The Krause KHU24L has a beautiful satin finish and its dimensions make it highly functional. It was professionally installed two weeks ago and is being used constantly as the stand-in kitchen sink during a kitchen remodel. But, the surface is very fragile. The bottom already has dozens of minor scratches and a small dent washing cups, bowls and plates being placed in the sink for washing. No matter how careful we there are new scratches every day. We had a SS kitchen sink for 15 years that did not show scratches. That is not something we expected from a sink featured for its as a high quality SS. The side surfaces spot easily even judicious use of the accompanying towel. We would not recommend installing a Kraus SS sink in a highly visible area such as a kitchen.