As total neophytes to remodeling, but with hours of DIY, HGTV, etc... watching :), my wife and I thought we knew what we were doing. We drove to every stone place in the valley (I think) and after nearly giving up we went in to AZ Tile and happened to get the pleasure of working with their slab manager, Curtis Simon, and what a relief. We explained that we really liked a material called Titanium but more than one fabricator mentioned they did not like to work with it due to the difficulty with the Mica in the stone. Mr. Simon calmly smiled and said he had something he thought we might like and showed us a granite called "Blizzard" which we loved. He was such a pro and we cannot be happier with the result. I honestly think that the kitchen remodel went from a "nice" refresh to a completely amazing, knock your socks off, WOW kitchen. The granite is absolutely the focal point and added so much appeal. We still get compliments and I tell all my friends about the experience.