Thoughts on wood for kitchen countertops?

[CharlieD]

Doesn't matter how hard the wood is and how well treated it is, it will get ruined eventually.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

When I worked at Amoretti, we had two of these butcher block tables in the test kitchen:

They had to be cleaned and teated with Boos cleaner and conditioner constantly, but we had several people to do that task. Too labor intensive for MY kitchen, to be sure.

 

[Meryl]

I would definitely not recommend wooden counter-tops, ok for the rest, but not the work tops! How long would they last?
It basically depends on how much you want to spend, I think quartz, granite, marble are resistant and durable.