Your tile person will take the largest gap and run a tape line using that as the thickness or the caulk.
Big gap between counter and wall.
If the countertop isn t level slide shims between the countertop and the support struts of the cabinet frame to level the countertop.
If it s not too wide i d line the back of the counter with crown molding or wall trim of some kind paint it with a high gloss paint so that it s washable.
If the gap cover is shorter than the depth of your stove leave a gap between the wall and the cover.
Remove the excess countertop up to the pencil line with a belt sander and a coarse 60 grit sanding belt.
Close the gap between counter and wall if the gap between the countertop and backsplash is more than 3 8 inch it s generally too wide to fill and is best handled with trim but you can try to close the gap to give yourself the caulk option.
Set your compass to fit the tip in the widest gap between the countertop and the wall.
If the gap is too wide to seal with silicone narrow trim molding can solve the problem.
Tiles are started 1 8 off the counter leaving gap for caulk.
2 phillips bit a flat pry bar wood shims and a hammer.
This will give you say a perfect 3 8 caulk line with an irregular wall to counter gap.
The fix is to remove those counters and actually fix the wall.
The line will continue maintaining caulk gap regardless of the gap of the wall to counter.
Many of the covers you will find will be of one uniform size.
It s supposed to be behind the counters and cabinets.
Measure from the edge of the counter to the back of the stove to determine the correct size for the gap cover.
If you can t do that then you are in over your head with this house and it will do noting but bleed you dry paying for people to do work for you.
Measure the depth of your counter and cut the cover if necessary.