This is a VERY deep sink.  Which is what I was aiming for, since I was replacing a double sink with a single (to get more counter space). But, I was surprised at how deep it is.  On the plus side, it swallows up a lot of dirty pots and pans when I'm cooking for a bunch of people, and moving too fast to clean up.  But, if you wanted to wash up some dishes in the sink,  it would take  a lot of water. 
As for appearance, it looks fabulous!  And,  is sturdy, not "echo-y".  And, so far, scratch resistant.