I love my Alfi sink which I purchased sight unseen from Bluebath.com. I also had a small sink base and had trouble finding a lot of options. Also, after I purchased it, I started reading all these horror stories about fireclay staining and cracking. After two years of heavy use, my Alfi shortwall sink looks brand new. It is very easy to clean and I couldn't be happier with my choice. Good luck, whatever you choose. Here is a link that might be useful: Alfi AB5123

The Allia sink is gorgeous and fireclay has a wonderful feel. Fireclay or white cast iron do look nice with the darker granite like the one you have selected. But stainless is also a wonderful material for sinks. I've had stainless most of my adult life and have never once worried about banging, chipping or breaking it. In terms of resale I don't think that it matters if you chose fireclay or stainless. I looked at the beautiful Allia sink and decided that it was a little bit deep for my needs. I also felt that the Kohler cast iron sinks (most are under 500 dollars) seemed more durable than fireclay. But the Allia was tempting...

@Deana I totally get It! I have my drying dish rack in my sink so it actually ended up working out better for me. I wash on the left, I also have a small tv under my left cabinet to watch while I’m washing dishes and I put the clean dishes to the right. I do have to take out the rack and rinse out the entire sink since food does stay under the dish rack (which rests on top of the grid) but it’s not a big deal at all. It is also convenient having the drain on the side when I wash my dishes that have touched raw meat. Im a nut job when it comes to cross contamination so it worked out wonderfully. The grid also helped with that because the dish rack is resting on top and I carefully pour out the raw juices through the drain hole and no dirty water touches the grid/dish rack/dishes. Love everything about it. My sister has had the single bowl Franke for a few years now and she loves it! Have you seen the Rohl and the Franke in person? My husband and I made our decision after seeing them in person. Sales person said we can’t go wrong with either one but the look and feel of the Rohl definitely won us over.

rococogurl, thank you for the details! The largest item we have at the moment is a 12" chef pan. We plan to add a 14" wok, which will fit in the sink. :) Yes to the sink grid! Husband thinks the stainless steel version looks like dental braces, LOL. But he is convinced that we need to get one (probably the white version) -- the sales person told him that the grid not only protects everything, but also makes washing much easier as the food chunks / etc will just fall below the grid while the clean items stay above the grid.