Ruvati 15 x 20 inch Drop-in Topmount Bar Prep Sink 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Single Bowl - RVH8110

I love the look of this sink. It has a generous size which is fabulous for cookie sheets and frying pans. The stainless is really attractive and the design is modern and structured-- more of square look like my new stainless appliances. I think the quality is really exceptional and at a great price point. The only thing Im not a fan of is that its pretty flat on the bottom. Its not like things in the sink just naturally flow into the drain. I spend a good amount of time spraying the sink down to get everything to head toward the drain. This is actually fine for me because I enjoy sudsing up my sink and washing it down, but if you dont enjoy this type of thing this particular design might not work for you. The stainless rack that goes on the bottom is super practical. I love how my sponges can drain and dry out on the rack, but I like the look of the sink better when I take the rack away.

I bought this sink for my wife for Christmas 2017 as a replacement for the double bowl sink already in our laundry room. Finally, after about a year, she decided to call a plumber and get it installed. The plumber came and installed the new sink and without any solicitation he told my wife that we a had a really nice sink and he was impressed at how easy it was to install and how beautiful it looked. My wife is really pleased with it as it does look nice and is deeper than what she had before. Im glad to have purchased this one. My only quibble is that it seems the rinse grid was left out of the box, but since a year has gone by I cant complain.

Is it possible to be in love with a sink? I replaced my old porcelain double sink with this magnificent specimen.It is so HUGE! I cant believe it occupies the same footprint as the old sink (except deeper). Now, I can wash my large pots, roasting pans and sheet pans without a struggle. Its very heavy gauge, and solid as a rock. I like that it comes with a quality grid, because it would not be easy to find one that fits so well. I use the sprayer to assist the drainage of food particles, but that issue is partly due to the zero corners - a worthwhile trade-off for more space. Its also easy to lift up the grid to clean the sink. All you need for cleaning is a sponge or cloth and some non-abrasive cleaner. My sink was installed by a plumber, without the clips. It was such a perfect fit, I dont think he could have installed the clips if he had tried. I have been using it quite heavily since the installation, including leaning on the edges quite a bit while I work in order to rest my bad back. The sink is totally sturdy and quiet. I had a new disposal installed, as well, so I dont need the really nice drain and basket strainer. Not sure what to do with it.

I replaced a smaller shallow bar sink. This is MUCH more practical. It works great to clean veggies etc. I love that it is deep and much longer (back to front) than the sink I replaced. This prevents water from splashing out of the sink. I also like the grid on the bottom of the sink and large drain basket. It was not hard to install. Mine is in an 18-inch cupboard, so it was tricky to get the clips that hold it to the counter on in such a small space. It does scratch, but so does my other stainless steel sink. It cleans up just fine. A pull-down faucet makes it easy to rinse down the corners.

Im not usually a fan of stainless steel sinks. They just seem cheap to me, but this sink has changed my mind. The extra thickness of the steel and the added sound proofing give the sink a very substantial feel. My only criticism is the installation can be a pain. Maybe it was me, but unless you get the sink centered exactly in the hole, it is very hard to get the clips to grab and put them on, before you put the sink in the hole. I didnt see it in the instructions and it is a must. Also, use a socket (metric). The slot for a common screw drive is so shallow, that it is virtually useless.

This sink is a beauty. Its large which fits cookie sheets, pots and pans. You can easily put a washing bin on one side and still be able to rinse dishes. Similar to the other reviewers it can be a bear to clean. Simply using the sprayer to rinse food bits down doesnt always work and I noticed some build up in the corners. If youre a neat freak this may not be the sink for you. We really like it and just need to double check after rinsing dishes that all the debris is in the strainer.

I am extremely happy with this sink. I ordered the single-hole sink and have all new slate appliances from GE, and the new Slate faucet from Price Pfister. The sink is beautiful steel and its huge - the biggest sink ive ever had. And its deep. I love the rack in the bottom, which keeps it from getting scratched up. I also ordered the strainer and keep it to one side of the sink, and I ordered the cutting board which fits the sink perfectly. My contractor was so impressed with the sink. It comes in a beautiful drawstring bag, and the template was great. He cut the hole in my countertop right in my kitchen and dropped the sink in. He said it was the nicest sink hed seen. Other similar sinks were 3X the price at HD and Lowes. Dont be afraid to buy this sink.

There is something about the design and the structure of this sink that makes me feel great every time I use it. There are a couple of components that it comes with that makes it amazing. One is a rack that sits above the sink floor so that when you put your clean cups in the sink, they dont get soiled by the sink itself. The other is the drain cup that is so good at catching debris before it gets into the drain. The engineering seems so useful. I had no idea that spending a few extra dollars on a sink would feel so good.

Just installed this sink. Looks fantastic. Real high quality material. No loud water sound. I did have a professional install it so I cant speak to that part of it. I cant believe how much I like this sink. It looks waaaay bigger than my double basin sink but its the same size. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the slant at the bottom. The other reviews are right. The cut of the bottom is not angled enough for food particles to flow easily to the drain. Rice, pasta, etc needs a removable spray nozzle to push the food to the drain. Like watering down your driveway of debri. Other than that, I love my new sink.

We researched quite a while looking to replace our old porcelain, dual mount sink. We also have laminate countertops and all of our appliances are stainless; this somewhat limits our choices. None of the hardware stores in our area had what we were looking for. At first we were a little hesitant to order a sink online without being able to look at it in person. The number of high reviews are very good for such a new product so we decided to give it a shot. I am glad that we did. This sink is great! It is exactly as advertised; very high quality, thick steel. It was hard to find many sinks over 18 gauge but this is 16 and is quite deep. At 10” it is perfect. Any deeper it could be uncomfortable to work in and bend down for an extended period of time. The packaging was awesome. I was nervous about shipping such a big, valuable item but it was packed extremely well. Very high quality packaging. The cutout template was included in the box. Although we did not use it since we were replacing an old sink. Our old sink was the same size, roughly (33x22). The old sink had a rounded hole cut into the countertop. Luckily, we did not have to make any cuts into our counter for it to fit right, but it was pretty close. If you have an existing sink with rounded edges, you might get by without cutting at all. But this is not always the case. It comes with a nice drain and basket strainer although you won’t be using them if you plan on hooking up to a garbage disposal, which you can with this sink. If you do install a new garbage disposal or use an existing one, you will need the pipe connections and disposal mount, so keep that. The rinse grid that it comes with seems to work well as already stated. It does help prevent scratching and such; however, it makes it slightly inconvenient since you have to use water to get stuff into the drain instead of just wiping some things. To keep it looking nice, you will have to remove the grid every so often and clean the bottom, especially the corners. It’s not too bad though. So far, it has not scratched easily which is nice! As others have stated, the one thing that is not great is the angle of the sink floor. Water and food particles tend to sit comfortably around the sink edges. It’s really not that much work to spray it towards the drain, but if you don’t have a good spray nozzle this might be inconvenient for you. This sink is not undermount, so we can’t expect it to be that easy to wipe stuff from the counter into the sink. The edge of the sink sticks up above the counter about 3/8”. Overall, the sink is great for the price. Very good quality and looks nice. It can seem weird getting something like this online, but really, it’s simply just what it claims to be. Now, installing the sink was interesting. I’m not sure if I could say anything bad about the design, I’m definitely no plumber; however, I thought I would share some pictures and information about what I experienced. Keep in mind, I did not have to do any cutting in my countertop, so I’m skipping that part. IMPORTANT! You will probably want to install your faucet FIRST before mounting your sink. This is a 10” deep sink and once its installed you have only a few inches to work with between you and the wall in a tight place, that goes up 10”. I was glad I did the faucet first when I had all the room in the world. Next, the instructions say to attach the “mounting clips” to the sink. I’ll talk more about those in a moment. You will definitely want these on the sink though before you lower it into the counter. The instructions said to place a “rope” of plumber’s putty along the bottom edge of the outside rim of the sink (the bottom edge that sits on the countertop). What this meant was to get some plumbers putty and roll in your hand until it’s small enough to push up onto the bottom of the sink’s outside edge. (SEE PICTURE OF PEN AND PUTTY) Now, the edge of the sink is really thin, perhaps as thick as a piece of cardboard. So this was not easy. Plumber’s putty sticks better to my hand than stainless steel so this was a bit of a pain. It kept falling off. I don’t have any magical tips for this. Sorry… After that we had to place the sink in the counter. Funny now that all of the edges that I would otherwise grab are covered in putty… The only way I figured to do this without disturbing all of the putty was to get under the counter and hold the sink up from the bottom while I lay down, and then my wife guided it from the top as I lowered it. Now… The mounting clips… First, I read other reviews where people said they were fine without them. I noticed that while fiddling with the sink it would scoot some out of position, so I personally did not feel like the weight of the sink was enough. Also, silicon is a great sealant, but it’s not really a strong adhesive; so I would not depend on it to hold your sink in place when you put it around the edge at the end. Thus, I opted to install the mounting clips. The clips work like this: as you tighten the nut on the clip, it pulls the sink down as it jams a bracket into the ceiling of under your counter. However, if there is too much space between the wall of the sink and the all of the counter these will not work so well. I’ll show you what I’m talking about. There are a couple pictures (SEE ATTACHED) of the clips on the sides of the sink looking up from the bottom. The two pictures where the side of the sink is very close to the counter wall is how it should look. Youll notice that one is a pretty tight fit, it barely worked for me. The brackets are threaded. You can see now that as you tighten the bolt it pulls the mount down, which in turn pulls the sink down, and since the edge of that bracket is digging into the bottom edge of the counter there, it makes the sink really snug. Okay, so the tough part. If you look closely, this only works if the space is really tight. If there is no wall on either side, the bolt will start tilting to the side instead of pulling the sink down. Since the back of the sink has more space for the faucet stuff, the mounting clips did not work so well in the back for me. (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS - note that the pictures of the back shows more room than others and includes a picture of what happens when a bracket starts to tilt sideways). As I tried to tighten it, it just leaned towards the sink and never got tight (SEE ATTACHED). So I figured I could get some adhesive and shove a 2x4 scrap wood in there and make it more tight. (SEE ATTACHED) I used Titebond polyurethane liquid glue (in a purple bottle). It is supposed to adhere to both metal and wood. So it’s not perfect, but the mount is able to tighten now because it starts to press against the wood (SEE ATTACHED). From here, you still have to install your drain and caulk the outside edge of the sink with silicon. I just got some Kitchen, Bath, & Plumbing waterproof silicon and a calk gun. I put a bead around the edge about the thickness of a string of yarn and ran my finger around to push it into the edge between the sink and the counter more. Some places online recommended putting painters tape down on the counter almost up to the edge of the sink; I got by without it. If you like things really neat, it might be worth it. I would probably do that next time, but it turned out okay this time. The back of the sink was hard because the caulk gun would not angle right into the crack; I had to kind of smudge it in by hand. In hindsight, I might purchase a “tube” of silicon instead of using a caulk gun, just because they are so much smaller and easier to handle. I probably could have gotten to the back of the sink just fine with that. You can see the finished product in 3 of the pictures attached (one is of the sink/garbage disposal/sewer connection, the other two are of the top of the sink).