ᐅ Experiences with Silgranit by Blanco

Hello everyone,

does anyone have experience with silgranit sinks from Blanco?
We had our first appointment with the kitchen planner. They said you just need to rinse acidic substances with water or remove stubborn stains with laundry detergent.

Can anyone share their experience regarding cleaning, appearance, and quality after longer use?

The matching faucets are really nice to look at.

Best regards,
housedreamer

Blanco faucets are also available, for example, at Reuter and are significantly cheaper.

We have a similar sink and are very satisfied. We find it very easy to maintain. The only downside is the drain, which is always the same issue because it’s made of stainless steel.

I do not recommend the remote control, as something tends to collect underneath it sooner or later.

Our kitchen consultant mentioned that when using very hot pans, it’s better to wait a bit before washing them, but we have no personal experience with this.

We had a light-colored Silgranit sink for 10 years. Cleaning was easy, but due to the textured surface, it eventually looked a bit worn if you weren’t careful while cleaning. Using ceramic cooktop cleaner can make a sink like this look almost new again. However, you should never place very hot pots or pans directly into the sink. Unfortunately, our light-colored sink got a dark stain from a very hot pan (which was really frustrating!).

I can definitely recommend these sinks. However, we don’t have one now because, for aesthetic reasons, we chose a flush-mounted stainless steel sink instead.

If you choose Silgranit, it is better to select a dark sink. The effort required to keep a light-colored sink clean is higher.
If a white sink is preferred, ceramic is a better option.


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We have one in Jasmin, and yes, it tends to darken with less maintenance, but it can be cleaned quickly again.

The stainless steel stuff really always looks bad, I wouldn’t choose the remote control either.

And what I don’t recommend: a small extra basin – almost always there are just sponges or cloths left in it.

The sink is now moving to the utility room; we want two large basins in a dark color or white ceramic. Still somewhat undecided…

We have a dark Silgranit sink with a waste disposer lever (what do you mean by remote control?). The lever hasn’t caused any problems so far. There are noticeable limescale spots on the dark sink (water is moderately hard at 13.3° dH). The stainless steel drain has indeed developed significant dark discoloration over time (~2 years). No special cleaning efforts have been made on either so far. Maybe it will come off somehow...

The faucet is quite simple, and it doesn’t reach all corners of the sink, which is simply larger than a standard basic DIY store model (which is very good!). So maybe it’s better to choose a faucet with a flexible spray head (something like that).

For hot pans, I let them cool down for the sake of the pan (then clean mechanically, then rinse) and regularly enjoy the space in the sink. Baking trays are still cumbersome though.