Looking for a new kitchen Sink-s for your home can be easy and pain free, if you are well informed. There are several aspects of kitchen sinks stainless steel that many consumers are not very well educated on, one of which is a gauge collector. The caliper of a stainless steel sink indicates the thickness of metal that is used in its manufacture. It can be measured using a micrometer. The indicator of a font will vary depending on the brand, and the purpose of the sink. It can be very misleading for the uninformed consumer who finds a 18g and 16g, and assumes that a sink is of better quality and thickness, because the number is higher. In fact, the smaller the number, the thicker the sink.
If you are having granite, marble or other solid surface countertop installed, you will probably have an undermount sink installed. Undermount sinks vary gauge 16-20g. The average thickenss stainless steel undermount kitchen sinks is 18. The 18g is widely considered a good thickness for use in a kitchen sink. You should have no folds or dinging over time from a sink 18. Twenty gauge sinks are generally not used as they are generally regarded as very thin. Obviously, the best option would be to go with a sink 16. A collector of 16g will be the most durable, and will most likely survive your kitchen.