"Can anyone who has a 16 gauge sink comment on whether it flexes when you push the bottom of it? i have an 18 gauge sink and it flexes a bit." It isn't the gauge of the steel; your sink is improperly mounted. It's probably a double bowl with no stanchion between the bowls and it's probably clipped or blocked in place. A strapped 20 gauge double bowl sink cannot budge as that would defy the laws of physics. If your sink is flexing, it's leaking. If it's leaking, it's unsanitary, creating bug habitat, and endangering any reinforcement rods in your top.

16 is commonly used in zero and half radius sinks because the thicker steel is needed when the shapes are not stamped out. Either is wonderful providing the grade of the steel itself is high quality. The percentage of nickel and chromium determines corrosion resistance. The higher the percentage, the better the grade of stainless. 304 grade stainless is comprised of 18% chrome and 10% nickel. Look for "Certified" 304 Stainless Steel.

I agree w/AlwaysFixin here too! With the batwing design, you have to be very careful when moving the faucet...you can't just move it from one sink to another while running...you have to turn it off first, move it, then turn it on again. Additionally, the sink bowls are too small to be very useful...especially as a main sink. Regarding size...for a prep sink, you shouldn't have a sink smaller than 12" square...and 15" - 18" is better. For a main sink, you really need one much bigger. We have a corner 15-3/4" square prep sink (Kohler K-3345) and I would not consider anything smaller (it's in a 36" corner sink base). Our main sink (Ticor S405D) is two bowls - one side is only 10-1/2" wide, but it's used primarily for soaking utensils and filling things...not for washing or rinsing dishes. The larger bowl is 21-1/2" wide...a wonderful size...big enough of our largest cookie sheets & largest frying pan + handle. It's also 9" deep + the 3cm granite depth = 10-1/4" deep. Great all around. This sink fits in a 36" standard sink base. If you must have a corner sink for your main sink, I would think seriously about a single bowl for maximum size...and I'm not normally a single-bowl proponent! BTW...our prep sink is 18-gauge & our main sink is 16-gauge...both are fine.

Is your ticor sink the 405? Can't find it anywhere. Galaxy tools have them backordered till early Dec "IF" they arrive, could be held up in customs so he says. I am scared to take the chance and my fabricator really wants to get going. My other choices are the Kohler 3099 D sink which is quite pricey (anyone have one installed?) or an off brand from Builders spec that is basically the same size as the Ticor except overall width is a little smaller. It is from Italy and the salesgal online says people rave about the sink. Decisions, decisions............. If anyone knows of an available Ricor 405 please let me know, doesn't look like overstock has the right one.