KOHLER K-5286-NA Strive 24 X 18-1/4 X 9-5/16-Inch Under-Mount Single Bowl Kitchen Sink with Basin Rack, Stainless Steel, 1-Pack

I want to love this sink. I was swayed to purchase this item when I was renovating my kitchen by the thickness of the stainless steel, Kohler brand quality, and some of the reviews I read on Amazon. The one significant drawback (functionally) that irks me daily is the sink’s drain approach angle or lack thereof. In other words, food scraps seemingly refuse to enter the drain strainer unless manually pushed by one’s hand. Water alone won’t entirely do it. Installation was straightforward, thicker gauge steel gives the sink the sound quality one would expect. Rust is no issue even after 5 years of hard, daily use. The sink isn’t cheap, however, with a few tweaks, Kohler would have a real winner on their hands.

Nice looking sink, no problems with noise, and we like the bottom grate and divider. Two significant issues that cause the 3 stars: bottom needs more slope, and it scratches very easily. Would otherwise give it 5. With the lack of slope, food waste just sits on the bottom of the sink. Even when I spray behind it, it is more likely to run to another part of the sink than down the drain. So I am constantly pulling up the grate and chasing food around the sink, and still have a junky bottom. If you use anything other than a washcloth to clean your junky bottom, it will scratch. Even lightly using a Scotch-Brite pad -- which I've used on a lot of other stainless steel sinks - has created scratches. Maybe this is something I should have known or read, but still . . . .

Sturdy and sharp-looking. I'm used to a porcelain sink, so still getting used to this harder surface. The one thing I don't like: The grate on the bottom - designed to keep from bottom from scratching - gets in the way of quickly cleaning the surface. But it looks very snazzy.

For the name Kohler and the money, the quality of this sink is poor at best. It scratches easily, and the in-sink grate is rusting, leaving rust stains in the sink that need to be scrubbed to be removed. Kohler needs to do better.

Stylishly modern, easy to clean, and we especially like the metal grate on the bottom of the sink and the tray across the top. That makes it possible for us to get by on a small single bowl sink as we can still leave a few things there to dry - a pot, a knife, something we just rinsed quickly that doesn't need the dishwasher. The undermount is lovely.