I just picked up our Shaws sink yesterday and went straight to the cabinet maker, DW didn't even get a chance to see it. Anyways, ours is white with a stainless (chrome) strainer and grid, our faucet is Kohler in polished chrome as is the instant hot , etc. I didn't get a chance to see either grid in person before ordering but I was afraid of the white grid getting chipped over time.

From all the past threads I've seen about fireclay sinks I've seen confirmed reports of cracking from over tightening of garbage disposals. I've seen strange comments about pouring of boiling water, but all from people that decided against the sinks and at least one report of Rohl saying there was no problem pouring boiling water in the sink as well as many owners saying they pour boiling water in all the time and to think you couldn't would be very strange. I've never seen anything to confirm that Rohl recommends against it, and their warranty just specifies "normal use". If somebody can point me to reliable information to the contrary, that would be great, otherwise I'm treating it as an urban myth.

I picked the Shaw but I think the Franke looks just as nice. Our marble installer cracked the sink during the install. This whole sad saga is described in other threads. But the point here is that Rohl replaced it, even though I told them exactly what happened. They still called it a "thermal crack" and replaced it. I was totally surprised at this decision on Rohl's part. Another little factotum about the Shaw's sink (the 30 --this might not apply to you if you get the 36) -- the sink's drain has a left hand offset. At least most of them do. About one or two in ten have a right hand offset and these are sent out "randomly." Don't ask me how I know. The sink now installed in our kitchen is not the second, but the third sink that has been sent to us. Now, the downside is that the Shaw sinks do vary a bit and so the new sink did not exactly match the first sink, the one upon which the marble was templated. I'm thrilled that we -- I should say DH, who has pulled many a miracle in this kitchen -- was able to get the old one out and the new one in without perturbing cabinets or marble that were now firmly in place. The margins around the sink are not exactly even. I've decided it will just be a reminder about the hubris of desiring perfection and have moved on. Just a couple of things to know about Rohl and Shaw's sinks, the good and the, well, idiosyncratic.

I'm using the Moen Level faucet. It is nstalled at the center of my sink and reaches the offset drain just fine. I realize this faucet is totally different from your desired faucet but I just posted to show you that a faucet with a different shape can reach the drain just fine. Here is a link that might be useful: Moen Level This post was edited by itsallaboutthefood on Wed, Jul 17, 13 at 15:53