I have an 8-1/2" deep Blanco SS sink and a Blanco Aires faucet. Though I love the look of really tall arcing faucets, I have cabinets over my sink so I didn't think there would be room. The Blanco is more of a "standard" style faucet. Anyway, when the plumber installed my faucet, he didn't attach the aerator - he just left it on the side of the sink (no idea why). So the first time I tried out the faucet, the water came out with a great deal of pressure and splashed all over and was very noisy. I set the faucet to sprayer and it was much better. I thought I'd have to use the sprayer setting *all the time* - very annoying - the sprayer does "lock" on my faucet, but it unlocks as soon as you turn off the water. Then I discovered the aerator sitting there. Oh, what's this?? I screwed it in. Much better. :-) Don't know if it helps any with your situation. Probably not. LOL! (Have to say, though - I do love my faucet. Heck, after three months, I love having running water in the kitchen!)

standard sinks / faucets fit into standard cabinets. normal sinks / faucets fit into normal cabinets. the sink you linked to is 18" in the dimension you call depth. cabinets + a door = about 25". countertops overhang in front a bit too if your counter is going to be 25.5" (which is not a big countertop overhang), then, using arithmetic, that leaves 7.5" for the pieces of counter in front of the sink and behind the sink near the wall or window. again using the power of arithmetic, that 7.5" gets divided into about 3" in front and about 3.5" in back. This piece of counter about 3.5" is what you have for your faucet. if your countertop overhangs a bit more than the minimal amount I wrote about above, you could have 3" in front and a bit more space in the back piece of countertop. i'm using a 3" strip of counter in front for this arithmetic, but you could make is slimmer. hth

I've seen people "ask" about splashing a lot on this site but I've rarely seen people post that it "is" a problem. I think because the question gets asked a lot there is a perception that it is more of a problem than it is. We have a grid on the bottom of our main sink and I use a wash tub on top of that, bringing the height up closer to the 8 1/4" of your sink and there is no splashing problem at all. The only time I get spray is when my faucet is on spray mode and I hold items just a few inches away from it (which happened with my old shallow sink and low non spray faucet too.) I think splash problems have more to do with water pressure than anything else. I wouldn't worry about it. If you have any splash you can always turn your faucet flow down a little bit.

@kel_kat5 There are many ergonomic factors that need to be considered when determining sink depth. Double bowl sinks need to be deeper because large items, such as cookie sheets, trays, and other large items will not fit flat down in the bowl. They are generally washed by putting them half in and half out of the bowl at an angle while washing the bottom half, then flipping it around to wash the other half. These sinks should be 9 or 10" deep depending on your height. If you are shorter than 5'4" or taller than 6'0", I would suggest a 9" deep bowl. A shorter person and taller person will find it uncomfortable to reach down to the bottom of a 10" deep bowl. The best scenario, in my opinion, is a single bowl sink with a rear corner drain. That allows the user to lay large items flat down inside the sink to wash them without covering the drain. In this case, the sink should be 8" deep for most users, however, the same situation is true with shorter or very tall users. The bowl should be just a tad shallower. The reasoning here is that the user will be working at the bottom of the bowl all the time and reaching below 8" is ergonomically uncomfortable. The drain location should be placed in the right rear corner for right-handed users and in the left rear corner for left-handed users. The reasoning here is simple. A right-handed person will always hold a dish in their left hand and scrape debris into the disposal with their right hand. If you follow the motion of the right hand it leads to the right rear of the sink. There is another reason that is often overlooked. If the drain is in the right rear, the dish will be slightly turned toward the drain instead of perpendicular to the user. When a spray is used on the dish, the water will reflect away from you with the rear corner drain instead of potentially at you when the dish is perpendicular to your body. I have studied ergonomics for 40 years, the first 20 years, as a professional kitchen designer and the last 20 years as a sink designer. It has been my passion all of those years to provide ergonomically comfortable kitchens and sinks as well as to design kitchens and sinks that save time. As they say, "you can't make time" - however, you can save time! Best of luck in your search for a sink. Dino Rachiele