Kitchen Sinks (1 Viewer)

[Balco]

I figure this thread will get 5 pages.

I am deciding between stainless steel and enamel over cast iron. My stainless steel sink almost immediately started showing scratches after I bought it. I have heard good things about enamel over cast iron. Does anyone own one? How is it?

 

[El Floppo]

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fwiw, I usually spec stainless- but yeah, it's horribly misnamed... more like stainful.

 

[Johnny Rock]

Never heard of a Scratchless sink. Love our SS apron front sink. No stains yet after four years. How is it misnamed?

 

[Balco]

I figure this thread will get 5 pages.

The FFA has had a thread on literally every topic except this one.

I did a search. Nothing.

 

[Balco]

dot.

fwiw, I usually spec stainless- but yeah, it's horribly misnamed... more like stainful.

Consumer Reports ranked enamel over cast iron as the best sink last year, but I picked up the magazine a couple months ago, and now it is second behind stainless. I don't toss things into my stainless sink, but it looks like someone keyed it multiple times.

Prices appear to be similar for what I am looking for (over mount).

 

[belljr]

our first sink was i guess enamel or porcelain. it was great. we only went with stainless this time to match the appliances. the old sink was cream color and matched everything

 

[Getinthemix]

Had a granite sink and it was the best sink I ever had.

 

[squidrope]

Had enamel over CI and loved it for the first few years. Then it started to get scratches and its finish seemed to dull. Replaced it with a High Quality ($$) SS sink and have had zero problems with scratches or staining.

 

[El Floppo]

Had enamel over CI and loved it for the first few years. Then it started to get scratches and its finish seemed to dull. Replaced it with a High Quality ($$) SS sink and have had zero problems with scratches or staining.

brand?

I still find the SS shows every smudge and fingerprint (I'm specing very high end things typically- for other people), but I don't see much scratching or staining as you say.

 

[squidrope]

Had enamel over CI and loved it for the first few years. Then it started to get scratches and its finish seemed to dull. Replaced it with a High Quality ($$) SS sink and have had zero problems with scratches or staining.

brand?

I still find the SS shows every smudge and fingerprint (I'm specing very high end things typically- for other people), but I don't see much scratching or staining as you say.

Not sure what the CI sink brand was. CI was installed by the builder and that was 15+ years ago. SS was purchased from granite counter top people, and I don't know what the brand is.

 

[=Smackdown=]

Check out Franke SS sinks

 

[Balco]

Ended up going with enamel over cast iron. One thing I discovered is that is one heavy sink.

 

[Rayderr]

I figure this thread will get 5 pages.

The FFA has had a thread on literally every topic except this one.

I did a search. Nothing.

Weird right? Everything but the kitchen sink.

 

[urbanhack]

Undermount?

 

[bigbottom]

We went with granite composite (black). No scratches or stains after two years of heavy use.

 

[ntz08]

Had a granite sink and it was the best sink I ever had.

stone. no scratches and all the marks buff out easily

 

[McGarnicle]

Our kitchen was newly remodeled when we bought the house and the sink is stainless. No idea of the brand but it's definitely high end. Shows very little wear after two years of use and shines up nice with just soap and water. In the past I had a Kohler CI enamel sink that was really nice as well but definitely showed scratches after two years.

 

[El Floppo]

Check out Franke SS sinks

I spec a lot of Franke.