Having a high quality, reliable and long lasting sink is very important for your restaurant or bar. Nowadays you get to choose from many different commercial stainless steel sinks and you can even have them custom made to fit your taste.

Commercial stainless steel sinks can be found either in big stores that gather together products from more brands if you are undecided of what you want, brand stores directly if you are the fan of a certain brand or on the Internet where you can find a huge database and compare the prices. Though most people buy them for restaurants, commercial sinks have many other purposes. They can be used in classrooms, laboratories, as surgical scrub stations and so on.

There is a wide selection of commercial sinks out there, so most likely you won’t need to order a custom made one. You can find sinks with up to four bowls if you need them for a bigger place and with drain boards on any side you like, or even both.

There are four main types that have various models:

- commercial hand wash sinks: these are smaller and are usually used in restrooms

- commercial battery operated wash sinks: they operate based on a sensor attached to the electronic faucet

- commercial foot operated sinks: they have a foot pedal that you can be pressed very easy; it’s also included in the price of the sink

- commercial knee operated sinks: they are like the foot operated ones, but the pedal is placed at the level of the knee instead of the foot; they are also included in the price

Because it’s going to be used often and intensely, stainless steel is the best material you can pick. It offers durability, resistance and it can be cleaned very easy. When choosing a sink pay attention to the type of the stainless steel. Usually there is a number beside it that tells you that. If you don’t know what those numbers mean, you’re about to find out:

- 304 means that the steel has a higher amount of chromium in its composition and also nickel which makes it withstand corrosion

- 316 is much alike 304, except it contains one extra element, molybdenum which offers even higher resistance

- 409 does not contain any nickel and just a low amount of chromium making it perfect for high temperature applications

- 410 is almost like 409, only its main use is in surgical equipments

- 430 is also similar to 409 as composition, only it’s used in decorative applications