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Comments (18)Mildly off topic but: I actually designed a corner sink similar to the one the Rachiele company produces. I sketched it out and then assumed SOMEONE must be making it so I went looking for it. They had the closest one I was ever able to find. In the end, I had my sink custom made but I must admit in the process got totally bugged by that company. It feels like everything they write is snarky and condescending with this linked article being no different. I wouldn't show that to a client who wanted a double bowl sink. As a client I wouldn't appreciate being called stupid. (And that particular article managed to hit me on counter height, cars, double bowl sinks, how I wash my dishes...) I opted for a single bowl instead of a double after a lot of discussion with my husband. And it's true that it's great for bigg things but awkward in some other ways....See MoreSinks - double vs. single bowl
Comments (19)This topic is one of the most frequently asked on this Forum. There is no right or wrong choice; it depends on your cooking/cleaning style in your kitchen, and also on the amount of space you have for a sink. Your OP does not mention what size of sink you are considering, or what size will be your base cabinet for your sink. IMHO, if you do not have a lot of space for a sink, you are better off with a single bowl so that you can soak large pans. If you have more room for a sink, then you have more options for the double bowl like what Buehl has. Also, IMHO, if you are space-constrained, a rectangular sink will give you more interior space than a D-shaped one. I myself have a large rectangular single-bowl sink. I have the space for a double bowl, but really wanted a single bowl. I love it, and would never go back to a double-bowl, but that's just me. As to Bugbite's example of raw chicken, I will rinse a chicken under running water, and immediately place it on a cutting board, with the bad parts going down my powerful disposal or in the garbage immediately, so I am not leaving chicken sitting in my sink, so I don't see how a double bowl would help me with raw chicken, but that's just my style of prep. Speaking of my cutting board, it's large and heavy, and I am glad to have a large single bowl sink to clean it properly. Also, I spent Very Big Bucks on my Miele dishwasher, and by golly, I am going to use it, so I don't have much that needs hand-washing or draining. I do hand-wash my pots and pans, and am very happy for the space of the single-bowl when I do so. Then I either dry them with a towel and put them away immediately, or put a towel down on the counter and leave them to dry before I go to bed. So that's my style, but I hope that helps you understand why some people prefer a single bowl. P.S. - when you are shopping for a sink, whether single or double bowl, it's nice to have an "offset drain". That's where the drain is not in the center of the bowl, but toward the back. That way, you can set dishes and pans down without covering the drain. It seems like a minor point, but it's really a nice convenience....See MoreDouble Sink for 30" Cabinet - vs. Single...
Comments (7)kirkhall, I thought of that, and heavily explored putting either the prep sink or the main sink in the island. It's a decent amount more money to do it since this is a parlor (2nd) floor and the ceiling below it is in great shape so we don't want to replace it (or, ideally, our hardwood floor in the kitchen). in the end it came down to whether to have a small prep sink in the island and a 24" bowl next to the fridge, which would have been fine. and I just wanted an island without appliances, for the way we live and entertain. I hope I won't regret it. So the choice comes down to whether to do a single-bowl, 24 or 27 inch sink. I like the squared off versions like Kraus and Vigo have, that are undermount and deep. Or whether to do a double sink, probably with 20" bowl and 8" breakaway. I have since found a 28" double bowl sink that fits a 30", it's not squared off, but instead rounded off a bit and very round on the top - it's the Kraus KBU21 30-Inch Undermount 60/40 Double Bowl 16 gauge Kitchen Sink, Stainless Steel http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042DBBZY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER and I could probably live with that. The guide says that it fits a 30 to 33" cabinet, so it's possible to do this 30" in a 30 cabinet. And I found a more squared off option that's 28" wide and fits on a 30" cabinet - it's pricier than the Kraus - the Franke LAX16030 Largo Double Bowl 18G 28X17.5X8 Sink Boxed - neither are cheap but the Kraus comes with faucet for the same price (give or take). And by the way, Ikea has a great 29" or so double sink that fits on a 31" or so cabinet - what is that about when it only sells 30 and 36 cabinets? it's a nice sink and I'd consider doing it - ironically enough, if I go wtih a non=IKEA cabinet and can have a 31" base....See MoreDouble sink vs single sink which do you prefer
Comments (42)I lived with doubles all my life and couldn't imagine having a single bowl sink until I read about them here and it finally dawned on me that I could have the best of ALL worlds with a single bowl sink. I handwash a lot of things. I use a small tub in my sink and throw things into hot sudsy water while I'm cooking. If I need the full sink I merely lift the tub out of the sink (still full of small items and water) and place it on the counter next to my sink. The thing about a single bowl sink is that it can be configured any way you want and the configuration can change multiple times while cooking. The single bowl sink can be configured as a: SINGLE BOWL--this is rare for me because I generally have multiple tasks happening in the sink at once. But when needed I can put sudsy water in the sink for washing large items. The sink is deep enough that there is plenty of room for rinse water to flow into the sudsy water. DOUBLE BOWL--As I mentioned above, I usually use a wash tub (or the largest pot or bowl I'm washing instead of the tub) making the single bowl into a double bowl. The tub can easily be lifted out to leave room for any other tasks I want. Dirty items are confined leaving the rest of the sink "clean." TRIPLE (or more) BOWL--The way I tend to use the sink the most. Sudsy tub of water at one end (or sudsy water in pot or bowl, taking up less room than the tub), colander draining at other end, center drain still clear with plenty of room available for draining water from pots and washing/peeling veggies. Each task takes up only the space needed without a permenant divider determining the amount of space I can use. I prefer to dry dishes in a dishdrainer on the counter (since there is better air flow than a drainer in the sink. For those concerned about germs, air drying is supposedly better than towel drying.) My mother keeps a dishdrainer in one side of her double and the dry dishes are constantly being splashed which seems to defeat the purpose. Plus if there's soapy water on one side and clean dishes on the other, there's no place to drain dirty water from pots. I'm used to a big open sink and I get frustrated by the confines of her sink when I try to wash large pots since I end up banging them into the barrier over and over. The tub I use in the single bowl is quite short which still leaves lots of space above it for manipulating items. I do have a prep sink on the other end of the kitchen from the main sink but since the main sink is in my prep and cooking area, it gets used for all types of cooking tasks. At this point, the only reason a double bowl sink would make sense to me is if there is a faucet at each bowl so that it can be a 2 person sink (taking the place of a second sink) but I still think I'd prefer a single sink with faucets placed at both ends....See More- 13 years ago
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