If you let a spill sit it can etch the seal and stain the granite.
Can you use a knife on granite countertops.
Quite a few stainless steel knives rank around 7 on the mohs scale thereby enabling them to scratch quartz countertops which also rank around 7.
Don t use knives directly on the granite.
Just because you can doesn t mean you should.
It s your knives that will be sorry you didn t use a cutting board.
Yes you can directly cut food on quartz countertops since they can resist any scratching or slicing damage that is inflicted on their surface.
So to answer the question.
Really you wouldn t have to worry about cutting on your granite countertop unless you were using a knife made out of granite.
The answer is it depends and it s still better to use a cutting board.
However you can only do this up to a certain extent.
A gemstone such as topaz will scratch just about anything including quartz countertops but you can t use a wedge made of calcite to this effect.
Therefore while you can safely cut directly on a granite surface unless you wish to continuously replace your knife it is advisable to make use of a cutting board.
Hard stone countertops like granite and quartz can withstand knife work in the kitchen without scratching.
The granite is tough and can handle the knives.
Use a cutting board if you may.
A quick chop here and there will not necessarily wear out your granite countertops.