Best kitchen sink material

 Hi - shopping for a new kitchen sink and wondering what the best
material is these days. At home depot the associate was telling me
about this one that was essentially one material thu-out (sorry, I do
not have the name of it), when it got a mark, you simply took a gritty
cleanser or even sanded it a bit. Basically you could have it perfectly
new-looking until you wore a hole in the thing!

So, my question is - what are the best materials that a sink can be
made off, now that there are more choices then ever?

 
For elegance and durability with a modicum of care, porcelain enamel over
cast iron is still my choice.  I just put one on my new granite countertop.

Yeah, you can get one that looks like your Corian countertop, or you can get
stainless steel that will pick up scratches in a hurry, or you can get a
newfangled composite sink with or without porcelain enamel.  You can
undersling it, though the structural integrity of such a setup may be
marginal unless done right (i.e., more expensively than the original quote).

Put in what YOU want.

 

Of course it cost an arm and a leg I'm sure.  There are materials that
don't need sanding to keep clean.


Stainless (undermount) is back in vogue and couldn't be easier to care
for.

But you'll have as many opinions on this as there are people I'm
sure.

--
Todd H.  
http://www.toddh.net/

 Paul wrote:


We just put in granite countertops and went with a stainless steel
undermount sink.  I think it looks (and works) very nice.  Our old sink
was a top-mount and we hated how crud would build up at the lip.  Now,
we can just sweep stuff into the sink from the counter.

 
A bead of silicone caulk at the sink rim will prevent the buildup of crud at
the rim.

I've had stainless sinks, and much prefer the enamel over cast iron.