Blanco Andano 400/400-U

Good looking and usable under mount sink – Looks beautiful with a nice finish on the steel. Love the symmetry of the double square bowls and the Blanco embossed over flows and drainers. Drains well and water doesn’t pool at all in the large basins. Has integrated and removable plug/strainers which you quarter turn to seal and these work well. Seems to be wearing OK after 6 months but does scratch easily, being brushed stainless steel that’s normal I think and have seen other brands do the same.

This sink replaced an old shiny stainless steel one which was bullet proof in terms of marks so I was horrified after twice leaving an aluminium pizza tray and a colander in the sink and by morning they had reacted and corroded the sink finish. Had to use a non scratch scourer and ceramic cooktop cleaner to get it off which left very slight marks.

Anything aluminium will corrode this sink which apparently is normal due to galvanic corrosion but no warnings anywhere.

My plumber scratched his head initially with the drain and overflow connections setup but typical of German engineering it’s very effective and minimises space used allowing for a decent size garbage bin to be fitted underneath (dual 27lt bins in the photo). When installed he commented that its like plumbing p0rn!

RRP is ridiculous but available online for a lot less.