I saw some deeper back when I was sink hunting. 10" is pretty deep, though - especially if you're doing undermount (which effectively makes the sink even deeper (sink depth + counter thickness). Some people with the deep sinks say that they're a bit uncomfortable due to having to bend over to reach the bottom.

I have a 10" sink and think it's about as close to perfect as one could get. Note though that mine is surface mounted and I believe closer to the front of the cabinet than most folk's.

How tall are you? The taller you are, believe it or not, the more a really deep sink will bother you. It's how far you have to bend down to get to the bottom of the sink.

I'm 5'10" & my DH is 6'5". The larger bowl of our 2-bowl sink is 9" deep plus the 1-1/4" or so of counter top material, effectively giving us a 10-1/4" deep sink. While that seems OK for us, I don't think I'd want it any deeper. The smaller bowl is only 7" deep (+1-1/4=8-1/4") and I have noticed the difference when getting things from it...less bending.

The other thing that I think makes a difference is how far back your sink is mounted from the front edge of your counter top. The deeper that is, the farther in you have to lean before bending down to get to the items in the sink, especially those on the bottom. Based on this, I think (no first-hand experience, just thinking about it) that if you want a sink deeper than 9 or 10 inches then you should consider a farmhouse/apron sink...you stand right at the edge of the sink w/no counter or cabinet b/w you and the sink.

There are deeper commercial looking sinks. I couldn't find a sink deeper than 10" that didn't look commercial or farmhouse.

I've used the Blanco Wave 10" on one side and 8" on other in a remodel and am going to use it again.

I agonized over the size of my sink as well as whether I wanted a single or double sink. Finally selected an Elkay single 10" stainless. LOVE, LOVE it!

Mine is 10 inches deep, single bowl undermount and about 4 inches from the edge of the counter. I am 5'6" and I also have a sink grid. I could not love my sink more! That's pretty much it.

I am 5'2 and my husband is 5'10 so we are pretty short people. I guess I'm glad that I picked the 10" sink then if most people on here are pretty happy with it. I also never thought of undermount vs overmount and it adding an extra inch - thank you for that.

I have a 9" deep sink, almost went with a 10" and I am glad i didn't. With the granite it is more than deep enough. My back would bother me after alot of dishes if it was deeper. I am 5'5.

Mine is 9 inches and I love it. It's a 33" single and what I like about that size is that all the drips and splashes stay in the sink...not the surrounding countertop.

We have a 12" deep sink. We wanted a 16 gauge stainless steel so our choices were limited. Ended up with Franke, single bowl, undermount Pro PSX1103012/16. Yikes! Very deep! Didn't know that it also came in a 9". At first we were concerned about the depth, but now we like it. However, if we could do it all over again, 10" would be ideal. We do have a grid so that helps. I hope this helps you, this is my first post. Felt I just jump in to this one. I think that you made a good choice.

hey, isn't that a Bee Gees song?

never mind...go on with your serious responses :)

Missleah--Advance Tabco makes deep undermount sinks (12 & 14'' deep).

I'm supposing that the deep sinks are mostly used for special purpose rather than everyday kitchen sinks, though.

Here is a link that might be useful: Advance Tabco Sink

This is an interesting thread. We're planning a fairly deep single-bowl sink. How about splash-back from tall faucets?

Most of the faucets I see now have high arcs. Our current kitchen has a high arc cheapie faucet -but a shallow 7" sink. The water splashes out of the sink onto the front of my pants all the time!! I hate it!! Will a deeper sink control that? Or do you folks have lower faucets?

The Blancomagnum stainless undermount sinks come in depths of 8", 10 1/2", and 12". After reading a great deal on this forum re: sink depths, we decided to get a 9" deep Kindred sink, but it isn't installed yet. Good luck.

Here is a link that might be useful: Blancomagnum sinks

I'm with flyleft. I have the mellow sounds of the Bee Gees wafting through my mind . . .

And I've just had my 10" undermount sink installed in the cabinet -- no water yet, but the depth seems comfortable.

I have a Franke 10 inch deep single bowl undermount. It's about 4 inches from the edge of the counter. I got used to the depth pretty quickly and find it comfortable. The best part is that I can't see the dishes sticking out of the sink.

The faucet is medium arc because I was worried about splashing so I actually measured out the height of the arc and length of the arm extension into the sink that I wanted and then shopped based on that criteria.