I would ask in the kitchen forum. I will say however that most in the kitchen forum will give no love to a split sink

When I clicked on your link, the sink had 11 reviews and all of them rated it at 5/5 stars. I'd say that is pretty good reassurance. And 16 gauge is a substantial thickness for a stainless sink. You might want to look elsewhere for it though. While I am a big fan of Costco, it looks like you can get it cheaper elsewhere.

I found this listing at Walmart, that looks like the same sink, and it's available for $345: Hahn Sink - Walmart

At Amazon, it's $325: Hahn Sink - Amazon

I see that the Costco one comes with some extra goodies (like dish grids), and I don't know if the two I found for you do, so you'll have to check that out if it's important to you. Good luck shopping. It looks like a very nice sink.

Way too expensive for the usual cheepchinesecrapola sink. Your counter fabricator likely carries something of similar quality at half the cost. Plus he probably has a big single sink, which is the only way to go.

It's 304 stainless or it's not 304 stainless, no matter the country from which it comes. Geese, it's a sink. There are no moving parts.

Get the single bowl, please.

My point is that it is completely overpriced for what it is.If someone wants a cheap chinese stainless sink, their fabricator purchases them by the container load and the much lower price will reflect that.

If someone does care about country of origin, then they should not be looking at any of theGermanicized, Anglicised, or Americanized fakename products that are all trying marketing to obscure their country of origin. As in, when the extra tariffs hit, a bunch of companies changed names and ostensibly moved to Turkey, Indonesia, etc. to flim flam around those tariffs.

That Amazon sink is not a 60/40 as is the one the OP posted. I love 60/40 and hate single bowl sinks. To each his own.

Some good discussion, thanks.

Now why single bowl versus double bowl sink?

Those who commented on single bowl is the way to go, can you lend me your insights?

cheers guys

Single bowl is more popular right now. Functionally, I'm not sure it has any advantages - maybe just bigger? I prefer the function of the double - the ability to use each side independently for different tasks. So I'll be getting a double. :)

Personally, I would never have a single sink---except for utility use. The convenience of having two sink areas for use at the same time makes me wonder how some folks use---or do not use their sinks. If dishes are hand washed, for example, where do you put them to dry? If you need the disposer and the sink for separate uses, how does one do that in a single model?

Who hand washes dishes? That’s what a DW or two is for. Who builds a new house without a proper prep sink? Retrofit would be different. But even there the vast majority want a large single. A large single can always have a dishpan to make it a double. A double never gets rid of that awful space limiting divider. Some people really hate washing refrigerator shelves in the bath tub because that’s the only place big enough to do it.

"Those who commented on single bowl is the way to go, can you lend me your insights?"

I can only tell you what my customers have told me. Click on my link above, please.

Interesting thread, Joseph! Thanks for posting...:-)

Actually, I hand wash rather a lot of dishes. Mostly vintage pieces that can't go in the dishwasher. Or kid-proof plastic stuff that also shouldn't. It's really not THAT huge a chore.

And if resale is the only reason that single bowl sinks are "better" I'm not terribly worried about what other people will think when/if I eventually get around to selling. Likely, the trend will have reversed itself by then.

Now, I'd really like to find a double bowl with a drainboard, in the vein of the old 20's and 30's style. That may be a challenge, however.

Holly-

If you can't find a sink that comes with a drainboard, anyone handy with a table saw and a router can make one pretty easily out of wood. I made a custom-sized one for my daughter when she was living in a condo. They also sell a variety of stainless steel ones that are inexpensive: Drainboards

There are plenty of Elkay model sinks with drain boards.

Choosing a single IS a functional choice, which is why more people are choosing it. Double sinks are 2 small sinks, that nothing large like oven racks, large chicken fryers, Barbecue grills, or gumbo pots, can fit in those 15” interior sized bowls. A large single can bathe a baby, your dog, and your weatherproof floor mats. Just add that stockpot that you want to soak, and it acts as a double sink as well.

I hand wash knives, wooden spoons, fragile serving pieces, sometimes but not usually my crystal and china, every week I hand many wash things.

Im living with a 50/50 double bowl sink in our rental house and cant stand it. My previous house had a big blanco wave sink where one side was bigger than the other and that worked well. The 50/50 split is horrible. We hand wash our pots, pans and sheet pans and I hate trying to wash them in this current sink. New house will be single bowl. We have a dryng mat and drying rack on our counter. I think it all boils down to how you use your sink as to whether the 50/50 will work out.

live_wire_oak - that is a long list of things that I would never (for various reasons, none of them size) put in my kitchen sink. :-)

There are some advantages, I guess, to having the large single. However, I can't give up the advantages of the double, so I think I'll do a large 70/30. Best of both worlds.

We all use our sinks differently so pick what works best for your life.

I like Costco for pricing, for extras that are often included with certain types of items and the ability to return but none of those typical Costco perks make this sink a stand-out. You can get a better price elsewhere and the extras are likely included from other sources. And the return option only matters if you buy the sink WAY in advance and then change your mind before install. If something crazy happened after install (can't imagine what but Joseph probably could) that required pulling that sink, having purchased it from Costco wouldn't make that any better/easier.