Hi everyone -- I'm so sorry, I let this thread get away from me after asking for a clarification! I really appreciate all the pictures of your granite sinks. I am still strongly leaning toward warmfridge's anthracite cascade sink. I don't really know why I'm so taken with the sink but it seems to be some weird emotional thing... I can just tell that's the sink I will end up buying though I can't really justify it at all; it just seems like what a sink should be to me. It's a darn good thing those who have it seem to like it, though I doubt I'd like it so much if I'd been reading negative reports. Thanks for the context-pictures.

Cabinet wall thicknesses vary. I have 1/2" walls, but I know that many cabinet lines have 3/4" walls. I suspect these are the "norms" as these are the two options I saw when cabinet shopping. I didn't see any 5/8"...but that's b/w 1/2" & 3/4" so it would fit inside the "norm". What size sink will fit...as you've found, depends on the thickness of your cabinet walls. I know the overall width of my sink is 35-1/8" and fit in my 36" sink base cabinet without modifications. Keep in mind, that when the overall width is stated, it includes the outer rim of the sink. In the case of my Ticor sink (my cleanup sink), the rim is 1" all around. So, the interior width in my 36" sink base = 35" The max width of my sink, including the rim = 35-1/8" Only 1/8" wider than the opening...so a 1/16" overlap on the walls of each side of the cabinet. I have some pics that might help...if you look closely, you can see the rim of my sink as well as blocks that were installed to help support it. I think those blocks are pretty standard, especially if the sink is narrower than the cabinet, which is generally the case. Dimensions Under large bowl: Under small bowl:

Mine isn't white, but "biscuit," is that close enough? Our water is naturally hard, so we have a whole house softener. I was originally thinking of one of the darker Silgranit colors, but was told that locals who have dark sinks live to regret it. I have seen what look like stains in the sink, but they turn out to be quite superficial and come off easily. I use Barkeeper's Friend when I see a dark mark and I spray with dilute vinegar once in a while. It's only been a year, but it looks pristine.

It's not a casing. It's the thinner batter for the granite flour. Fold in the ground up rock flour, and mix, press the dough in a mold under pressure. The plastic is integral to the unit as a whole. The front side is what has to pass quality control. It's the part that has to physically work. That's the side that needs to be ''perfect''. The back can be ugly, often IS, and it does not affect performance. This is like someone rejecting a brand new car because the undercoat on the bottom side of the body was blobbed on a bit ugly in places. It's not pretty, but it will still do the job it's intended to do. Only your plumber will see it. No one is going to judge you because the underside of your sink isn't pretty. No sink under side is pretty. Although there's a few in this thread that seem like they would judge, simply because something that doesn't need to be, isn't ''perfect'' to their standards, not the company standards. If it passes QC, it is acceptable, and it's fine. 80% by weight translates to about 50% by volume. Standard industry marketing BS done by all of the companies, and started by the quartz marketers. Consumers tend to swallow the marketing without looking deeper and actually educating themselves. A quartz sink is just a harder, less repairable, version of a Corian sink. A quartz counter is the same thing. A harder less repairable version of Corian with a different filler than aluminum trihydrate. Marketers rely on repeated advertising and ignorance to get away with their bending of the truth. Parallels that could be drawn with the current political environment....