We've had ours for almost two years now abd we don't find it difficult to clean at all. Once in a blue moon, when I'm wiping the sink down with SS spray/cleaner, I'll take a cotton swab and poke it into the bottom corners. Not too much grime shows up on the swab. I'd get another one in a heartbeat--I love how it looks.

They are a little bit more difficult to clean than a regular sink, but they are still easy to clean. I LOVED our zero-radius sink.

I love the fact that I don't lose any space at the edges -- well worth taking a brush to the edges and corners once a week or so.

great question. i just bought one, only because it was one third the price of the 10mm radius (slightly more rounded) blanco i had originally wanted. more improtant than zero radius vs. slightly rounded is the fact that it be rear-draining. can't wait to have it installed.

DH wants a zero-radius sink but I had resisted because I had heard they were really hard to clean(someone mentioned the need for a toothbrush). I am reconsidering after reading this. I am not the neatest person and I hate to clean. Is wiping them down with a cloth (I don't like sponges) all that is needed day-to-day with a more detailed cleaning once a week? I might be interested in devoting 5 mins a week to make DH happy ... I might.

Nolamom,
Do you mind sharing which sink you got and where?
Thanks!
Stacey

love my zero-radius sink. i would not have anything else. i have the 60/40 split and i love the way i can fit really large pans and pots into it. its not hard to clean at all. i had heard things about it being hard to clean too, but went for it anyway. i'm so glad that i did. i got the grates to go in the bottom of mine and love those too. i am very particularly clean and it is a breeze to keep up.

Dumb question, What is a zero radius sink? Is it different than an undermount sink?

A zero-radius sink is one with completely square corners.

sorry I meant to include this for gaylemh in my last post

Here is a link that might be useful: zero radius sinks

We've had ours for almost 4 years and they get harder to clean as time passes. At first they weren't a problem at all (most likely the factory finish on our Blanco Precisions helped) but I notice I have to pay more and more extra attention. I tend to clean the sink out with a sink brush anyway and I use it to get into the corners (some brushes have bristles positioned better than others to get in there.) I'm not one who stays on top of cleaning all that well and knowing what I know now wouldn't stop me from making the same purchase.

I have two zero radius sinks purchased on ebay and love them. That said, I do think that bits of food don't head to the drain as well as on a traditional sink. I have to use the sprayer to drive small food scraps into the drain. Also, on one of my sinks, water can puddle a bit before it completely drains down the channel.

Still, I love the flat bottoms and roominess of the sinks and would buy them again.

I may have mentioneed a toothbrush because I keep an old one under the sink, but I didn't mean anything like the scrubbing that I would have to use that toothbrush for around the burners of my old electric cooktop. What has evolved is using a scrub brush I keep in the sink for cleaning the sink and getting the edges and corners at the same time. It isn't difficult cleaning, just my way of cleaning the sink without getting my hands as wet or dirty as a sponge or cloth so it seems easier to me. I only do that once every week on average -- maybe every few days or every couple of weeks depending on what kind of things we are doing inthe kitchen and whether we do all the cleanup right away. Rinsing is enough the rest of the time.

I've had my sink about 2-1/2 years and I don't see it getting any more difficult to clean over time. Mine is a KXC Matterhorn, BTW -- similar to the Blanco Precision but about an inch different in dimensions.

staceyneil,

it won't be news to many of you, but since you asked, i got my ticor sink at galaxytools.com. it was around $365, (free s+h on all sinks) and it's huge. the quality does not disappoint either. very durable , well-crafted and sound-proofed. i can't comment on the usage, as i am still waiting on countertops at this point. i had my eye on a similarly sized blanco (with drainboard) and the lowest internet price for it was $1,200 something. AND i love the idea of the basket drain. it's like a little pot with holes that goes about 2" into the drain. new orleanians can envision a crawfish boil basket, or the basket one uses to deep fry a turkey... anyway, this catches all the stuff you do't want slipping into the drain. what a fantastic contraption. it isn't standard with the sink i chose, but they switched it out for me. i even bought floor sealer at the same time and they wrapped it up and put it with the sink. so i could get free shipping on that as well. if you do use them, i recommend calling in the order. i had it at my house before the week was over. excellent customer service. and no, i, nor any family members, are representatives of this company!!! :)