I bought a vanity set that had a pre drilled top for a single hole faucet and I needed three holes. Hired a stone guy to come drill more holes. Turns out it was porcelain. He wore out a hole saw bit and barely made a dent. It was the first time he saw a porcelain countertop and the description of the vanity did not specify what the top was made of. I ended up buying a remanent from him of an engineered stone. He slightly oversized it so that it met the wall better. Was a better choice in the long run for me.

So, we know that it is a tough material!

Linda:

The only person to listen to when it comes to porcelain countertops is Roberto Colonatti. Buy his fabrication manual and insist that your fabricator follows it to the letter, no matter what the porcelain manufacturer says please.

I'm curious if porcelain is a good investment for the kitchen and if it's not as heavy as other stones. I would like to put something in my kitchen that isn't as heavy as granite or quartz. Is porcelain just as good?

I read that we have to find a knowledgeable fabricator that has worked with porcelain before and that fabrication costs will be much higher due to the high risk of chipping/breaking during fabrication. But once installed I heard it's very durable

I was looking into porcelain for our kitchen recently, and the stone yard told me that porcelain is prone to chipping, once installed. They had some beautiful slabs, but I decided against it.

My only experience with porcelain is what I read here. I get that it is not necessarily a fair cross section of buyers, but many posts are about how their install went wrong. There was a recent post about someone getting a massive crack across their slab a few months after install. Personally, there is no way I'd take a chance with it.

Search on Houzz. Lots of posts with unhappy customers.