Toto sinks are good. Also, I like undermount sinks with the overflow located in the front of the sink, so that you can't see it (versus the overflow placed under the faucet, where you can always see it). Also, since you're thinking of an undermount, have you thought about the different shapes available? The rectangular ones are stylin' and mod. I myself prefer the oval. They come in different sizes, so you should decide whether you want more sink or more counter. Here is a link that might be useful: Toto Website - sinks

As you don't mention the other brand, for a $30 difference and the length of time in R & D that Toto has been making toilets, sinks, tubs, etc. I would jump all over the Toto if I liked the design. Sanagloss is made from nanotechnology, so the glaze will be smoother and less porous. Much easier to clean with non-toxic and non-abrasive cleaners. It is much more expensive to make color and glazing products that are sub-micron (nano-sized) as opposed to much cheaper 1-10 micron particles that are typically used. SoI guess your answer is $59 pobably gets you a decent bowl. $85.80 gets you an excellent bowl. Greg

Regarding the soapstone countertop reveal at the sink from Neitsdelf, I am wondering how that worked out. I'm getting a stainless deep undermount sink (Julien Smartstation) with soapstone. I considered the apron front to reduce possible chipped top edges from moving pots in and out of the sink, but prefer the sleeker undermount look. Does the soapstone still look good, and if any chipping was it easy to sand down? Thank you.

Franke Canada seems to be more of a Canadian arm of Franke KSD than an alternative like FrankeUSA... Looking at the line up the Franke Canada site the list of models (ie: the numbers) for single bowl undermounts seems to be the exact same as the list on the Franke KSD site. I'd expect that to be the same for other categories. The USA site has a much more limited selection with completely different model #s. Not sure which specs are missing from the Canadian site (for the sink I was looking at it had the guage, dimensions including a drawing, and the req. cabinet was listed but it seemed to be a typo lol) but honestly that wouldn't surprise me at all. I don't know why it works out like but I've found a lot of Canadian mirror sites to be missing a lot of info that you can find on the American ones. It's really annoying but with some extra work (even though it really shouldn't be needed) it's easy to get around. Just need to be a cautious consumer... learn the model numbers / SKUs and always refer to / double check those.