Ruvati 32-inch Undermount 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Workstation Kitchen Sink Single Bowl – Soundproof Multifunction Chef Sink with Cutting Board & Accessories, Brushed Finish Hides Scratches – RVH8300

Sturdy, well made and attractive. Measurements are as described. Templates included to assist in counter top cutout. Internally sloped so water drains appropriately, no ponding. Great attachments provided. 16 gauge so it does sound tinny.

We've been annoyed with washing pots & pans in double basin sinks for years. I couldn't fit a pan (with handle) flat on the bottom to scrub (or soak if needed). The sink was shallow (as deep at my hand) and with pans at an angle, the water tended to hit in just the perfect way for me to get splashed. The silicone sealant of the undermounted sink was nasty when we moved in from the previous owner's probably dealing with the same splash back issues. I measured the hole in our granite countertop and then researched online sinks that would fit into our existing hole. Many manufacturers are vague about hole size requirements because a "cardboard template is included". Templates are great for new installation but not replacements. Anyway, the detailed dimensions of this sink made me believe it would fit. Plus, this sink comes with the steel bottom rack, colander, cutting board and folding dish rack. Competitors often include just two of those accessories, not all. I was off by about 1/8" because of the placement of the internal clip brackets vs the curved corners of my hole. Each bracket has extra metal to each side of the hole that is larger than 1/8". I'm including a picture to show the location of the four corner brackets that were problematic for us. Minor adjusts with a Dremil are far easier than major cuts so we made it work. Within a few hours, the old sink was out & new sink was in. After filling up with water & waiting for sealant to dry & retighten clips, we could finally use the sink! (Tip: plan ahead for meals so you won't need the sink to clean up) Within the first day of use, here are things I noticed: 1) Colander: when I came in from the garden with produce, I was able to dump it in the colander and wash right away. How convenient! 2) Dish drying rack: We won't use this to dry dishes as we have an over-the-sink drying rack. However, my husband used this folding rack to support thawing meat. 3) Bottom sink rack: I wasn't sure if I wanted this because I'm sure it will get messy any gross over time, but it's great! My daughter made a smoothie and put the blended top in the sink to soak. It didn't fall over! The bottom of the sink isn't level for water drainage purposes, but this rack is level. The blender full of water didn't tip over! I washed out our rice cooker and when I poured out the pot full of rice bits, the water draining didn't knock over the blender, and little bit of rice didn't get caught behind other things in the sink. This was profound. Like it really changed my perception of how things work. 4) Decorative drain cover: we have a garbage disposal but I can still use the decorative drain cover. This cover eases my concerns about dropping a fork down the disposal. Thank you. 5) cutting board. I don't have a lot of counter space to work so it's really nice to be able to cut over the sink area. 6) Depth: this sink is at least 3" deeper than the old sink. This makes a huge difference in capacity and less water sprays back. The corner are less rounded which means even more usable space while still being easy to clean. The only thing I wish for is another hole for a soap dispenser. Our 2nd hole is being used for the dishwasher air-gap.

Let’s face it. You want a Kholer Workstation sink, but you don’t want to shell out the money for it. So you found this on Amazon and got enamored by the reviews (and the fact that it is a top-mount sink. Who trusts undermount sinks anyway?) Well, let me tell you. This is the best sink in the whole world. It isn’t a perfect sink, but you would be pressed to find anything like it in this price range. We’ve had this sink for about four months. It came nicely packaged with several accessories. That’s a great place to start, the accessories: Cutting Board: It looked really nice when we got it, but it cracked in a corner about one month in. I didn’t bother telling the seller about it because it works. I’ll likely replace it with a custom board with similar dimensions. The Rolling Rack: We have a dish rack, so we rarely use it. But it works great when we’ve made a big meal and need extra drying space. I can also see it used as a minimal rack for a kitchen. The Kholer sink probably has this sink beat in this area, because you can hide the rack in the sink. Doesn’t matter much when you’re just looking for a sink for function. The sink grates: I hate the way they look. I hate cleaning it. But it’s really nice to have the bottom of your sink look untouched. If you wash your hair in your sink, please take the grates out. Strands of hair can easily coil around the grates. The Install: We had a Plummer install this sink. They looked at it. They looked at everything that came in the box, and they installed it without asking a single question. Great. And I never worry about it falling through my kitchen cabinets because it’s a top mount sink. The kitchen sink comes with a cut-out template for your countertops. We didn’t use it and had the person installing the countertops to measure the actual sink. So I can’t comment on the accuracy of the template. If you’re wondering about cabinets, yes this sink fits in a 36-inch IKEA cabinet. That was my top concern. There were no questions or concerns about fitting when it was dropped it. Again, you need to get the largest cabinet for this sink to work. We also connected a garbage disposal to the sink. This sink has a low depth, so you may want to double check if your drainage pipes are situated correctly. And speaking of depth, this sink is a monster. Pots. Pans. A drink cooler. I could wash a whale in this sink. It’s incredible. But I personally find filling up the sink to be too much water for me, so I have a dish bucket that I fit with water. And guess what? There’s plenty of room for it. This sink makes my kitchen incredible. So far, I’m happy with the durability of the sink, and have no issues with daily use for the last few months.

I do love the quality of the sink stainless steel. The "bells and whistles" aka added features are nice too, but there are some things to get used to with this type of sink. First of all the good: nice and deep, the cutting board is awesome. It comes with a drain hole cover that can sit over the opening on its legs and allow the water to drain without needing to worry about dropping anything down the opening. I needed a disposal, so I couldn't use the adorable little sink strainer it came with. The grate for the bottom of the sink is also very nice. The colander, which I was really excited to get with the sink, is a nice feature, but it is actually too bulky. There is not enough room to keep the colander and the cutting board on the ledge provided and still use the sink to wash pots and pans or basically anything. So, I have to move those items to the counter or temporarily store on the cooktop, which I was not expecting. And, it is hopeless to think you could use the drain rack and keep the colander and/or cutting board out too. Thus, you need to have storage options for these accessories. Each is great, but they are taking up more storage room that I had planned on. Now to what I don't like about the sink: first of all, it is a pain to keep clean. I knew it was flat, but I expected some slope to help to drain the water and debris. Nope. Everything, just everything rinsed off of a plate, pot or bowl gets pushed out to the corners of the sink and remains there. I swear my water bill will increase dramatically, because I run it so often trying to wash the debris from, for example, a salad, down the drain. So, in order to clean it, you have to remove all accessories, including the bottom rack, and then you have to scrub because if you don't do this after each use, whether rinsing something easy like a bowl of oatmeal, then a film of whatever you rinsed is left spread out on the bottom of the sink below the elevated grate. And, when I realized that I needed to scrub the sink basically each day, I saw little rust spots along the edge of the base. Small, like the size of a not so sharp pencil. But in order to scrub out the rust spots, I need to use the scouring sponge, the one that you are not supposed to use because it scratches the stainless steel. I also noticed that even though I have not scrubbed the side of the sink (the vertical parts) with the scouring pad, there are scratches showing. I know stainless steel scratches, but this is 16 guage and I expected it to not scratch when a scrubbing brush is used. One with plastic bristles. The other thing is dang, cleaning those corners is tough. It's hard to get the small spots of rust out of those corners. I'm hoping that it doesn't fail or have more rust, because it is an undermount with thick granite, and it is not able to be changed. To sum it up, I really do like the "look" of the sink. It is a big basin with some very sexy features; but in practicality, those features could become a pain because of storage and just cumbersome to have to remove the base grate to clean the sink each day. I even tried pouring boiling water over the grate to see if that would wash away the food debris film, and it didn't. And, I'm a vegetarian, so this isn't even meat waste or fat or grease. But given that I absolutely hated my prior tiny two bowl ceramic sink, I am better off with this one. I'm just hoping that the rust spots are not anything that relates to poor quality stainless steel.

We replaced our deep but divided sink with this about a month ago, and since then, kitchen life has been amazing. To be honest, it was the sheer size as well as the allure of the tools that lock into the track that were the main reasons why we went with this sink, and our expectations have been exceeded. The sink itself is extremely sturdy and well-made, and installation was only complicated by the peculiar design of the mounting clips (they don’t have much play and fitting them into the proper groove was hard with the low accessibility in my under-sink cabinet area). We removed the old sink and found that this new sink fit well into the existing countertop hole (a major miracle if you ask me), and thanks to watching a 45 second video on a major home improvement store website (rhymes with shmome shmepot), I got the tip to install the garbage disposal bracket and new faucet BEFORE we put the sink in place (maybe obvious to someone who installs 10 sinks a week, but a revelation nonetheless). I didn’t end up using the drain assembly (because of having a garbage disposal) which is a shame because the strainer basket design is so aesthetically pleasing. The one piece grid that fits into the bottom of the sink is very well made and has helped to keep the sink clean even when it is half-way full. The folding drying rack is excellent in a pinch when you need more space to air dry veggies or cooking tools, and the stainless steel strainer is massive, and outstanding for washing leafy greens and keeping them far away from dirty water. The crowning glory of the setup is the 1/3 sink-width real wood cutting board, which is honestly too beautiful for me to want to use. I found however that one of my many polymer cutting boards fits nicely on top, and the track design makes it so much easier to prepare veggies without the "balancing act” of placing the cutting board on the corner of the sink (which was my former mode of operation). We also purchased the “colander/shredder” bowl that mounts into another wood square that fits on the track (this item is marketed with another sink made by Ruvati but it worked just fine in our “single track” model). Overall, we are super happy with the sink and it is clearly a cut-above our old sink in quality and design; though installation was hard work (as an admitted novice) it was completely worth it. Plumbing the sink to our drain was easy (I have far more experience in working with drain pipe) and I recommend buying more pipe than you need to allow for installation of the p-trap and then returning the unused pieces.

Works and looks good

30" under mount Ruvati: Update - I have had the sink installed for 13 months and I LOVE IT. I can't believe the difference it has made from my previous double basin sink. The depth of the sink means I never have an issue getting pans clean without getting water everywhere. Others commentating have reported problems with rust spots appearing in a very short amount of time. I have had no such problems. I don't do anything special re: cleaning, just a soft sponge and Dawn soap. Pre-install comment: Unboxed product 2 months pre-install to inspect wooden accessories as others had complained. Mine were gorgeous and in great shape, nothing worn or misshapen. All expected parts and accessories were included. Other comments indicated there was no gradient to the bottom of the sink to aid drainage despite the product description. I wasn't sure if this comment would hold for the 30" model but, unfortunately, it does. The bottom feels completely flat. I actually do not care about that but others might. Update: The bottom feels flat but 13 months post install and I can say there is zero problem with drainage. It's a gorgeous product and with all the included accessories, I don't think you'll find a better price out there.

I lOvE this sink! Just for our kitchen remodeled and we installed this sink. It is beautiful, functional, and seems durable.