Franke Pescara sink, anyone?

5 years ago

Does anyone have the Franke Pescara sink? If so, can you give me your feedback? If you can give a picture I would also really enjoy that! Thanks

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Andrea
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3 years ago

@Lori i really am glad that I decided on this sink. The shelf in the center is a game changer with dirty dishes. The size I got is large enough to easily wash and dry at the same time, my ex got the smaller size and is still very happy with it's functionality. I will say after a year I have no visible scratches, the edges and corners clean very easily and even with hot water being poured in I never hear that buckling and it doesn't give off that cheap metal sound when you're putting stuff in the sink. I really would recommend the sink to anyone. The only thing I don't love about it is the square piece around the drain, I find it pointless as I have a garbage disposal and therefore never have the strainer cover in. I guess if you have a strainer in use it would be cool, but if you use a garbage disposal it is a lost feature. So, not really a big deal as I never notice it unless cleaning the sink, but I do feel like it's an extra feature that is just lost. But by all means, if I were to move and need a new sink I would 100% just go out and buy this one again. I also love that it's not a super dark stainless and not a super bright stainless, it's sort of a mid tone and therefore doesn't stick out in the kitchen. I do have a polished nicle faucet/soap dispenser as well and I was worried about how that would work with it, but it looks nice and not at all like a mismatch!

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cheri127
5 years ago
Bump (I'm interested in this sink too).
rosaserai
4 years ago
Me too! Does anyone have any experience with it?
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Andrea
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4 years ago
@cheri127 we just installed it but it isn't hooked up yet. I was hesitant, regretting my decision for stainless into it went in and now I think it's beautiful. I was also worried I would hate that it has the visible shelf line but it isn't eye drawing. I also wanted a bright sink and know that Franke can be darker stainless than others but I actually think the tone is great. Here's a few pictures. Checks back around in 2 weeks and I'll let you know how the functionality is!
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Andrea
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4 years ago
@rosaerai
rosaserai
4 years ago
@Andrea It's beautiful! I can't wait for your functionality report. Do you know if this sink is made in Switzerland or China? 🙏
Miranda33
4 years ago
If @Andrea still has the box, it will say on it the country of origin. I had read somewhere that the Franke sinks made in Switzerland cost $1200+. If the sink costs less than that, it is made elsewhere, but Idk if that is strictly true.
rosaserai
4 years ago
@Miranda33 I think this sink is right under that price. $1000?
Lori
3 years ago
@Andrea Are you happy with the Franke Pescara sink?
Lori
3 years ago
@Andrea I appreciate your feedback. Thank you!
rosaserai
3 years ago
@lori I took @sunshyne advice and bought the sink! Love the quality and though it will eventually scratch, it hasn’t yet. It’s not as easy to scratch like other reviews I have seen on other sinks like the Kohler. It’s really beautiful and I don’t mind the square drain cover. The drain is actually round and I put a metal screen in it to catch things that I don’t want to fall into the sink and put the square cover underneath the sink till I have visitors.
fatcatz
3 years ago
I'm looking at the Pescara in the 25 or 28 size so I'm glad that sunshyne and rosaserai are happy with it. I'm curious about a few things though.

First is that the sinks that I've been looking at are 16 gauge and a couple 14s. This sink - three times the cost of the others - is 18 gauge. My mind can't get around that.

There's no mention of sound dampening material.

If the bottom is flat, how does the water get to the drain? I don't want to have to push water to the drain every time i use the sink

What does the drain look like without the square cover? Is the drain itself square? If it's a normal round drain, does it look odd to have a round drain in a square border? I probably won't use the drain cover, as sunshyne said.

I think i like this sink, but i have to convince myself that it's worth almost a thousand bucks. (!!!) Then i have to convince my husband. I appreciate any info and experience you can share.
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Andrea
Original Author
3 years ago
@fatcatz replied to these on the other thread, adding the URL here in case anyone in the future runs across this and has similar questions.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5975369/franke-pescara-and-cube#28374713