All I can say is I love my 33" wide sink. How do I use it? I have a grid insert and set a pasta pot and strainer on it while still having space to fill a second pot or rinse some vegetables. Items I handwash are set on the grid to dry overnight. There's plenty of space for the regular faucet, filtration dispenser, disposal button, and soap dispenser.

Are you really sure you want the zero radius? Have you cleaned a zero radius sink before? Even just a slight curve (7-10 mm) makes cleaning much easier and does not significantly change the look.

That's is what I told my husband too. The only pro I can think of is an inch or two more of counter top. :)

of course the price on the sink goes down too..

This will feel very different anyway. I currently have an even double bowl.

StanZ, please explain more. Sink more visable or counter slightly over hung?

I was commenting about cleaning a zero radius sink so that's the sides and bottom. A little bit of curvature (even just 7-10 millimeters) makes it easy to swish water or swipe a towel to dry.

As for reveal on the top I think it is a personal preference. With a positive reveal (a little bit of lip showing) you can easily clean. With a negative reveal crumbs fall into the sink but crud can build up underneath and go unseen.

So you can see ease of cleaning is important to me: I like the sink to be clean and don't want to spend a lot of time on it. Others might not clean as often or might not mind spending time cleaning.

Even a 30" sink will be major space when you're using it when compared to a double. You could easily go smaller with no negatives in actual use. So look carefully at your counter work spaces around the sink. Counter space can be more important than a sink you may only need 24" of roasting pan room. Alternatively a large sink can be very usefull with dual corner faucets when two are cooking. A 32 with two Kohler Karbon deck mounts can reduce the need for a prep sink in some layouts. That works for people who want a clear island or are space limited.

With a zero-radius sink, you will always have that angle between the bottom and side, and the sides and adjacent sides you have to make a special effort to clean. Because cleaning tools are rounded and it isn't.

Get one with a small curve

Bigger is better when it comes to kitchen sinks.

Get the biggest sink that will fit...and I have a zero radius sink with no issues cleaning it. It might take an extra 10 seconds on the weekly cleaning, maybe.

With a positive reveal (a little bit of lip showing) you can easily clean. With a negative reveal crumbs fall into the sink but crud can build up underneath and go unseen.

Goes to show how it's all personal desire.

I have never had crud build up under my negative reveal sinks but have noticed crumbs and crud catching on my positive reveal sink in NY.

If it isn't too late...

I would use a sink base just big enough to hold your sink, giving you and extra 3" or more in an adjacent cabinet. Sink bases tend to be pretty inefficient use of space.

I have a 30" sink base, with a 70/30 double sink, and I love it.The large side is much bigger than one side of my old 36" double, and the small side (with disposal) is big enough to comfortably wash veggies or fill all but the biggest pots (and I have a side spray, so a big pot doesn't even need to go in the sink).

Lots of folks here feel strongly about a single bowl, but I'm here to say that a double can work too (just not equal sides).

I stuck a 33" sink into a 33" cabinet.

Thanks Ann for the thought. Cabinets are being delivered Tuesday. However they are Ikea. I already discovered an error in what I ordered, so back to the store I go. Good thing we travel that way every other weekend or so.

I really hadn't thought about an off set double. I'll look at that.

This is just me, but when we did our remodeling, I went with a smaller sink because it bugged me to pay $70 a sq.ft. for the sink cutout in the granite. Once again, just me.

dovetonsils:

It isn't just you. It bugs your fabricator to have to make the $5,000.00 per month payment on the CNC machine it took to cut out your sink perfectly, the several hundred dollars he spent for the tooling to do so, and the 100K per year he pays the guy who operates the machine.

He's got to cut a lot of sinks and cut them right the first time, to make that nut.

I have a 36" zero radius stainless apron front sink. I am super happy with the size. I haven't notice the zero radius to be an annoyance.

Joseph,

I think you misunderstood my comment. I wasn't saying the charge for cutting the sink opening wasn't fair, if fact that was a $250 flat charge (regardless of size) above the charge for the granite by sq ft. What I was saying is that I traded off cutting away material that I am paying for vs sink size. It was sort of a joke. No offense meant. I guess I'll go back to read-only with this forum.

Oopsie. lol.