Well pros and cons as I see them are:

1) large single compartment usually means you can load taller pots with water and get around in your sink with less trying to fit a big pot in a conventional sink.

2) if you have a 2 part try to get one large one small (veggie with garberator)

3) Most are installed with a tall tap head with sprayer function good for cleaning tough pots

4) Main point is they are more attuned to a commercial kitchen thinking as large pots and easy access make for a more simple method to cooking and cleaning.

Final point on aesthetics is it is the fad of the day for going more rustic.

Pros are physical, cons are visual.

I wish I had put one in. The person standing at the sink is much closer so doesn’t have to lean. This is an advantage for shorter folks.

@Jeanine Kitchen Remodel, the thin front rail means less of a distance between you and the things you are cleaning. I am 5’2” and I wish I could have gotten an apron front sink, but I live in a 1960s center hall colonial with sheet rocked corners, minimal trim, and other modern touches. It just would not work for me stylistically.

I think they're faddish.

I'm considering one too just because they are shorter on the front

I am a taller person and I don’t have to bend over and reach as far back at the same time. This really is a saving on back strain.

I have used these sinks since 1998, and when at friends’ houses cleaning up in non- farmhouse sinks I really notice the back strain.

There are modern styles now and also top mount ( drop-in ) types.

The person standing at the sink is much closer so doesn’t have to lean. This is an advantage for shorter folks.

I was going to say the same thing. Go to Lowes and stand in front of one. If you're short, you'll see that it's easier to reach into the sink.

Another benefit that I don't think has been mentioned: If the sink is "pulled forward", you have a few inches extra behind the sink, so cleaning around the faucet is easier.

I loved loved my farmhouse sink and when I moved we kept the base cabinets and farmhouse didn’t work so went with large Silgranit which I like but not as well as the farmhouse. Get what you want.

"Out of curiosity, why do people want a narrow front rail? Not sure what you mean??"

It looks much better and is more functional:

Why be 4"-6" from your work when you could be 2 1/2"? Now your faucet isn't crowded either; much easier to clean behind it.

If I sell three divided sinks a year, two are low divides. People who choose to change their sinks overwhelmingly choose single bowls. They'll put up with the corner reveals being a tad off to avoid the expense of a new cutout and to get rid of that danged divider:

And no low faucets either please, but not so high the shutters on the window won't open.

Looks like the same thing but with the counter cut away for visual presentation?

KIBV Inc.:

I'm not sure I understand your question. The cutout in the above pictures has not been changed.

Roberto Colonetti strikes again. If there is a more bad a$$ sintered fabricator in the world, I haven't heard of him yet. Wow.

IMO there are no pros unless you have a farmhouse which IMO is the only place they belong. I thick a large one bowl stainless sink is still the best choice undermount if that is the look you like but they have stood the test of time in commercial kitchens for a reason . I guess a satinless apron sink could work but I see no point in an apron front sink.

IMO there are no pros unless you have a farmhouse which IMO is the only place they belong.

Eh, I grew up in a rural agriculture community, and I grew up visiting friends and relatives in LOTS of old-old farmhouses. Kitchens that hadn't been remodeled contained sinks like these:

People who had that first sink always had a curtain under it. Note that the water faucets usually came out of the wall, which is no longer common, especially in kitchens.

My brother lives in our old family farm house, and -- yes -- he has an old-old sink similar to these above. His isn't original to our family's house, but it is appropriate to the house.

What we call a "farmhouse sink" today -- what you can find on Amazon -- does not harken back to an earlier society. It's a modern twist on those old farmhouses.

My sister has one in stainless and she does no like it because she cannot keep the front clean. I realize of course that most are not stainless.

If she can't keep her apron clean, what would her drawer look like then please?

I know @Joseph Corlett, she isn't the neatest.

Love mine. Had a single bowl stainless put in my other house and thought that was the cat's meow until moved into this house with an apron-front Whitehaven already in. Best thing about it besides the look? Any splashes get on the front of the bowl so no water damage to the cabinets.