I have to think someone here has done this.
We will be buying a new countertop eventually, but we(read SWMBO

) "needed" to move the fridge to the other side of the kitchen.
The long counter top needs to be cut so the piece can go to the side of the kitchen where the fridge was.
To minimize or maybe even get lucky and not have any cracked surface on the cut, how should I do this, surface down or up using a hand circular saw?
What about a sabre saw? Different procedure?
PS This is a standard off the shelf Home Depot 'formica' counter top.