I don't think the Elkay ones have been around as long so they don't have the popularity.

I'm sure Elkay reverse engineered their sink to be as good as the Blanco--personally I'd select based on features and colors.

I agree with Fori. It sounds like Nichole was looking at a D-shaped sink. Those D-shaped bowls force an off-center faucet placement. That is not specific to Blanco Silgranit; that is the geometry of a D-shaped bowl regardless of brand. It's one reason I would choose only a rectangular shape bowl. Fori is right that between the Elkay or Blanco Silgranit, choose based on the dimensions and configuration and color you prefer. I like the Silgranit BlancoDiamond Super Single cause I hope to have a corner drain which that one has. I am going to look at Elkay to see if they have a granite sink with a corner drain.

I think a dark color will be easier to maintain from what I have read.

These sinks are all made of the same stuff. Buy whichever you please.

We have a 36" sink base for the clean up sink, and a 21" base for the prep sink.

We had been considering something like this:

Blanco 440079 Anthracite Performa Silgranit Single Bowl Undermount Bar Sink 17 1/2" x 17"

Blanco 440194 Anthracite Diamond 33-1/2" Single Basin Silgranit II Kitchen Sink for Drop In or Undermount Installations

But now are considering these:

Elkay ELGU13322BK0 Black Gourmet 33" Single Basin Granite Composite Kitchen Sink for Undermount

Elkay ELG1515BK0 Black Gourmet 16-5/8" Single Basin Granite Composite Bar/Prep Sink for Drop In and Undermount Installations

They seem pretty equal in style, color, and price.

"These sinks are all made of the same stuff. Buy whichever you please."

Same stuff evidently, however, one company seems to do a better job of getting a usable product to the customer and the other seems to have more followers. Trying to determine if both both suppositions are true. Are you saying that from your experience they are equal in quality, performance, and delivery?

I had the Blanco sink you were considering in my last house and loved it. New house, and I just installed an Elkay Crosstown 33" single bowl stainless sink. As farn as the sink goes, I am mostly happy with the stainless sink, but I don't like the included sink grid, which is made of much lighter gauge wire with a larger size grid and sags under a heavy pot. It also is just a little too close to the sink bottom, forcing me to be careful about draining pasta. The Blanco sink had an awesome grid and it was never a problem to drain pasta.

My first Blanco sink did indeed arrive broken. Shipping packaging was poor, and mine shipped over the coldest day of winter, making the sink extra brittle and likely to crack. Sink # 2 arrived with no problem. If you go with Blanco, order with a long lead time.

If the Elkay includes a grid, take a close look at it before you buy.

The packaging may be better on the Elkay. I suspect they are pretty much the same material and should act similarly when installed. Even though mine definitely cracked, I still like it. It is much much easier to keep clean and then the old Kohler ever was.

practigal, did it crack during delivery, install, or after being installed?

RE: sink grids

I'm not sure I'd like a sink grid. Seems like another thing to wash and I don't understand the benefits of having them with an e-granite sink. If someone has a good argument for them, I'm all ears.

"Are you saying that from your experience they are equal in quality, performance, and delivery?"

Yes. Blanco's been around a long time, so I'm fairly sure they know how to package their sinks without breakage. If Blanco sells three times as many sinks at their competitors, it stands to reason that even if their breakage rate were equal, you'd hear more about their problems.

Joseph Corlett, LLC, that's very helpful and puts things in perspective. :)

There have been many discussions of the pros and cons of the sink grid. FWIW, I am a convert and love them, even though I'm not thrilled with the quality of the Elkay grid.