I don't know if Cambria stacks up better than other quartz, but I think it definitely outperforms some quartz based on testing samples in my home when we were deciding. I won't mention which products underperformed. I tested coffee, tea, blueberries and yellow mustard for 48 hours, none permanently stained Cambria matte or gloss. Cambria states that some of these products could stain such as tea. As a devoted tea drinker this was a concerned for me, but it hasn't been a problem so far. I quickly wipe up spills. We've been using Cambria Pikes Peak in a matte for only about 3 months, which is a medium gray with specks of translucent crystals (not sparkly) and white. My installer only installs Cambria. I am happy with the countertop so far, but like I said, it's only been a few months. Seems to be easy to maintain. I don't let wet spills and splashes or grease sit on the surface for very long. And I am careful about only using cleaning products recommended by Cambria. I always use a cutting board for cutting and trivets for hot pans, but not for coffee mugs. My toaster sits directly on the countertop, whereas a toaster oven cannot. One mistake I made was sitting a crockpot on a cutting board to insulate the countertop from the crockpot. After many hours, the crockpot heated through the 3/4" bamboo cutting board and I could feel the countertop was warm to touch. Fortunately, the countertop was not damaged, but a lesson was learned.

The installers left a pamphlet after install, which stated that matte it is prone to black marks. So far no black marks have occurred. Removal of said black marks requires Simple Green according to the manufacturer. I purchased Simple Green just in case, but so far I've only cleaned the countertop with soap and water and dried with a towel afterwards. I'm trying to prevent calcium/lime buildup from water deposits especially around the faucet. I've dragged things I probably should not have dragged across the countertop, such as a heavy large Fiestaware bowl; so far, no damage to the matte surface. I wonder if gloss would be as forgiving. My food processor sometimes jumps around on the countertop when making dough, again no damage. Preparing pizza dough directly on the countertop has been fine. I wonder if the higher percentage of fat in pie dough would cause damage--I don't make pies.

I've learned through this discussion group that darker quartz can fade if exposed to direct sunlight or it can turn yellow if it is lighter color. This was not a concern for me, because I do not get much direct sunlight into my kitchen.

Cambria is a premium engineered stone, no doubt, however, you're paying for their brand name. Not that it isn't worth it, but physically estone is virtually all the same stuff.

Two people I know with Cambria have pooling. Splotches that Cambria said is standard.

Although the samples can look nice, people choose them only to find they are difficult to pair with a backsplash.

All quartz have pluses and minuses. If you choose one, just have a vision of what you would choose for the backsplash.

I’m happy with our cambria quartz counters. I’ve had a few things stain them like berries and turmeric but I always found a way to clean it. My kids even went to town on them with sharpies but it came out with hairspray (!) and no visible damage to the counter.

We got the new black and gold one. It's beautiful, however, my goodness is it ever a dust magnet!!!

Our Cambria slabs have resin pooling. There is one spot that is particularly noticeable. It is very unattractive on what is primarily white quartz. We are very disappointed.

We have Torquay and absolutely love it!  The instal was a breeze!  We recommend it 100%.  Its been in our kitchen for four years.

Torquay is a Cambria color, style, that is a great shade of white with our Benjamin moore  Dove white enameled cabinets.

@Maureen deBruyn can i see the pic of your kitchen please? I am also planning to do the same but thinking of using same quartz as a backsplash also. confuse between Britanni

ca and Torquay.

I currently have granite in my kitchen and I am about to invest in Cambria for a very large island, and kitchen perimeter and just came across this thread. I cook and bake alot! Is it an issue to sit crockpots, or slowcookers directly on cambria as they cook? @theresa21 @acm Maybe you can give me some insight? I have extra outlets placed around my island for friends/family gatherings where others bring foods/crockpots and had no idea this would be any kind of issue. ? I also would not want to be concerned about rolling out pie dough directly on the countertops. Any advice or experience with those things?

@Mimi Rhonda according to Cambria, you are not supposed to place a crockpot directly on the countertop. The long heating time of a crockpot, will potentially damage the quartz. I now set my crockpot on a cutting board with blocks under all four corners, so that there is air space between the cutting board and countertop. I roll out pizza dough weekly, which has not damage the countertop. Now that I have had the countertop for a year, I feel like quartz is very easy to care for as long as I protect it from heat and I don't cut or chop directly on the quartz.