Holly, we use the OXO sink strainer and love it. Our model doesn't actually "close" - it traps the food - but OXO does make one that closes as well (pic below). It's called the "Silicone Sink Strainer and Stopper". (say that fast three times!) We got a regulation sink strainer from our soapstone fabricator that is black and we use that when we need to "close" the drainer.

Eliz

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I have one that has a screw down post, they called it twist and lock. It doesn't get knocked out of the drain and it doesn't leak after you get the sink full. Mine is stainless and I found it at Lowe's. I think they come in several color options. We are getting ready to redo the kitchen and putting one of these in the new sink has been the easiest decision yet :^)

HTH
Michelle

Here is a link that might be useful: Strainer

I use the same as elizpiz.

Elizpiz and trudymom - thanks for the Oxo Info - looks excellent. I will need to find some kind of 'total stopper' for those few occasions I want to fill the sink but that doesn't/won't happen often. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a baddy in that I wash/rinse off much under running water.

Oh - so see what actually READING does for one? The sink does comes with a strainer which presumably closes the drain for water leakage. I'll keep that under the sink for those few times I actually want to do that. :-)

Maubles - thanks for the info but that sounds to me like the painfully aggravating situation I already have. If the drain close that comes with this sink ends up not really working (along with the many others I've had) I'll look into your suggestion for sure.

And in case an other Sigranit peeps are reading - I've seen several wonderings about hot pots and Silgranit. The specs I have for mine read that Sil will accept without problems a pot up to 280 degrees.

Great info gals - thanks so much.
Holly

Here's an oxo one with the stopper.

Here is a link that might be useful: Oxo strainer with stopper