I have never owned anything but stainless for a sink and honestly I never notice the scratches past the first month. I will however say a 60/40 split is not a good choice . I laso nevrer understand the purpose of the low divide . One large single bowl is the way to go

I loved my Kraus in our old house (had a big single bowl, and it was great).

I'm going with the Kohler Strive for my new build. I've noticed that it is on sale a lot of places now so you may be able to do better. I'm sure it still will be higher than the others though.

We have a Kraus and love it.

"any experience with these finishes and their ability to hide them"

The only way to hide scratches is to get a whole lot of scratches so that they blend into a patina and you don't see the individual scratches any more. I don't care what any manufacturer says in their marketing material about their stainless steel finishes. In the long run, that is the only way. If you really don't like the scratches of stainless steel (and since your post is about that, it appears that you don't), pick a different sink material like Blanco Silgranit or enameled cast iron. I do not recommend fireclay. I also don't recommend copper sink for you, because if SS scratches bother you, you will not want the living finish of copper.

I am not a fan of the low divide design either, because you still can't lay down a large pan to soak. And you still have to have 2 drains taking up all that space under the sink with their pipes instead of one. But I know there are a number of people on this forum who like them. Therefore, I suggest you look at some in Home Depot on display, even if they are not the brands you are considering, just to get an idea before you pull the trigger.

Try the Elkay Crosstown (EFRU321910T), all of the advantages of a single bowl sink with a place to put the disposer that is not in the middle of the sink you are washing in.

I'm familiar with the Kraus and the Kohler; both are excellent sinks. That's suggested retail price on the Kohler; you can do better.

We have a Kraus on large deep sink and love it.

Can I ask what sink you ended up with and how do you like it? We are facing the same decision here and looking at the same options :)

@trudyz1 In case you don't hear back from the original poster, I will clarify from my earlier comment that I did face the same decision and looked at the same options with my own currently ongoing remodel as to a single vs. double and high vs. low divide. What I found was that people who wash most of their dishes by hand benefit from a divided sink. The low divides aren't terribly popular because they make a divided sink less useful without truly freeing up all the area like a single basin would. If you have a dishwasher and wash most of your dishes in the dishwasher, then a single basin sink is desirable. In my situation, I actually do wash a lot of dishes by hand but also use the dishwasher too. What I was really after was a workstation functionality for my sink. I have a small kitchen and wanted the functions that a single-basin workstation sink would give me by being able to use a cutting board and strainer on ledges down in my large sink. This takes the messy prep tasks away from countertop areas that were always wet in my old kitchen and put them into the sink where cleanup is easy. I have a 10-foot by 10-foot kitchen and got a 42-inch wide single basin sink with a right hand drain. My brand choice was Havens Metal for value and design reasons, but many other companies make workstation-style sinks in various price ranges. If you're interested in this concept, also look at Franke, Kohler, Create Good Sinks, Ruvati, Rachielle, and Julien. You will keep a separate dish basin or two under the sink or somewhere near (these can be collapsible) for times you need to immerse things in your large single-basin sink if you go that route.

I know this is an old thread, but I just want to note that my Blanco Silvranite stained badly and chipped. It is a beautiful sink, but I would not recommend for those reasons.

@krisclark3 - your comment would be helpful if you said how old your sink is, and what color it is. It has been widely reported on this forum and rebiews on many other sites that white and cream Silgranit colors behave differently from the darker Silgranit colors. I’ve had two Silgranit sinks in anthracite and they were the easiest care sinks I’ve ever had, and were indestructible.

I don't remember the color name. It is a medium gray color and about 7-8 years old.

Indestructible over how long of a time, @M Miller if you don't mind my asking?

It was a very short time before mine chipped and stained. You will see a lot of people online complaining about it too.