Product review (5 stars): KitchenAid quality, and a quiet design
Good reviews here and on CR helped us decide to purchase this for our new sink. A plumber installed it, and he had no issues with it at all. I really like the strainer/plug design. It looks nice, and you can leave it installed to either drain (by lifting and twisting) or plugging, by twisting and letting the plug drop. It is polished chrome to match the 'KitchenAide' name plate around the drain. The rubber baffle is thick and designed to muffle the sound of the disposal. It seems to work well since this disposal is much quieter than the same hp Kenmore unit we replaced, which was over 20 years old. It is a bit larger in diameter than the old one, but doesn't seem to use up much more room under the sink. This is a good quality disposal!