Delta and Moen make very high quality fixtures and are probably the least expensive quality faucet although their prices can range from very low for apartment building style to relatively high for higher end styles and finishes.

My faucet is the Kohler Artifact which I got because I liked the style and also liked the way it "handled" when I tried out some faucets in person. It is a more traditional style as my kitchen leans towards Prairie/Arts & Crafts but Kohler is also a reputable brand. Brizo is the higher end brand for Delta which I think translates into trendier styles and a wider range of finishes.

The pull down spray has what they call a "berry setting" which is not as strong as the other setting which one would use for washing delicate stuff like berries.

Moen will tell you what they have in stock if you call on the phone. Be specific about the overall style you want, number of holes, and so on.

Delta is fine if you want your kitchen flooded, and it happened to me about 4 weeks ago. I was lucky and was standing by the sink when the Bonnet nut popped off which holds down the plastic stem valve.

The bonnet nut is made from pot metal and the threads corroded blowing off like a rocket and It would of even destroyed my Kitchen if I wasn't there. Actually the faucet was a Peerless and didn't want that brand again, so I ran to Lowe's with 10 minutes left til closing and picked a delta. I noticed while installing that the delta faucet is the same damn thing as the peerless I was replacing with different trim! I installed the thing anyway because it was late and I wanted my sink back.

Delta and Peerless are the same and parts are interchangeable along with the same bonnet nut that corroded away. The Peerless was 15 years old and I'd be fine with a dripping faucet but not a gusher flooding my kitchen. I wouldn't recommend either of the two brands from this same company.

I installed Moen in my bathrooms and are good quality valves body's and trim and should of bought a Moen but had no trims I liked in stock. I know the delta will work fine for years but knowing it could happen again isn't worth the risk and will be replaced earlier than later. The bonnet nut wasn't brass because it took a grinder to it and checked, either aluminum or monkey metal. (pot metal)

I am a big Delta and Moen fan. I have never had a faucet fail. The only time we had an issue was in our previous home, when the water heater was replaced and the pressure was not adjusted, it blew out a piece from the kitchen faucet. It was a Delta. I called Delta and they were going to send a replacement part but it turned out the faucet was no longer made. They then offered for me to "pick a faucet" and they fed-exed it to me within 2 days .

I think that's outstanding customer service. I picked the Delta Leland and it was perfect.

In this new to us home, when I renovated our kitchen I picked the Delta Cassidy.

The stainiless finish is great. They are similar in look. I also have used Moen in our bathrooms and am also pleased.

I really liked the Kohler Artifact and the only reason I did not go with it was the price.

Delta, Moen and Kohler are great and yes, relatively moderately priced.

Beautiful counters by the way~

A old thread on Houzz Danze vs Moen Has a lot of people stating Danze breaks and the finish peels but good customer service, so getting new parts makes the faucets good? It's what to expect for a faucet made in china.

Faucets made in the USA. Moen, waterstone, Grohe, Brizo, Kohler, Chicago faucets, Jaclo.

Companies that don't didn't make the list of USA made include Danze and Delta.

Delta owns Brizo. I can attest to good service, but I’ve had to replace the cartridge a handful of times.

I've had good luck with Kohler and in my previous house had them in the kitchen, 5 bathrooms, and the mudroom. Never any issues. I've heard that the Kohler faucets you can buy at big box stores might not be the same quality as those available from a kitchen/bath store or Kohler show room - ? - hoping someone can confirm.

If you can get somewhere where you can try out faucets hooked up to a water source, that would be great. My mom had an expensive Grohe installed only to find that she had to hold the button down to keep the sprayer on - very annoying for anyone (like me) who likes to keep the sprayer on and uses it more than the regular stream. She ending up replacing it with a much cheaper faucet that made her happier, but lost out on a non-returnable $500 faucet. (She sold it for $50 to the plumber who did the replacement.)

For the price point, ($200- $400), you can't beat Price Pfister. Their website has a decent sort feature to narrow down your choices. Most of their designs are available in a standard grade or professional grade. We have had ALL PP in 2 homes. If there's ever an issue, they provide free replacement parts for life.

Nothing by Delta or Moen has ever held up for us. Also, Kohler kitchen - one $800+, and one $500 +, which our DIL's have, have needed repairs and/or replacement.

I have the Kohler Artifacts shown by @Helen above. Love the faucet. The head is ergonomic, and so comfortable. Four different sprays of various strengths. Very long reach. Helen mentioned the more gentle berry spray, which I use most often…it’s uses are manifold. And, to top it off, Kohler has exceptional customer service.

One evening, about 2 1/2 years after installation, DH knocked the spray button off the head, while cleaning a large pot. He made a phone call to Kohler, and in three days a new head was delivered to our home, free of charge. DH attached the head himself. The faucet is now almost 6 years old, and still working as it should. We also have the smaller version of the Artifacts at the prep sink.

I have the Delta Leland Touch2o faucet and everyone in my family loves it. I was initially thinking I couldn't validate the cost, but after having it for a solid year, I can definitely say that it truly does come in handy when I'm prepping food and don't want to get the faucet grimy. I was going to get the accessory to connect it to power, but in all honesty, the battery method really did live up to the hype and I didn't have to change them out until a year later with AA's. I would recommend this one in a heartbeat.

https://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/product/9178T-DST.html

@Lynn, the OP said she does not want a touch faucet.

Oops, luckily it does come in a non-touch style as well. I originally had that version prior to updating it to the touch version.

https://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/product/9178-DST.html

I am so interested in what everyone is saying about made in USA vs not. Looking at Build.com, many of the brands mentioned here as made in USA are not consistently made in USA -- e.g. some but not all Kohler faucets are listed as made in China, while several of the Delta faucets I have seen, e.g. Trinsic, are listed as USA country of origin. I wonder how much of a difference it makes. It probably changes often.

I have had super bad luck with a lighted medicine cabinet from Kohler/Verdera, but I suppose I shouldn't paint their faucets with the same brush...

Thanks all, keep them coming. I am thinking I want a more modern/minimalist look since that's more or less what we have in the rest of the kitchen. Nothing too crazy though.

FWIW, faucets manufactured in China by a major US company are not necessarily inferior because large US companies have very stringent contracts with their Chinese manufacturing facilities and also generally have quality inspections on site. That is an entirely different situation than buying something from an unknown brand from Alibaba or EBAY or even Amazon. It is also different than buying something like cheap furniture or cabinets made in China or other country which are made cheaply because they are competing solely on price.

I think one needs to take anecdotal reviews on major brands with a bit of a grain of salt since any company is going to have a few issues. If issues arise then how does the company handle it. I have no pony or dog in the show but brands like Delta and Kohler generally have excellent reputations and Delta has a lifetime warranty. I have seen this also - for example - on threads for toilets where almost everyone likes their Toto toilet but there will be one person who has a negative experience. I am not saying that person's experience isn't valid but just that it probably doesn't provide an accurate picture of the vast majority of people with Toto toilets.

Interesting, @emho23…we have the Kohler Verdera medicine cabinets in 3 of our bathrooms (5 cabinets total), and love them! They’re almost 6 years old, and never had a problem. What went wrong with yours?

Oversight by a US company doesn't necessarily make the products made in China the same quality as ones made in a US manufacturing plant.

Remember the Lead Paint on Mattel toys a decade ago? Mattel paid for a higher quality, lead free paint, but the plant would use or mix in cheap paint to cut costs. We are still seeing lead paint in toys made in China coming into this country.

We've only been using it a week or so, but I am liking this Hansgrohe faucet that I bought at Costco. I was lucky enough to get mine while it was on sale. Right now Costco is saying a 12/27 delivery. My plumber was really impressed with the brand and the quality compared to just about anything else for the price.

https://www.costco.com/hansgrohe-cento-kitchen-faucet.product.100156704.html

Hansgrohe is one of the bests rated faucet brands by Starcraft builders who does extensive research on faucets.

http://www.starcraftcustombuilders.com/sources.faucets.Hansgrohe.htm

@darbuka, we have one with LED lights in the doors and twice now the wires connecting the power source to the doors have failed. The second time it took over 9 months for Kohler to send replacements, and they won't send just the 25 cent wire, they send a whole new power source. This was a super expensive medicine cabinet and apparently a known issue -- the wires just can't withstand bending over and over. Very annoying.

I really like my delta anderson. It is only sold at Lowes . Pricey at $400. The hole faucet swivels, the sprayer has 3 settings.

I sell a ton of Delta faucets with no troubles at all. My favorites are the ones that off a shield spray. It's sort of a power spray for rinsing dishes and it is surrounded by a cone of water so you don't get splashed. I've never had a customer not like it.

These days, everything has a component or part from China. This does not equal poor quality product - look at your cars and phones and laptops!

There can also be a lemon every now and then - how the company handles that, is what makes an even better company ( along with being able to find parts ).

Good luck on your search!

Yes just reading this again and while a few of the brands were made in USA, I think now it varies by faucet as well. I think the Moen and Delta faucets I bought for this house were made in China but I don't remember for sure. I started looking only at those because of the lifetime warranty and I thought they were made in USA.

I ordered this one today: https://www.build.com/brizo-63063lf/s1366808

but this delta shield spray is making me second guess it…

I also have a Price Pfister faucet (pull-down, with the side handle installed in the front) which has been in use now for 8 years without issue. I am hoping that it will be as durable as some others posted above. It cost far less than the similar in appearance Delta Leland that I was considering.

My newly renovated kitchen has a Kohler Artifacts. I love the pull down spray with three settings but it can’t compare to the Waterstone I had in my last kitchen. If my Atifacts bites the dust i’ll go back to Waterstone. What really cheapens the Artifacts faucet is that the pull down spray head is plastic.

We have had our Waterstone faucet for 12 years, and I still love it.

Bought the Grohe K7 Pre-Rinse Kitchen Faucet with 2-Function Toggle Sprayer for our kitchen renovation about 5 years ago and still love it. It has enough reach to hit every side and corner of our large clean-up sink and swivels completely to side when washing large pots and baking sheets. We got the SuperSteel finish, no water spots and super easy to keep clean.

I have Joleena by Hansgrohe. It wasn't too expensive, but it had many of the functional features I wanted. like: a lower height arch (I have a small kitchen), braided supply lines, seems to have good reach for cleaning my 33" sink, the tulip grip is easy to grab, non-rubberized push button, easy to wipe clean--no intricate detailing, the on/off/cold/hot lever does not rotate backward--so doesn't hit the wall, and It's doesn't seem to cause drips on the countertop when I use the lever. I can use the lever with my wrist when my hands are dirty. I've only had it for about 8 months, so can't speak to its durability. The style seems right for my aesthetic. Bought it at Lowes.

We have the Kohler Artifacts faucet and love, love, love it!

I have a high arc Delta. It's 20 years old. I've only had to change the side sprayer.

The thrilling conclusion! I got the Brizo faucet I linked above and LOVE it so far! this was a relatively easy DIY install and i am so glad to have a snazzy new faucet that actually swivels! thanks all!

^^^ Beautiful choice @emho23!