Do you have a friend who has a pull-down that you might be able to try? Will that sprayer stay on spray or do you have to keep the handle pressed down? I always had a side spray before but now that I have a pull-down I don't ever want to be without one! I defrosted some shrimp tonight and it was so nice to be able to pull the faucet head down close to my colander, set it to spray and walk away for a few minutes. The pull-down is nicely balanced so that it stays at whatever height I put it. It's so much more convenient to quickly pull it down and be able to reach every corner of my sink when I wash it. Mine goes back up into place very easily and securely, no twisting or fiddling with it required.

We are just installing a grohe cafe (today), based on prior experience with grohe. I think this will be our 3rd. We always install a grohe when we buy a new house. Can't comment on the others - but grohe faucets are great and perform well. Be sure to check pricing on-line (for any of these you mention) - as you will save significant $$. I think we got ours at faucets4cheap.com

No, I have not decided! I thought that we'd be installing cabinets this weekend, which would mean granite soon, which means need a faucet SOON, but since the cabinets are delayed till at least next weekend, I am still hemming and hawing over the faucets. I have not heard of Rubinet, but i feel your pain! I searched here for EVERY faucet brand that was at least sort of well regarded, then looked online at EVERY single-hole faucets by each brand, and made charts of the ones I liked!! I only avoided brands I did not recognize since I already had so many to choose from. I *think* it is gonna be the Hansgrohe Allegro Gourmet, but I think I'll pull out my sink and make some sort of cardboard model to make sure that it wont be too huge. Who'd have thought...... :)

Livein - argh, I just wrote a ton of info and then it vanished. here I go again. Yes, I chose a KWC (they claim to have invented the pull-out spray) and in fact, just ordered mine today from Chicago Faucet Shoppe on line because they had the best price by far, of anyone on or off the web. But I digress... I ended up with KWC because after working in my daughter's kitchen with her pull-down Grohe, I hated it - and discovered that pulldowns are very awkward and uncomfortable for me. When I went back to look at the KWCs I realized their faucets (at least these 3) are pull-UPs and the angle is similar to pulling up the sidespray, which is very comfortable for me. Hooray! Then it was a matter of narrowing it down. For that, I called KWC to ask some questions and now know more than I need about all of them. After two phone calls - and they were very helpful - I can give you some info that may help you make a decision. In the end, I ordered the Konos in stainless. It makes me smile - it's a bit quirky and I just love the way it looks. I kept going back to it and went with my heart. THAT SAID, here is what I learned about the Konos, the Edge, and the new Suprimo: The Konos is the oldest of the 3 models and the tech guy at KWC told me it will probably be discontinued in another year. That doesn't bother me at all. He said the Edge is the second oldest and will be around for another 3-4 years and the Suprimo (they just changed the model), is the newest. (last year's model is all over the Internet, probably for good prices since it is discontinued) If you look at all 3, you'll see that the Suprimo faucet starts higher on the stem than the other two; I was afraid that would be awkward for me, but it is a beautiful faucet. My KD, FWIW, liked the looks of the Edge best. The spray on all 3 of these stays on without your having to hold it on. On the Konos, you push the button and the water pressure keeps the spray on; when you turn off the faucet, it goes back to regular aeration by itself. On the Edge and the Suprimo,when you push the button the spray locks on so when you turn off the faucet you must push the button again to turn it off or you'll get spray coming out of your faucet when you turn it on again. For me, this is one more pain in the ass thing to remember, but for other people, it will be routine and no problem. The salesman on the phone at Chicago said that KWC changes its models every 2 years, which he found annoying. However, since KWC has to support its faucets, the parts should not be a problem. The tech at KWC said the Edge and Suprimo are better insulated so the spray handle is not as likely to get hot when you are using hot water. However, I have asbestos hands, so that isn't a problem for me with the Konos. And I am really happy that I went with my instincts and ordered it. Of course, it is not in stock (nobody seems to stock it because it isn't the newest) so it will take a couple of weeks - but that's ok. I was lucky enough to find a showroom that had the Konos & the Edge available for me to play with (no Suprimo). If I hadn't seen and fondled them, I would really have had a tough time. Truthfully, they are all nice faucets - just go with the one that is most visually pleasing to you and you should be fine. Keep us posted! Rayna