Kraus Standart PRO 32-inch 16 Gauge Undermount Single Bowl Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink, KHU100-32

A few things to consider:

1. The description says it fits in a 33 inch cabinet. Don’t trust it. If your cabinet has 3/4″ sides like mine, then you only have 31.5″ interior. Add to that the fact that the sink needs to attach under the counter with clips and you’ve got a situation where you have to cut your cabinet frame up just to fit the sink. I had mine installed in a 36″ cabinet and even that was tight.

2. The sink is really deep. It’s 10 inches deep to start, then add 1.25″ of counter and you’ll find yourself leaning forward any time you’re standing in front of it. Even with the grate in the bottom of the sink I still find myself leaning. If you don’t have a dishwasher, I’d recommend a shallower sink as standing in front of this one for too long is bound to hurt your back. (I’m 5’6″ and my husband is 5’8″ and we both lean, just for reference)

3. It has a really deep strainer basket. Not really a plus or minus in my opinion, but it’s different from the standard strainer. This also means it comes down lower below the sink, so you may or may not have to change your drain pipes a bit. I had all new plumbing run as part of my renovation so it wasn’t an issue for me.

4. If you’re having new granite installed, give the sink to your installer, not the template. Also make sure to tell them there’s a grate for the sink so they don’t give you a huge overhang which would make it impossible to get the grate in.

Reasons I gave it 4 stars instead of 5? The inside corners of the sink aren’t as smooth as I would like. Other showroom sinks I’ve seen have been smoother, like Kohler ones, but those are easily twice the price and don’t come with the drain parts or grates. The grate, while useful to keep you from scratching the sink bottom, would probably be more useful if it only covered half the sink or if it came in two halves. It’s so big that you don’t really want to be taking it in and out of the sink all the time, but you can’t clean the sink with it in there. You can rinse the sink, sure, but if you’ve been cutting raw meat, you’re going to want to wash the sink after you wash that cutting board. Other users have reported scratching the sink if you don’t use the grate. Overall it’s a nice sink and a good value for the price. I’d give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Update: after two years of almost daily use sink is holding up really well and still looks great.