Anyone heard of polished porcelain countertops in the kitchen?

yeah, we've set a few. mostly used for floors, however if set with a very small joint it has it's place on tops too. makes for an excellent combination as a backsplash with a granite top.

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I have a porcelain sink. It is subject to chipping and scratching and is not really repairable as it happens. I would not want it for a counter top.

Bob

It will look fine. As others suggested, use a small joint between the pieces. I've seen counter tops with polished porcelain that looked to be 8 inches square. It looked very good imho.

Sorry, what does "8 inches square" mean? Just that they tile was 8x8? The ones I saw were 12x12.

Yes, 8x8.

Sorry, misunderstood his post where he said "I like tile and they showed me this." I though that meant "they showed me this (instead of tile) not "they showed me this porcelain tile". Porcelain tile is certainly different that plated porcelain.

Bob

Reminds me of one my first houses.. It had a porcelain/steel, comination kitchen sink cabinet unit.

The first thing I would want to know would be how to fix it when it breaks or chips. This will happen.

It is tile. If you chip or break one you replace it. Here's some information about Porcelain tile vs. regular ceramic.