According to Google Trends, interest in porcelain countertops began to rise in 2017—and it’s still rising steadily, with searches for the topic more than doubling over the past seven years.

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(We call “worktops” countertops.) A control panel integrated into the porcelain slab countertop lets the user turn on a compatible blender or other small compatible countertop appliance.