possibility of an errant spatter which I wouldn't want a permanent stain from. I'd be happy to seal it before installation, but I too am wondering if it would need to be resealed periodically.

I would reseal it annually. I don't fling things in the kitchen either, but the spatters from a too high simmer of many sauces or gravies has been known to spit themselves incredibly long distances. Not to mention bacon grease splatters if I don't get the screen on the skillet fast enough.

We have some spots on our crackle tile backsplash. It’s only been in less than a month probably. And it was sealed previously.