Best Faucet for Prep Sink

13 years ago

I was wondering if anyone had opinions as to what makes a great faucet for a prep sink. I have not picked out either faucet yet, but my initial thought is that they should not be the same. Thoughts? Anyone love/hate theirs or wish they did something different?

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Cloud Swift

13 years ago

It depends on what size prep sink you have. We used the same for both prep and main sinks. Grohe LadyLux Plus. We considered the LadyLux Cafe for the prep sink but didn't like that the spray button had to be held down to keep it spraying. Sometimes I put the faucet on spray and use both hands washing produce below it.

I think that would be fine for any sink that is at least 15" front to back. Ours is about 18 x 18 inches - the same size as the larger bowl in our main sink. Our prior prep sink was a skimpy 10 x 10 so that needed a small faucet - it had a bar sink faucet.

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breezygirl
13 years ago
I'm planning the same faucet for each sink. Not a fancy restaurant style one. Some of the "prep sink" faucets are way too small to be used easily IMHO.
lascatx
13 years ago
We tried a bar sink because it was exactly the look I wanted. It had a low flow rate which was okay but made us really glad we had the pot filler -- it would take forever to fill large pots. We did replace it though -- DH wanted a sprayer for rinsing fruits and veggies. We got a pull down in a different style because the reach of our main sink would have been much too large for our prep sink.
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cplover
Original Author
13 years ago
Breezygirl- Yeah now that I am looking more at faucets I think the same faucet would work for both. What faucet are you considering? What brand/size/shape is your prep sink? I am still shopping for that too!

Lascatx- Yeah, I think a bar sink might be too little and I am not planning on having a pot filler-- so good point. What brand/style of pullout did you opt for?
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13 years ago
I have to say that I love our KWC Eve (demi size) on the prep sink. My sink is 14x18 inside dimension. There's no splash, it's a nice steady stream (no spray option, but that doesn't bother me), and the size is perfect, it's solidly built and low but sleekly profiled. KWC has amazing customer svc. too. The pull down nozzle had some water bubbling out of the top of it, so I called the company, and they are sending a replacement pull down hose --no questions. It's a bit pricey but you can find deals on the web. Happy shopping!
sochi
13 years ago
We have a different faucet at our clean up sink and our prep sink, I like having the different faucets. More to love. I love the Kohler Karbon we have at our prep, also works as a pot filler (our hob is quite close to the prep sink).
marcolo
13 years ago
A pull-down or pull-out faucet is extremely useful at a prep sink, because you can turn it to wide spray and rinse things off, wash veggies, etc. without having to hold a sprayer in your hands--it stays put right in the faucet.
adh673
13 years ago
We have delta leland single handle at both sinks. I did a lot of research thinking I wanted a smaller one at the prep sink (18 inch shaw rownd) vs. the 30 inch farm sink. In the end, I got the same as they are mid sized and I love these faucets and feel like I got a great value as they were not expensive relative to others I considered strongly.
davidro1
13 years ago
If i had multiple spray nozzles, I'd want them all to have a toggle to a second spray, different at each sink. Many faucet spray wands have a button you toggle to get a different spray pattern.

At the prep sink:
a broad gentle spray to rinse spinach is good
a veggie spray
an array of miniscule needle jets

At the cleanup sink:
a stronger spray is good, to blast food off dishes
more pointed spray, for cleanup
It could be called needle spray

For the first spray pattern, there is no name. Yet. For the second, it's sometimes called Semi-Pro or Commercial Pre-Rinse. But many kitchen faucets are good for one or the other of the two sprays, without knowing it. You have to call the manufacturer and ask them to describe the spray.
breezygirl
13 years ago
Newbie--my faucet choice is a pulldown Hansgrohe. It's the Talis or High Arc. They are very similar, and I can't remember now the name of the one I chose.

My prep sink will be a squareish Blanco silgranit about 17" wide.
lascatx
13 years ago
I think it's a Grohe Bridgeford? How can I remember all the original stuff and not a more recent replacement? Less obsession? ;-)