I'm very happy with my kohler sensate faucet. You have to press the button to go from stream to spray and back again. It stays on whatever setting you leave it on. It does splash a lot if the pressure is high when in spray mode.

I HATE that it stays on whatever I left it on. Hate it. I know that I am in the minority, and I am glad to hear that most people are happy with their faucets! (but that is very definitely something I am looking to change with our new faucet.)

my old one reset once the water was turned off. I thought that was the standard.

We have a trigger sprayer now which I dislike.

We have the Blanco Culina. It has a toggle switch that changes from normal to spray. You can press the switch to go back to normal or it will revert back to normal after the water is turned off. It has a magnetic dock also. I love it!

https://www.amazon.com/Blanco-441331-Culina-Semi-Pro-Kitchen/dp/B004QLAXHE

I also hate that it stays on spray after turning off. I can't wait to get on that only sprays when I squeeze the trigger and turns off when I let go.

I think they ALL stay on whatever they were on now, I've had to train myself to switch it back to stream before turning the faucet off. Otherwise I'd spray myself every time. I miss my old faucet that reset when I turned it off.

@gotgoatmilk I'm going to have to call a specialty store and see if they have any recommendations.

"I think they ALL stay on whatever they were on now, I've had to train
myself to switch it back to stream before turning the faucet off.
Otherwise I'd spray myself every time."

That's not the way mine works......when I turn the faucet off, it resets back to streaming. I can't turn it from spray to stream with the button while it's on, but once I turn it off, it will turn on as a stream every time, regardless of whether I was last using stream or spray.

I have the kohler sensate too and love it except the part about the spray staying on. It’s so strong and can spray in places I don’t want sprayed. It’s not a problem if I was the one using because I always switch back before turning off, but others aren’t so careful. Still I wouldn’t trade it.

I wanted a faucet that had a faucet head and a sprayer that was easy to use, ergonomic (trigger style was hard for me to use). I got this one; it has the faucet and a separate sprayer, which I like, and they can function at the same time or you can turn off the faucet part and just have the sprayer. You do have to press the sprayer lever to turn it on, it doesn't just come on, so if you turn the faucet part off while the water is still on, the sprayer doesn't automatically spray. I love it, though, (not a huge fan of the style, but the function is awesome) and we like the fact that it's solid metal construction. My husband hates cheap plastic sprayers. Good luck choosing!

https://www.signaturehardware.com/kitchen/kitchen-faucets/levi-gooseneck-kitchen-faucet-with-pull-down-spring-spout.html

I guess I'll be the first to answer the OP's question. I previously had a trigger style and now have the button style. I like them equally. The only difference, in my opinion, is aesthetics. The button is hidden on the back side, so it looks very sleek.

That's not the way mine works......when I turn the faucet off, it resets back to streaming. I can't turn it from spray to stream with the button while it's on, but once I turn it off, it will turn on as a stream every time, regardless of whether I was last using stream or spray. Wish I would've found that one then! :)

Back to the OP - I have only ever had the button style and its always been fine. My new faucet does lock in better and doesn't 'dangle' like my old one did.

We bought a Kraus faucet that I really love.

Its the

Kraus KPF-2620SS Modern Oletto Single Lever Pull Down Kitchen Faucet, Stainless Steel from Amazon

It has a pretty strong sprayer which I turn on by pressing on the black button.

The spray is strong enough to clean the corners/edges of my stainless sink.

when I stop pressing the black button the spray turns off and I get a regular flow.

The pull-back mechanism is pretty nifty and when I let go of the sprayer head it clicks back nicely into the main faucet with the magnetic docking.

I like that its a one piece, easy clean set up.

Honestly, it was a very economical buy that has turned out to have a very nice functional value in my kitchen.

HTH

@curryup, I'll look that one up. thanks! @dunnjin, I'm glad you found something that works for you! I'm not wild about the split head thing, though I'm sure the function makes up for it.

Went for a side sprayer so regular water stream never varies. https://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/product/4380-DST.

Since I'm a lefty, I had the water controller and the spray put to the left of the faucet. No more trying to control the water volume and temps with a right handed single faucet with right handed control combined!

@nel smith we have quartz counters and only one hole, so that won't work, but glad to hear you found something that works well for you!