There's tons of silgranit sink owners on this board. Do a search at the bottom and you'll see.

I'm one. It's been in use / abuse for about a year and a half now and it still looks fantastic. I LOVE it.

I've had mine for 7 months and LOVE it. It is the black single--like 33 inches. Love, love, love!!!

have the Blanco super single and I love it! Love the size, love the look, love the no maintenance.

I've only been using mine about 5 weeks but so far love it . . . it's Diamond double in anthracite -- gets oohs and aahs from everyone who visits, and no complaints from me on maintenance.

Just got mine in today. Double biscuit. Not seen much around here and the granite workers were looking and touching. If not for this forum, I would never have known about them. I live in a big city in S.CA too!

If you do a search on Silgranit I'm sure you'll see my past comments. I am the person who had two Silgranits break within just about 24 hours. (The stone guys broke the first one installing the sink in the counter. The second one was broken the next day installing the faucet.)

The sink is very easy to clean and I love all of the room. However, it has not proven to be very granite-like. Within two years I already have several chips around the flange. I have marble counters, and they have less chips than the sink!

Because of the chips and the previous breakage I treat this sink with kid gloves, which is really not what you want with a sink. I find Silgranit to be too delicate to recommend. I most definitely will not buy another.

Nicole

I absolutely LOVE my silgranit sink! I have the Biscuit color and definitely do not baby it other than using Bar Keepers Friend once a week or so. But doesn't everyone clean their sink, regardless????

As for chipping, I can't imagine what the previous poster did! Perhaps she should have bought the grids? I've had chips on enamel sinks in the past (many) and hated the dull look of my old stainless steel sink. This is the first sink I've ever loved! It is my only sink in the kitchen and my family of 5 regularly dumps coffee, tea, vegetable peelings, berries, etc. You get the picture. I have been known to dye my hair in there also!

I've had many visitors to my house comment on the sink, always positive and where did I get it and what is it called?

As for chipping, I can't imagine what the previous poster did!

I can't imagine what we did, either. We are a family of four, (with two gentle DDs) and never had a single chip in our old hated enameled sink that we lived with for ten years.

The grid is a good idea, thanks for mentioning that. It's just strange that a sink would even NEED something to protect it's surface.

Interestingly enough, the two items in my kitchen that I am not happy with are both German products - my Bosch range and the Franke Silgranit sink!

My IKEA cabs, made in assorted European countries - love 'em.

My cork floor from Portugal - love it.

My Italian marble counters - very happy.

My LG fridge and KA DW - can't remember where they are made. I just know it wasn't China, and I'm very satisfied with them.

My Delta faucets made in Mexico? No complaints. (Think about that for a minute. I am more satisfied with my inexpensive Mexican faucet than my high-quality sink. Surely the faucet sees as much use as the sink, right?)

Hmmm, just the German products. Maybe I should point this out to DH, as he is coveting an Audi A6!

Nicole

That is weird about the chipping. Ours is seriously abused *and* is drop-in mounted (so the full flange is exposed). I am a clutz and have dropped things multiple times and there is absolutely no chips or even scratches. No grids, either. We even had a R/O faucet installed after the fact (which meant a new hole).

Just noticed you said "Franke". The Silgranit sinks are a trademark of Blanco. As far as I know, Franke does fireclay and stainless steel, not granite composite (though I could be wrong). So I'm a bit confused.

are they heavy sinks?

I know a lot of you are not fans of Consumer Reports, but in last year's issue they said if you drop a heavy pot, it can crack.

OTOH, I've read nothing but good things here, other than nigel-bigel, that I was considering one.

Desert, I was looking at the Pegasus brand at HD (made by Blanco apparently), and it said gross weight 45 lbs for double bowl. Stainless is obviously much lighter.

I don't know if weight is an issue, but I think cast iron is about double that.

My sink is a Blanco Silgranit. Franke may manufacture a granite/resin sink but it is not a Silgranit. The devil's in the details. When I was on the forum asking for a sink recommendation it was overwhelmingly Silgranit. I mentioned in an earlier post, don't confuse it with anything on display at Home Depot or other granite composite sinks.

"I know a lot of you are not fans of Consumer Reports, but in last year's issue they said if you drop a heavy pot, it can crack."

That is a bit scary. I have a lot of Le Creuset, and if one slips out of my hands while washing it, it's frightening to know it can crack the sink. I'm thinking of the work in getting the heavy counter up, messing up the backsplash, possibly the cabinets, and going through the trouble to replace the undermounted sink, and if that's even possible without ruining the whole kitchen.

Can a stainless sink be restored, and the dullness polished out? Is the dullness what's known as the patina it develops or something else. I guess dropping the LC in it would also leave an ugly dent. Wonder if it can be fixed though like they get dents out of cars.

My son has the huge single Silgranite sink and he has washed his three dogs in it when they were still puppies and they could be lifted. When we did our kitchen over this winter I wouldn't consider anything but a Silgranite having had the SS and ironstone in the past and hating them after a few years.

Thanks you all so much for your thoughts on Silgranit sinks. One more question: Do any of the colors give you the look of stainless like the Anthracite or Metallic Gray?

"Desert, I was looking at the Pegasus brand at HD (made by Blanco apparently), and it said gross weight 45 lbs for double bowl. Stainless is obviously much lighter.

I don't know if weight is an issue, but I think cast iron is about double that. "

would the silgranite sinks weigh about the same as the pegasus? the cast iron usually list the weight under specs but I didn't see it on the silgranite I looked up earlier.

I'm just thinking of who (how many) I'd need to put one in - carry in then lift up etc. I wouldn't be any help with it. and if you'd need to put any brace under it. I read (or was it on hgtv?) about putting braces under the sink - I don't remember what kind it was so I figured I'd just try to make sure whatever I got wasn't very heavy.
if some sinks are so heavy they need a brace underneath, that would concern me.

We've had ours a Blanco double sink in anthracite for a little under a year here and love it too.

My understanding from these forums is that the Pegasus silgranite sink is an HD exclusive 'brand' made by Blanco.

The "dropping a heavy pot" reference was from Summer 2008 CR kitchen issue. I don't have LeCruset brand, but I do have a cast iron skillet. This year's issue they didn't review any sinks. I would've been interested in an update.

We have the silver / metallic gray color. While it's not really the look of stainless it's in the same color family.

Here it is installed:

Just noticed you said "Franke". The Silgranit sinks are a trademark of Blanco. As far as I know, Franke does fireclay and stainless steel, not granite composite (though I could be wrong). So I'm a bit confused.

You are correct. I misspoke (mistyped?) by saying my Silgranit was made by Franke. It is most definitely made by Blanco - another German company!

Sorry for the confusion.

Nicole

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Blanco Cafe Brown Silgranit Sink!! You can see pics below just click on the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: My Kitchen Remodel/Silgranit Sink

I LOVE our silgranite sink (1 3/4 bowl, in biscuit) and TOTALLY recommend it. A dream to use and clean. I do have the SS grids on each side, just because I love the way they look!!!

You can see photos of it in my link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Our finished kitchen

I've had a couple of silgranits for 7 months and I love them. The grid is a great accessory...it makes it possible to rinse silverware, etc without it being on the bottom of the sink.

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