We were hesitate at getting a stainless sink as they require regular maintenance to keep looking nice and the noise they make when items are dropped in. We are glad we did and glad we have this one. the quality is amazing and the sound deadening material works great.The only problem we have with it is how do we remove scratched that come up. I have yet to find a solution that KRAUS is ok with. We use one of the recommended cleaners for the sink and the sink looks great afterwards. If i needed to i would definitely purchase this sink again.