I did a lot of research to find the perfect sink to coordinate with my modern kitchen design. I wanted a single bowl with small radius corners and was between a Franke Professional 19 mm corner, Elkay Avado 15 mm corner or a Blanco Precision 10 mm corner. I had read that sinks manufactured in China might be prone to rust stains so I definitely want to stay away from them. I decided on the Elkay Avado and felt confident that Elkay is manufactured in the US in Chicago. You can imagine my surprise when I happened to go under my sink after it was installed and found a large Made in China sticker on the bottom. I was horrified. Now I wish I chose one of the other sinks both of which are high quality and manufactured in Germany. A friend of mine has a Franke sink and it still looks brand new after many years of use. My Elkay is harder to maintain and I thought it would be easier since it a little brushed. It often looks dull and spotted and I am diligent with cleaning after use. So disappointed but it's too late now.

Update. I have samples of the brown granite sink materials from both Blanco and Elkay. The colors are extremely close. The finish is a bit different. I prefer the Blanco sample. Since these sinks won't be right next to each other on the counter, I have decided that mixing the two in the same kitchen won't be noticable to anyone. Well, maybe to me, but I'm a bit picky...er I mean particular. ;)

Agree with the others. All stainless steel sinks scratch, regardless of how much you spent or what brand it is. You can get a sink grid, which will reduce the scratches, but you will still get some scratches even with the grid. And the grid is one more thing to clean. Many people love sink grids, many don't, so it's an individual preference. Or, as mentioned, eventually all the scratches blend into a patina of scratches and you don't see them. I can attest to that. The first few scratches are the hardest, after that you don't care. Elkay a good company, headquartered in Illinois. If you think the scratches will really bother you, look into other sink materials like enameled cast iron by Kohler, or Silgranit by Blanco.

Thank you SO much Shannon_WI. It had not occurred to me to check for feedback on the basically identical Create Goods sink. I'm still a little torn. The commenter says the rubber part still gets filthy, but that is the case with my regular drain as well - the rubber gasket leading to the garbage disposal is gross. But that edge around the drain - sometimes with a logo imprinted on it! - is still a gunk collector as well. So is she describing edges that STILL exist within the drain, or new edges that are created further down??? I don't expect this drain assembly to solve all my gunk problems. I just want therm reduced. So I would cry foul if it just MOVES the problems to a different spot.