<p>I like those Franke sinks…but I did not see a double bowl one that will fit into a 33 inch sink base…bummer:(</p>
<p>Back to the Blanco…I just want to be sure it’s easy to clean.</p>
<p>I absolutely love my Kohler cast iron, undermount Smart Divide sink. It sounds like the same one sryrstress mentioned. It has the best of both worlds, two separate bowls and also the flexibility to handle large pans easily.
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<p>I have the two bowl Blanco granite composite. I believe it is called a 1 and 3/4. The left side bowl is deeper and bigger. Not white, mine is beige, and I absolutely love it. i have had it for four years and it still looks great. Once a week or so I give it a quick scrub with Bar Keepers Friend. I would definitely get it again. I have had stainless steel and a white kohler in the past, but this is by far my favorite. </p>
<p>I recommend getting the stainless sink grids that are made for it. </p>
<p>If you are really tall, the depth might be uncomfortable for you. But maybe thay have different depths available.</p>
<p>Are the new cast iron sinks better than the old ones? We had a white one years ago and a cast iron pot chipped it beyond repair.</p>
<p>I have a single bowl white Corian sink continuous fused to Corian speckled counters from 1997. The 30 inch sink was fit into a 33 inch cabinet and I love that I can fit my Five Star stove’s double burner porcelain trays in the sink to soak. I too was told to temper the heat with running water, and also find the stains clean well with bleach.
I’d get it again if it needed replacing.</p>
<p>momninva, I was thinking about what I like the most about my Corian sink. You said it - it is not undermount, it is continiously fused with the countertop, and there are no places for dirt or grime to accumulate. Can’t use bleach -we are on a septic, but Oxyclean works fine. Mine was installed in 1999. The installer joked, “Don’t worry, it is Y2K compliant!” After seeing what is out there, I think I like my countertops/sink even more now. 
We need to replace the bathroom vanity - the falling mirror dented it, and DH added to the damage recently. I’d be happy to get rid of the porcelain sinks we have in there.</p>
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<p>The new Kohler cast iron resists chipping. The showroom demonstration included the rep slamming a pot into the sink without causing any damage. I had an older white cast iron sink which constantly needed touch up paint, but (knock on wood) have had no problems with the new cast iron. YMMV</p>
<p>Like BB, we have a sink in our bathroom, continuously fused sink in Corian countertop.
It is an off white. Love it. Everything wipes smoothly into sink, no lip or edge.</p>
<p>We don’t have the tomato stain issue in the BR so can’t speak to that for kitchen.
But the corian sink in BR is sleek and clean. Ours was installed when our DS was about one year old, 24 yrs ago now. Hard to believe, our ‘new’ BR still looks pretty good.</p>
<p>I just redid half of my kitchen and much of it was driven by the sink of my dreams: the Kohler Indio sink. Like other posters, I really like it because it’s got a large and a small bowl, and the lower height divider (smart divide) is a great feature. Kohler has a fabulous guaranty of the finish, and they’re so easy to keep clean (going from a fireclay and then a very old cast-iron porcelein sink, the difference is dramatic) Mine is undermount, which I love, and the finish is “sea salt” - a lot more interesting than white, but relatively expensive. You have to kind of fall in love with it if you’re going to blow a few hundred extra just on the color!</p>
<p>Just a word of caution: if you switch to new counters and a deeper undermount sink, be sure to check whether your drain height fits the existing setup. You might need to lower your drain.</p>
<p>The sinks we are looking at retail for about $600 but the counter guys say the cost will be closer to $400. A plumber will be installing the new sink and will make any “adjustments” to the drain situation. Our current sink is 9 inches deep. Would one inch deeper make THAT much difference?</p>
<p>Edit…I just looked under my sink and the “drain” to the outside is actually about 10 inches BELOW the bottom of the current sink. Some traps would need to be changed but me thinks the new sink will still work.</p>
<p>Yes, it will work with a 10 inch clearance under the sink. However, if your counter may have to change to adapt the sink, that is a bigger job. Top mounted sink are easy to install, you almost can DIY, however, Undermounted or Vessel sinks are difficult to reinstall.</p>
<p>arts…we are getting new counters too…granite…we will be getting an undermount sink and will NOT be doing it ourselves:)</p>
<p>You should be fine with any sink - lucky you for avoiding the extra cost of relocating the outside drain height. </p>
<p>The solid surface sinks do have a loyal following, but I hope you’ll take a look at the new Kohler colors in person, Thumper. They are so pretty!</p>
<p>OK glitch number two. Apparently the inside of our cabinet is the key measurement…the INSIDE from wall to wall measures only 30 inches…the outside measures 33 inches…argh!!!</p>
<p>This is all making me nuts. I think there is a double bowl Blanco that fits…I haven’t found anything else small enough.</p>
<p>Any one here ever heard of Majestic Sinks (<a href=“http://www.majesticsinks.com)?%5B/url%5D”>www.majesticsinks.com)?</a> That is the vendor the counter folks use.</p>
<p>I think the 33" sink measurement includes the over/under hanging lip. The part under my cabinet measures <31". They might be able to notch out enough room to fit the sink. That’s what they had to do to fit my cooktop. What size sink is there now?</p>
<p>There is a 33 inch sink now…but it’s not an undermount sink. I had to FIGHT with my builder to put it in…it fits fine.</p>
<p>The counter guys mentioned notching. I’ll talk to them when they come here for their final measurements. </p>
<p>I think the Blanco is what I’m going to get…just have to figure out which one. There is one that looks like it will fit just fine.</p>
<p>When we built our house in 1993, we picked a basic sink… promising ourselves to replace it in 5 years. At this point it will probably wait until tbd date for full renovations 
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<p>Just thought I’d mention that I’m a chore minimalist like double bowl. We wash our dishes, glasses and many bigger items in the dishwasher. I use the left half of the sink to clean other stuff (with a squirt of dishwashing detergent). The right half always has a flat plastic mesh holder for drying dishes. In other words, no rack on the counter - love that. Looking at the links, I think I’d like the lower divide… for easier washing of cookie sheets and such.</p>
<p>Rumor has it that I’ll be getting a kitchen makeover. There are a few things I will insist on and number one is NO double sink. It is worthless to me with all of the heavy cooking and large cookware I have. I think they look fine , but if you need to submerge a large roasting pan , it doesn’t work well to wash half of the pan at a time and meanuever it as to not spill the dishwater on the floor</p>
<p>We just moved into a newly built condo in July. We got in early enough to customize it some – counters, sinks, paint, cabinets, etc. I chose a Swanstone Granite sink for the kitchen and love it! I definitely didn’t want ss, and although I like the look of the white porcelain(?) sink we’d had in our previous home, I didn’t like how it could stain and chip so easily. </p>
<p>The Swanstone (undermount) sink is quite deep, which is OK, but the problem I’m having is with water from the faucet splashing all over. I don’t know if the problem is the depth of the sink, the specific faucet (Grohe) of a combination of the two. It’s very annoying.</p>
<p>lje-Check out the Kohler Smart Divide. It was designed exactly to accommodate the situation you describe. I, too, was never a fan of double sinks but love my new Smart Divide.</p>
<p>Thumper-I think if you have a 33 now, a 33 under-mount will fit. I went from a top-mount to an under-mount and it takes up exactly the same space under the counter. In a few weeks when you’re sitting in your beautiful new kitchen, I’m sure you’ll feel the aggravation was all worth it. Hang in there!</p>