Kitchen Sinks
The best Kraus kitchen sinks
Kraus publishes a gauge, a bowl depth, a minimum cabinet and a damping specification for every sink it sells. That is rarer than it should be.
Disclosure: we earn a commission if you buy through the Amazon links on this page, at no extra cost to you. Commission never decides a verdict or a ranking position — read our editorial policy and affiliate disclosure.
How we assessed these: we compared published manufacturer specifications for the named model numbers, read from each maker's own product page and linked at every figure. We have not installed or tested these sinks and we do not own them. No independent laboratory publishes comparable wear, chip or noise testing for domestic kitchen sinks, so no such figure appears anywhere on this page.
Short answer
The best Kraus kitchen sink for most kitchens is the Standart PRO KHU103-33: TRU16 gauge stainless steel, a 10 inch deep main bowl and a second bowl that is also 10 inches deep rather than a token, NoiseDefend damping on all sides and a 36 inch minimum cabinet. The budget pick is the Kraus Premier KTM100-33 - the cheapest Kraus here, an 18 gauge drop-in with a cut-out template in the box and the 7-1/2 inch bowl depth an older kitchen was plumbed for.
Kraus is worth a page of its own for a dull reason: it publishes the numbers. For every sink in this registry Kraus states the overall size, the bowl size and depth, the gauge or the material, the minimum cabinet width, the mounting options, the sound damping arrangement and exactly what is in the box. Several better-known makers publish two of those seven. When the only honest basis for a ranking is published specification, the maker who publishes most is the one you can compare most confidently - and nine Kraus sinks in one registry makes the within-brand comparison the useful one.
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 KHU103-33 Best overall | One main bowl plus a real second one | TRU16 gauge, two real bowls at 10" deep, all-sides damping | $529.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of November 11, 2026 |
| 2 |  Kraus Kore KWU110-30 workstation sink Best workstation | Small kitchens that need counter space | A 10" bowl in a 30" sink, with the ledge | $469.95 · View on Amazon #ad Affiliate link · Price as of November 11, 2026 |
| 3 |  Kraus Quarza KGD-412B composite sink Best composite | A 33-inch cabinet, either mounting | Dual mount quartz composite into a 33" cabinet | |
| 4 |  Kraus Premier KTM100-33 Budget pick | A like-for-like swap in an existing cutout | The cheapest Kraus here, and a drop-in template in the box | |
| 5 |  Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33 Best equal double bowl | Two bowls that both get used | Two matched 10" bowls rather than one and a token | |
| 6 |  Kraus KWT310-33/5.5 ADA workstation drop-in sink Best for tight plumbing | Shallow cabinets and accessible kitchens | A 5.5" bowl that clears a high trap arm, with a ledge |
The ranges, and what each is for
Standart PRO is the undermount stainless line and the one most kitchens should start with: TRU16 gauge, 10 inch bowls, NoiseDefend pads on all sides plus an anti-condensation undercoating, tightly rounded rather than square corners so they can actually be cleaned. Kore is the workstation line - a ledge machined into the rim that carries a cutting board and a drying rack, which is how a 30 inch sink does the work of a larger one. Quarza is the quartz composite line, dual mount, in a material that hides marks. Premier is the value drop-in. KWT310 is the shallow ADA workstation.
Two specifications recur and both are real. TRU16 is Kraus's own designation for a true 16 gauge sheet, and it exists because sink gauges are quoted loosely across the industry - 16 gauge vs 18 gauge carries the thickness table. NoiseDefend is the pad-and-undercoating damping, and Kraus publishes the coverage - over 80 percent of the basin on the Kore, the KHT302 and the KHU103. Damping is what stops a stainless sink booming when the tap hits it, and coverage is the only published figure that bears on it.
| Model | Overall size | Bowl | Gauge / material | Mounting | Min. cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standart PRO KHU103-33 | 32-3/4" x 19" x 10-1/2" | 16-7/8" x 17" x 10" plus 12-7/8" x 17" x 10" | TRU16 gauge stainless, satin | Undermount | 36" |
| Kore KWU110-30 | 30" x 19" | 28" x 16" x 10" deep | 16-gauge stainless | Undermount, with a workstation ledge | 33" wide, 24" deep |
| Quarza KGD-412B | 30-3/4" x 20-1/8" x 9-3/8" | 28-3/8" x 14-1/2" x 8-5/8" deep | Natural quartz in acrylic resin | Dual mount | 33" |
| Premier KTM100-33 | 33" x 22" x 8" | 27-4/5" x 16" x 7-1/2" deep | 18 gauge T-304 stainless | Drop-in, template in the box | 36" |
| Standart PRO KHU102-33 | 32-3/4" x 19" x 10-1/2" | Two equal, 17" x 14-7/8" x 10" deep | TRU16 gauge stainless, satin | Undermount | 36" |
| KWT310-33/5.5 ADA | 33" x 22" x 6" | 31" x 16" x 5.5" deep | TRU16 gauge stainless | Dual mount, with a ledge | 36" |
Read from Kraus's own product pages, linked below. Kraus does not publish the quartz-to-resin percentage split for the Quarza range and this page does not estimate one. Always cut to the template supplied with the sink you actually receive rather than to a published dimension.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
1. Best overall
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.
#ad Affiliate link · Price as of November 11, 2026
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Standart PRO KHU103-33.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
2. Best workstation
Kraus Kore KWU110-30 workstation sink
Kraus · Best for small kitchens that need counter space
The workstation sink we would buy, and the clearest case for 16-gauge steel anywhere in this category: a ledge sink is the one configuration where basin flex is genuinely audible, because accessories rest on the rim and transmit it. Ten inches deep, rear-offset drain, and the grid, mat, board and strainer are in the box rather than a $200 upsell.
Published specifications
- Overall size
- 30" x 19" source
- Bowl size
- 28" x 16" source
- Bowl depth
- 10" source
- Gauge
- 16-gauge stainless steel source
- Minimum cabinet
- 33" left to right, 24" front to back source
- Drain
- Rear offset, 3-1/2" opening source
- Sound damping
- NoiseDefend pads covering over 80% of the basin, plus undercoating source
- Warranty
- Kraus limited lifetime source
What works
- The integrated ledge turns a 30-inch sink into prep counter, the best single trade available in a small kitchen
- Rear-offset drain leaves usable cabinet space under the front of the sink
- Genuine 16-gauge with pads over 80% of the basin — gauge and damping do different jobs, and this sink has both
- A 3-1/2" drain opening takes a standard disposal flange with no adapter
What does not
- Needs a 33-inch cabinet for a 30-inch sink — measure before ordering
- A 10-inch deep bowl is a long reach for a shorter person
- The accessories are the reason to buy it and also the reason it costs more than a plain undermount
Skip it if
Skip it if your run of counter is already generous — you would be paying for prep space you do not need, and a plain 18-gauge undermount will serve.
#ad Affiliate link · Price as of November 11, 2026
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Kore KWU110-30 workstation sink.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
3. Best composite
Kraus Quarza KGD-412B composite sink
Kraus · Best for a 33-inch cabinet, either mounting
The composite sink to fit when the cabinet is the problem. At 30-3/4 inches wide it drops into a 33-inch cabinet where most composite sinks ask for 36, and it is dual mount, so it sits on the counter you already have and can be undermounted later. The bowl is 8-5/8 inches deep rather than the 9-1/2 or 10 you get further up, which is the honest cost of the smaller footprint.
Published specifications
- Overall size
- 30-3/4" L x 20-1/8" W x 9-3/8" D source
- Bowl size
- 28-3/8" L x 14-1/2" W x 8-5/8" deep source
- Material
- Natural quartz and premium acrylic resin - Kraus does not publish the percentage split source
- Mounting
- Dual mount - drop-in or undermount source
- Minimum cabinet
- 33" source
- Faucet holes
- One pre-drilled, plus four scored knockouts for accessories source
- Heat
- Kraus states heat safe to 500°F on this model's page source
- Certification
- cUPC to CSA B45.8 / IAPMO Z403, MASS source
- Included
- Drain assembly with removable basket strainer, mounting hardware, cut-out template source
- Warranty
- Kraus limited lifetime source
What works
- A 33-inch minimum cabinet, where the rest of this category starts at 36 — the single most useful number on the page if your run is tight
- Dual mount, so one sink covers a laminate counter now and a stone counter later
- Four scored knockouts mean a soap dispenser or air switch needs no drilling into composite
- Kraus publishes bowl dimensions separately from overall dimensions, which is what you actually need to compare
What does not
- 8-5/8 inches is the shallowest bowl of the composite sinks here, and it will not take a sheet pan laid flat
- Kraus does not publish the quartz-to-resin percentage for the Quarza line, so you cannot compare the mix against Blanco's or Ruvati's published figures
- Kraus's own page states 500°F for this model while the 33-inch Quarza page states 600°F — same material line, two numbers, so treat either as indicative rather than a specification
- Kraus's own store listed the Black Onyx colorway as out of stock when we checked; the live Amazon listing is the white colorway
Skip it if
Skip it if you have a 36-inch cabinet and no constraint, because the deeper bowls further up this page cost about the same.
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Quarza KGD-412B composite sink.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
4. Budget pick
Kraus Premier KTM100-33
Kraus · Best for a like-for-like swap in an existing cutout
The plain, serviceable drop-in, and the one most likely to be a direct swap for what is already in your counter: 33 by 22 inches, a bowl 7-1/2 inches deep, 18-gauge Type 304 steel. The shallow bowl is the point — it is the depth older cabinets and high trap arms were built around, and it is getting hard to buy now that every new sink is ten inches deep.
Published specifications
- Overall size
- 33" x 22" x 8" source
- Bowl size
- 27-4/5" x 16" x 7-1/2" deep source
- Gauge
- 18 gauge, T-304 stainless steel source
- Faucet holes
- Pre-drilled for a faucet; Kraus does not publish a hole count for this model source
- Mounting
- Drop-in / top mount, with a cut-out template in the box source
- Drain
- Rear-set source
- Minimum cabinet
- 36" source
- Sound damping
- NoiseDefend pads on all sides plus anti-condensation undercoating source
- Certification
- cUPC to ASME A112.19.3 / CSA B45.4, and MASS source
- Included
- Drain assembly with removable strainer, mounting hardware, cut-out template source
- Warranty
- Kraus limited lifetime source
What works
- A 7-1/2 inch bowl, which is the depth most older cabinets and shallow trap arms were built around
- A rear-set drain, so the trap sits at the back of the cabinet and leaves the front usable
- NoiseDefend pads on all sides rather than bottom pads only, which is unusual on an 18-gauge sink
- Drain assembly, strainer, hardware and a cut-out template are in the box, so the only extra part is the sealant
What does not
- 18-gauge flexes more than 16-gauge under a dropped pan, and the pads damp drumming rather than remove it
- Kraus does not publish a faucet-hole count for this model, so confirm the drilling matches your counter before ordering
- A 33-inch sink still needs a 36-inch cabinet, so it is not a swap for a 30-inch base unit
Skip it if
Skip it if you want a deep modern basin. At 7-1/2 inches the bowl will not take a sheet pan laid flat.
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Premier KTM100-33.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
5. Best equal double bowl
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.
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33.
Product photograph supplied by Amazon for this listing, used under the Associates program.
6. Best for tight plumbing
Kraus KWT310-33/5.5 ADA workstation drop-in sink
Kraus · Best for shallow cabinets and accessible kitchens
The drop-in to buy when depth is the problem rather than the goal. The bowl is 5.5 inches deep, which is what makes it ADA-compliant and also what makes it fit over a shallow trap arm — and it still carries a workstation ledge, so the cutting board and the drying rack recover the working space the shallow bowl costs.
Published specifications
- Overall size
- 33" x 22" x 6" deep source
- Bowl size
- 31" x 16" x 5.5" deep source
- Gauge
- TRU16 gauge stainless steel source
- Mounting
- Dual mount — drop-in or undermount source
- Faucet holes
- One pre-drilled, plus a soap-dispenser hole source
- Drain
- Rear offset source
- Minimum cabinet
- 36" source
- Compliance
- ADA; cUPC to ASME A112.19.3 / CSA B45.4 source
- Included
- Bottom grid, bamboo cutting board, roll-up drying rack, drain assembly, cut-out template source
- Warranty
- Kraus limited lifetime source
What works
- A 5.5-inch bowl clears plumbing that a 10-inch bowl simply will not — the commonest reason a sink upgrade stalls
- ADA-compliant depth, which matters if the kitchen has to be usable seated
- The integrated ledge and included accessories give back the working space the shallow bowl gives up
- Rear-offset drain, so the trap sits at the back of the cabinet rather than the middle
What does not
- 5.5 inches is genuinely shallow: a running faucet splashes more, and tall pots have to be filled at an angle
- The accessories are part of the price, and most households will not use all of them
- A shallow wide bowl shows standing water more obviously than a deep one, so the grid earns its place here
Skip it if
Skip it if you have the clearance for a deep bowl and nobody in the house needs an ADA-height basin. Buy depth instead.
Raw specifications: Kraus’s own page for the Kraus KWT310-33/5.5 ADA workstation drop-in sink.
What comes in the box is part of the specification
Kraus publishes the included accessories per sink and they are worth reading, because bought separately they add up. The Standart PRO sinks include two bottom grids and two drain assemblies with strainers. The KWT310 ADA includes a bamboo cutting board, a roll-up drying rack, a bottom grid, a drain assembly and a cut-out template. The Quarza KGD-433B includes two drain assemblies, one with a removable strainer and one with a basket strainer. A bottom grid alone is a meaningful cost and a genuine protection - are sink grids worth it makes the case.
Where Kraus is not the answer
Two places, honestly. If you want enameled cast iron or fireclay, Kraus does not make them in this registry - the farmhouse options here are the BOCCHI Classico in fireclay and the Kohler Whitehaven in cast iron, and farmhouse sinks covers that choice. And if you want a published mineral percentage in a composite sink, Kraus declines to state the quartz-to-resin split for the Quarza range, where Ruvati publishes 80 percent crushed granite and Blanco publishes up to 80 percent for Silgranit. The best granite composite sink brands ranks the makers on exactly that disclosure.
Which Kraus to buy
- Buy the Standart PRO KHU103-33 if you want one answer. Two bowls that both work, TRU16 gauge, damping on all sides.
- Buy the Kore KWU110-30 if your kitchen is short of counter space. A 10 inch bowl and a ledge in a sink that fits a 33 inch cabinet.
- Buy the Quarza KGD-412B if you want composite rather than stainless and your cabinet is 33 inches.
- Buy the Premier KTM100-33 as the budget pick, and specifically for a like-for-like drop-in swap - the 7-1/2 inch bowl is what older plumbing was set for.
- Buy the Standart PRO KHU102-33 if you genuinely use two bowls equally rather than one and a half.
- Buy the KWT310-33/5.5 ADA if the trap arm is high, the cabinet is shallow, or the kitchen needs an accessible bowl height.
What to take away
- Kraus publishes seven specifications per sink where several better-known makers publish two.
- Standart PRO is the default undermount line; Kore adds a workstation ledge; Quarza is the composite; Premier is the value drop-in.
- TRU16 is Kraus's designation for a true 16 gauge sheet, which matters because gauge is quoted loosely across the industry.
- NoiseDefend coverage is published per model and is the only figure that bears on how much a stainless sink booms.
- Minimum cabinet width, not countertop width, is the number that decides what fits.
- Kraus will not publish the quartz-to-resin split on the Quarza range, where Ruvati and Blanco both publish a figure.
How we sourced this page
Every figure on this page came from one of the following. Where a manufacturer or an independent lab does not publish a number, we say so rather than estimate it.
- Kraus Standart PRO KHU103-33 undermount 60/40 double-bowl sink product page (published specifications)
- Kraus Kore KWU110-30 specification sheet (PDF)
- Kraus Quarza KGD-412B 31-inch granite composite sink product page (published specifications)
- Kraus Premier KTM100-33 drop-in / top-mount sink product page (published specifications)
- Kraus Standart PRO KHU102-33 undermount 50/50 double-bowl sink product page (published specifications)
- Kraus KWT310-33/5.5 ADA workstation drop-in sink product page (published specifications)
Common questions
- Which Kraus kitchen sink is the best?
- The Standart PRO KHU103-33 for most kitchens: TRU16 gauge stainless, a 10 inch main bowl and a second bowl that is also 10 inches deep, NoiseDefend damping on all sides and a 36 inch minimum cabinet. The Kore KWU110-30 is the better answer if counter space is tight.
- Are Kraus sinks good quality?
- On published specification they compare well: TRU16 gauge on the Standart PRO and Kore lines, damping coverage stated per model, tightly rounded corners rather than square ones, and a limited lifetime warranty. No independent laboratory publishes comparable durability testing for kitchen sinks, so that specification is the honest basis for the judgment.
- What does TRU16 mean on a Kraus sink?
- It is Kraus's designation for a genuine 16 gauge stainless sheet. The term exists because sink gauges are quoted loosely across the industry and a nominal 16 gauge sink is sometimes thinner than the number implies. Thicker metal resists denting and carries damping better.
- What is the difference between Kraus Standart PRO and Kore?
- Standart PRO is the plain undermount line. Kore adds a workstation ledge machined into the rim that carries a cutting board and a roll-up drying rack, which lets a 30 inch sink do the work of a larger one. Both publish 10 inch bowl depths and 16 gauge steel.
More in Kitchen Sinks
Three specifications settle almost every kitchen sink question: how thick the steel is, how it meets the counter, and what it is made of. Get those right and brand barely matters.
Read next
Guide
Kitchen sink brands
Brands ranked on what they publish — gauge, pad coverage, minimum cabinet size, warranty — rather than on reputation.
Best kitchen sink
Best kitchen sinks
Five sinks across the four materials, compared on sourced dimensions, cabinet requirements and how each one fails.
Best stainless sink
Best stainless sinks
Four stainless sinks compared on gauge, depth, drain position and damping coverage — including the 18-gauge one that is still the right buy.
Best workstation sink
Best workstation sinks
Ledge sinks reviewed on gauge, accessory quality and drain position, including the 33-inch and farmhouse-ledge options.
Head to head
16 gauge vs 18 gauge
16 gauge is 25% thicker steel. What that buys, what it does not buy, and why sound-deadening coverage is the spec nobody advertises.
Guide
Sink sizes and cabinet fit
The cabinet-to-sink arithmetic, the four measurements to take, and how a disposal changes the numbers.
Found something out of date, or a figure you can source better than we did? Tell us — corrections get read first. Our methodology explains how picks are made, and contact is one click away.