Rachiele vs Galley vs Kohler Stages vs Haven vs Ruvati sinks

3 years ago

Trying to decide on sink brand. I do a lot of cooking and will have 3 separate sinks since I keep kosher. Thinking of my island prep/veggie sink being 36 inches, my main clean up sink against a window being 48 and my meat sink (which I don't use much except for holidays) 24 inches. I am sold on the idea of the workstation sink and I am willing to spend more since I cook and entertain all the time. But is that necessary? Ruvati and Kraus seem to make all the gadgets for so much lower a price. I talked with Dino Rachiele who is so helpful, and I may very well purchase his sinks. The Galley videos are marvelous, though I doubt I would serve on my sink. I roast veggies all the time so I love that a half sheet pan fits on the top ledge of both Rachiele and Galley sinks. Kohler Stages Sinks look wonderful and are much cheaper but I wonder if a sheet pan will fit in the Kohler Stages ledge the way it fits on the top ledge of Rachiele or Galley sinks? We eat berries daily so I love that the 2 tier sinks allow you to hide a colander under the cutting board. Thank you in advance for your feedback!

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eam44

3 years ago

Hi Bessie. I bought my Rachiele a few months ago. It hasn’t been installed yet, but the reason I chose it with all the trimmings, was the quality of the stainless steel and the pieces that go with it. The sink is a lifetime sink, but so would be either of the others you are considering. The other workstation sinks have plastic components, whereas the Rachiele makes them from the same great stainless steel, so my colander is a lifetime colander. I feel so inarticulate today, but I hope that’s clear! Good luck with your choice.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
Sometimes you think the best thing is the best value. So it is with Rachiele.
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Kathy Harrington
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I've had a 42" Rachiele sink since the 2017 kitchen remodel. It's been great. So easy to keep clean, plus because the counter isn't used for prep it virtually never needs cleaning.

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@J Inhof I know it's been a couple of years, but this discussion still seems relevant to some people!

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Jerry Jorgenson
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David Ahn -- I wouldn't worry about the 3 mm radius corners on the Rachiele. I've had no problems with them (installed 2017).
J Inhof
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David, pls look at the Ruvati website. they have diagrams of the sinks. my sinks have curved corners. personally after a couple years use, I kinda wish I had my old Kohler large SS sink with another smaller sink for my disposal. If I ever remodel another kitchen I’m going back to that.
David Ahn
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@Jerry Jorgenson Thanks for that, I thought it was either 8 mm radius or no radius. Still, after adding everything it's a lot. I suppose I don't need the Paragon, but the extra width below the ledge would be nice.

I noticed Kraus's Kore Dual Tier appears to also have a Paragon-like ledge that then widens below it. It certainly looks that way in photos.

@J Inhof So you're not using the workstation accessories as much as you thought you might? I am looking at doing two workstation sinks, a grande (45") and a small (27") for two prep areas and one large cleanup area. I do like the idea of chopping/prepping right over the sink vs on the counter; I hate cleaning up the vegetable juices on the counter after cooking a meal, plus sweeping things under the cutting board while awaiting loading the next load.
bessiegranddaughter
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