Blanco 511-652 Diamond Super Single Bowl Kitchen Sink, Anthracite Finish

After a miserable experience with Americast sinks, I was careful to do my homework before selecting a replacement. The Blanco brand overall has received a lot of good feedback from people on review/chat boards, and the Silgranit in particular has been well received.

I'll add my voice to the Silgranit supporters - this is one fantastic sink! The color is wonderful - looks great and so easy to keep clean. I've been using the Blanco cleaner and it works well, but they say in their documentation that you can use any nonabrasive cleaner with good results, and use Bar Keepers Friend for stubborn stains.

Very easy to install. The sink weighs about 45 pounds, so it's not a chore to lift into place. I mounted it as a drop in, but you can also mount it as an undermount. Really like that the rim is flat so when mounted as a drop in you can use the back rim to hold items (like a brush/scrubber holder) without it falling off. It comes with 10 clips should you want to do...Read more

I'll never regret buying this big, deep, black beauty. I can get the grungies almost all the way into it-- filled with hot soapy water for cleaning. You know, the awful greasy filter over the stove and those nasties from under the refrigerator. They start to smell after awhile, but now I can clean them easily in this big deep and wide baby!! And being black, it never shows dirt or stains! So long to all the scratches and marks on my old stainless steel sinks.

This sink is everything you expect. It's gigantic, almost 10" deep, and except for being slightly wider than a standard 33" opening the installation was simple. I replaced an existing sink and had no issues, the whole process took only a few hours (remember, I am NOT a plumber and had never done this before). Having previously purchased a black Thermocast sink from Home Depot I was hesitant to get another in a similar color. However, where the HD sink was easily stained, scratched, and constructed of [basically] fiberglass, this Blanco sink feels exactly like granite. The "Anthracite" color is a little towards the gray end of the color palette, but I have it next to a deep black double oven so that may be misleading. I believe anyone looking for a black sink would be more than satisfied with this sink.

I have had the sink in for a month now and I cannot stress how resistant it is to staining and scratching. My house has hard water so I do use the Blanco Cleaner...Read more