The best double bowl kitchen sinks

A 33-inch sink has about 31 inches of interior width to divide. A full-height divider takes a couple of those inches and splits the rest, so the real question on this page is not which sink but which split — and whether the smaller bowl in a 60/40 is a bowl or a gesture. On most 60/40 sinks it is a gesture. On one of the sinks here it is not, and that is why it earns its own slot.

Quick picks

Tap any row to jump to the full write-up. There are no scores here because we run no test lab — how picks are chosen is published in full on our methodology page.

#	Product	Best for	Our read	Price
1	Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33 Best overall	Two bowls that both get used	Two equal 17" x 14-7/8" bowls, both 10" deep, 16-gauge, pads all round	$564.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of October 19, 2026
2	Kraus Standart PRO KHU103-33 Best 60/40	One main bowl plus a real second one	16-7/8" and 12-7/8" bowls, both still a full 10" deep	$529.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of October 19, 2026
3	Kraus KHT302-33 double-bowl drop-in sink Best drop-in	Washing on one side, draining on the other	Dual mount, so it fits the cutout you already have	$489.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of October 19, 2026
4	Kraus Quarza KGD-433B double-bowl composite sink Best non-stainless	Two bowls in a material that hides marks	Composite, two 9-1/2" bowls, hides spots and scratches	$299.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of October 19, 2026

Nothing on this page is ranked on a test, because no independent laboratory publishes comparable data for domestic sinks. It is ranked on the specifications makers publish, weighted like this:

1. 1Bowl-by-bowl dimensions, published separately. A single 'overall size' figure tells you nothing about a double bowl. Every sink here publishes each bowl, which is what made them rankable in the first place.
2. 2Depth of the smaller bowl. This is the number that separates a real 60/40 from a marketing one. A small bowl at the full depth is useful; one at six inches is a disposal hole with ambition.
3. 3Gauge, plus damping. Sixteen-gauge resists flex; pads stop drumming. They are different jobs and a double bowl needs both, because a divider transmits noise between basins.
4. 4Mounting. Undermount is cleaner and requires a stone or solid-surface counter. Dual mount fits the counter you already have. This is the constraint that decides it for most people, not a preference.
5. 5Which bowl the disposal goes under, because that choice is effectively permanent once the trap is plumbed.

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1. Best overall

Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33

Kraus · Best for two bowls that both get used

The double bowl we would fit in most kitchens: two equal bowls, both a genuine 10 inches deep, in 16-gauge steel with silencer pads on all sides rather than a pad on the base. Equal bowls are the right split when both sides get used — washing on one, draining or soaking on the other — and the 17-inch bowls are wider than the 33-inch drop-in version manages.

Published specifications

Overall size

32-3/4" L x 19" W x 10-1/2" D source

Bowl size

Two equal bowls, 17" L x 14-7/8" W x 10" deep source

Gauge

TRU16 gauge stainless steel, satin finish source

Mounting

Undermount source

Minimum cabinet

36" source

Sound damping

NoiseDefend pads on all sides, plus anti-condensation undercoating source

Corners

Tightly rounded rather than square source

Certification

cUPC to ASME A112.19.3 / CSA B45.4, MASS source

Included

Two bottom grids, two drain assemblies with strainers, mounting hardware, cut-out template source

Warranty

Kraus limited lifetime source

What works

• +Both bowls are 10 inches deep and 17 inches long, which is the most usable equal split at 33 inches
• +16-gauge with pads on all sides — gauge and damping do different jobs, and this sink has both
• +Two bottom grids and two drain assemblies in the box, which on a double bowl is two purchases avoided
• +Tight-radius corners are easier to wipe than the square corners the look usually implies

What does not

• −Neither bowl takes a large roasting pan or a full sheet pan flat — the divider is the price of two bowls
• −Undermount only, so a laminate or butcher-block counter rules it out
• −It is the most expensive sink on this page, and a single bowl in the same gauge costs less
• −The divider is full height, so a pot that spans both bowls has nowhere to sit

Skip it if

Skip it if one bowl would spend its life empty. A single bowl in the same 16-gauge steel is cheaper and more useful.

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Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33.

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2. Best 60/40

Kraus Standart PRO KHU103-33

Kraus · Best for one main bowl plus a real second one

The 60/40 version of the same sink, and the one to buy if what you really want is one usable bowl with somewhere to put the colander. The large bowl is 16-7/8 inches long against the small bowl's 12-7/8, both still 10 inches deep — so unlike most 60/40 sinks, the small side is a working bowl rather than a gesture.

Published specifications

Overall size

32-3/4" L x 19" W x 10-1/2" D source

Large bowl

16-7/8" L x 17" W x 10" deep source

Small bowl

12-7/8" L x 17" W x 10" deep source

Gauge

TRU16 gauge stainless steel, satin finish source

Mounting

Undermount source

Minimum cabinet

36" source

Sound damping

NoiseDefend pads on all sides covering over 80% of the sink, plus a non-toxic undercoating source

Certification

cUPC to ASME A112.19.3 / CSA B45.4, MASS source

Included

Two bottom grids, two drain assemblies with strainers, mounting hardware, cut-out template source

Warranty

Kraus limited lifetime source

What works

• +The small bowl is 12-7/8 inches long and the full 10 inches deep, which most 60/40 sinks cannot say
• +Pads over 80% of the body, the most complete damping Kraus publishes on a double bowl
• +A 16-7/8 inch main bowl is long enough for most stock pots, which a 50/50 at this width is not
• +Same grids, drains and warranty as the 50/50, so the choice is purely about the split

What does not

• −Even the large bowl will not take a full-size sheet pan laid flat
• −Undermount only — there is no drop-in version of this model
• −The disposal has to live under one bowl, and on a 60/40 that decision is harder to reverse
• −Published stock was low when we checked, so availability may lag the 50/50

Skip it if

Skip it if you want two interchangeable bowls. The 50/50 KHU102-33 is the same sink with an even divider.

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Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Standart PRO KHU103-33.

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3. Best drop-in

Kraus KHT302-33 double-bowl drop-in sink

Kraus · Best for washing on one side, draining on the other

The double bowl for people who genuinely use two bowls — two equal 15-1/2 inch basins, both 10 inches deep, in the same 16-gauge dual-mount body as the single-bowl KHT300. Equal bowls are the right split if one side lives full of soaking dishes; a 60/40 split is the better choice if what you really want is one usable bowl.

Published specifications

Overall size

33" x 22" x 10-5/8" deep source

Bowl size

Two equal bowls, 15-1/2" x 18" x 10" deep source

Gauge

TRU16 gauge stainless steel, 10:18 chromium-to-nickel source

Mounting

Dual mount — drop-in or undermount source

Faucet holes

Two pre-drilled, for a faucet and a soap dispenser source

Minimum cabinet

36" source

Sound damping

NoiseDefend pads covering over 80% of the sink, plus undercoating source

Certification

cUPC to ASME A112.19.3 / CSA B45.4 source

Included

Two bottom grids, two drain assemblies with strainers, cut-out template, mounting hardware source

Warranty

Kraus limited lifetime source

What works

• +Two 10-inch-deep bowls rather than one deep bowl and one token shallow one
• +Pads over 80% of the body — the most complete damping of any sink on this page
• +Both drains come with grids and strainers, which on a double bowl is normally two extra purchases
• +Dual mount, so the same sink works on your existing counter now and an undermount counter later

What does not

• −Each bowl is 15-1/2 inches wide, which will not take a large roasting pan flat — that is the cost of two bowls at 33 inches
• −A center divider means the disposal lives under one side only, so decide which before you plumb it
• −Two drain assemblies means two more joints under the sink that can weep

Skip it if

Skip it if you wash big sheet pans and roasting trays. One wide bowl beats two narrow ones for that, every time.

$489.95 · View on Amazon→

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Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus KHT302-33 double-bowl drop-in sink.

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4. Best non-stainless

Kraus Quarza KGD-433B double-bowl composite sink

Kraus · Best for two bowls in a material that hides marks

The double bowl for anyone who wants two bowls without stainless. Two equal basins 9-1/2 inches deep in a 33 by 22 dual-mount body, and the one composite sink here whose published heat figure — 600°F on Kraus's own page — is high enough that a hot pan straight off the burner stops being the headline risk. The divider is full height, so this is a true 50/50 rather than a low-divide.

Published specifications

Overall size

33" L x 22" W x 10-1/8" D source

Bowl size

Two equal bowls, 14-1/4" L x 15-1/2" W x 9-1/2" deep source

Material

Quartz composite - natural quartz in acrylic resin; percentage split not published source

Mounting

Dual mount - drop-in or undermount source

Minimum cabinet

36" source

Faucet holes

One pre-drilled, plus four perforated knockouts source

Heat

Kraus states heat safe to 600°F on this model's page source

Certification

cUPC to CSA B45.8 / IAPMO Z403, MASS source

Included

Two drain assemblies - one with a removable strainer, one with a basket strainer - mounting hardware, cut-out template source

Warranty

Kraus limited lifetime source

What works

• +Two bowls at 9-1/2 inches deep, not one deep bowl and one token one
• +600°F on Kraus's published figure for this model is the highest heat claim of any sink in this registry
• +Composite hides water spots and scratch patterns, which on a double bowl matters twice as much — there is more visible surface
• +Both drains ship with assemblies, which on a double bowl is normally a second purchase

What does not

• −Each bowl is 14-1/4 inches front to back, so a roasting pan will not lie flat in either
• −Composite is heavier than stainless and chips at the rim if a pan lands edge-on; a chip in composite cannot be buffed out the way a scratch in stainless can
• −Kraus does not publish a weight for this sink, which matters because an undermount composite sink needs more support than stainless
• −The percentage of quartz is unpublished, so the material claim cannot be compared with Blanco's or Ruvati's

Skip it if

Skip it if you wash large sheet pans and roasting trays — at 33 inches, two bowls means neither is wide enough for them.

$299.95 · View on Amazon→

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Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Quarza KGD-433B double-bowl composite sink.

Forget how you think you wash up and answer one question instead: what is the largest thing you wash weekly? If it is plates, glasses and pots up to about a 5-quart saucepan, a 50/50 works and gives you two interchangeable bowls. If it is a roasting pan, a stock pot or a half-sheet tray, a 50/50 at 33 inches will fight you every time — and so, honestly, will the 60/40.

That is the uncomfortable finding of this page. None of these four sinks takes a full-size sheet pan laid flat, because none of them can: a 33-inch body divided in two does not leave 18 inches of clear bowl anywhere. If sheet pans are your weekly problem, the answer is a single bowl, not a better double. The best single bowl kitchen sinks is that page, and single bowl vs double bowl is the decision itself, argued both ways.

Where the 60/40 genuinely wins is the second bowl's job. In a 50/50 both bowls are the same, so the colander, the soaking pan and the disposal all compete for the same space. In the KHU103-33 the small bowl is 12-7/8 inches at the full 10-inch depth, which is enough to hold a stack of plates or a colander without borrowing from the main bowl.

Two of these sinks are undermount only. If your counter is laminate or butcher block, that is the end of the conversation — a wood-based or particleboard core with a sink clamped underneath is a water-ingress problem, not a style choice. The Kraus KHT302-33 and the Quarza KGD-433B are both dual mount, which is why they are here: they sit on the counter you already have.

The drop-in also covers an existing cutout, which matters if you are swapping a double for a double. It can cover a slightly smaller hole and never a larger one. The best kitchen sinks for laminate countertops explains the core problem in full, and the best drop-in kitchen sinks is the wider drop-in roundup.

A double bowl has more sheet metal, more unsupported panel area and a divider that couples one basin to the other, so it drums more readily than a single bowl of the same gauge. Gauge alone does not fix that — 16-gauge steel flexes less, but it still rings. What fixes it is pads, and the useful specification is how much of the body they cover.

Kraus publishes pads on all sides for the KHU102-33 and KHU103-33, and pads over 80% of the body plus undercoating for the KHT302-33. No maker publishes a decibel figure for a domestic sink and no independent laboratory measures them, so there is no number to compare here and this page does not invent one. 16-gauge vs 18-gauge covers what gauge does and does not buy you.

There is a third configuration between a single bowl and a full 50/50: the low divide, where the wall between the basins stops short of the rim. The idea is to keep two drains and two separate basins for everyday washing while letting a roasting pan or a stock pot sit across the divider when you need it. On paper it is the best of both.

None of the four sinks on this page is a low divide, and that is deliberate rather than an oversight. The sinks we could rank are the ones whose makers publish each bowl's dimensions separately; for the low-divide models we looked at, the published figures describe the sink but not the divider height, which is the only specification that makes a low divide worth paying for. We are not going to rank a configuration on a number nobody prints. If you want one, measure the divider height in a showroom before you commit, and treat anything you cannot verify as a full-height divider.

The part of this decision that happens after delivery is the plumbing. A double bowl drains through two tailpieces joined by a tee into one trap, and the tee has to sit low enough for both bowls to fall into it and high enough for the trap to clear the trap arm in the cabinet wall. Add a disposal under one bowl and that vertical budget gets tight fast — the disposal's discharge has to stay above the tee.

If there is a dishwasher, its drain hose also lands in this assembly, conventionally into the disposal's dishwasher inlet or into a dedicated branch on the side away from the disposal. The practical consequence: on a 60/40, putting the disposal under the small bowl keeps the large bowl draining freely and keeps the dishwasher hose on a short run. Disposal sizing and fit has the clearance arithmetic, and how to install a garbage disposal is the full procedure including the dishwasher inlet.

• Width, about 16 inches of usable bowl at 33 inches of sink - the single biggest cost and the one people discover after installation.
• A second drain assembly, which is a second set of joints under the cabinet that can weep. All four sinks here include both.
• Cabinet space, because two traps take more of it than one.
• Money, generally - the double-bowl version of a sink line usually costs more than the single.

What you get back is the ability to use one bowl while the other is full, which in a household that cooks every night is worth all of the above. That is the real case for a double bowl, and it is a good one.

• Buy the KHU102-33 if both bowls will get used and your counter takes an undermount. Two equal 10-inch bowls at 17 inches is the most usable even split at this width.
• Buy the KHU103-33 if you want one main bowl plus a real second one. Its small bowl is 12-7/8 inches at the full depth, which most 60/40 sinks cannot claim.
• Buy the KHT302-33 if you are keeping your countertop. It is the same gauge and damping in a dual-mount body.
• Buy the Quarza KGD-433B if you want two bowls in a material that hides water spots and scratches - and accept a chip risk stainless does not have.
• Buy a single bowl instead if sheet pans and roasting trays are your weekly washing-up. No 33-inch double bowl solves that.