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[quote=Anonymous]We love ours.  I don't know why so many people think it is porous and has to be sealed.  It is 99.5% non-porous, which is why it has been used in chem labs for over 100 years.  You do not have to oil it.  Over time it will naturally darken, oiling the soapstone will show you what it will look like when it darkens.  Ours darkened a lot within one year. If you get oil or water on the counter, the area with the liquid may look blotchy until it completely evaporates, or you wipe up the spill.  It is extremely heat resistant, which is great if you cook.

We purchased ours from R. Bratti in Virginia because we wanted to buy stone from the one quarry in Virginia (and maybe America) that mines the stone.

I do not recall how much it costs.  My recollection is that it was not cheap -- more than granite and similar to marble.

The only downside is that you can chip the edges.  My wife hit one of the edges with a cast iron pan and made a small chip.

I would purchase it again.[/quote]

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