the galley sink - anyone have one?
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Ticor S710 Prep Sink...Anyone have one???
Comments (7)Thanks alku05- I like the look of the s905 and as soonermagic pointed out, anything will fit in it, well almost. I will use if strictly for prep purposes, so I think it will be fine. soonermagic- I love your prep faucet. What brand is it?? and did you get it online? nanapeg- Yes, I agree about the helping each other. We had a cancer diagnosis come up in the middle of our planned remodel, and I don't know what I would do without the information I have gleaned from this group. Again, thanks to everyone. twoyur- You have just helped to put me over the edge (in a good way!!!!). Am still not finished with decisions by a longshot, since we have to fast track this. It is reassuring however, to be able to ask questions and get valid and knowledgable answers....See MoreSink with integral ledge: does anyone have one?
Comments (8)The Stages is a very cool sink, but you don't need its design to have the same function. For the reef area, you can do it the old fashioned way, with a upturned stainless pan inside your sink, as a platform for cleaning meats. Easy to work on, easy to sanitize. You can make cuttingboards that will fit into any sink area, though if there's no ledge they won't be flush. You can get the ledge by having a positive reveal on any standard sink (that is, there's a bit of the top edge of the sink which is not covered by the countertop). It doesn't have to be built into the sink. Some of the sink companies make cuttingboards, baskets, trays, etc., that fit other sinks, but you can also find things that are already out there at the dollar store that will work. You can also find prep bowls that will fit your trays. I've always put my regular, old cutting board across my sink for many prep tasks. I never knew it was "special", and I can't see how the integrated one on the Stages would be more special. What is special is how they've designed it to have a gigantic sink in a smaller kitchen by having the rack underneath to hold your boards, prep bowls, etc., and making them so that the sink opening will function as counter. Again, something I've always done. Small kitchens aren't a new invention! Figure out how important the look is to you. Perhaps the smaller Stages sink is a good choice because it still looks cool. Perhaps a similarly made single bowl stainless sink with the upended steel pan will do the job better for your usual tasks (i.e., don't need the reef often). Perhaps you'd rather have a smaller farmhouse sink, anyway, and armed with some dollar store finds and a drawer under the sink for them, it'll give you all the function you need. Do you really need a 45" sink? Will you also have a prep sink? Or will a 30" sink do you, and give you plenty more actual counterspace, rather than cover-the-sink, ersatz counterspace? OH! Maybe by "integral ledge" you meant the reef, not the edge around the sink. I'm not going to rewrite my post, since it doesn't really change the answer above. I'll add that I've used reef sinks, and my prep sink is a shallow trough that empties into a bowl. I do love working on the reef for a lot of prep tasks, but really and truly the upturned pan works fine. It's just not "cool"....See MoreBlanco Silgranit Precis single bowl sink - anyone have one?
Comments (6)I do not agree with Jb1176 about deeper sinks being an "installation nightmare". I have a 9" deep single-bowl rectangular sink with offset drain and a large Waste King batch feed disposal (batch feed disposals tend to be larger than continuous feed disposals). There was no problem whatsoever installing it, nor in its daily use. As JB said, you need to check that your plumbing outlet will be lower than the outlet on the disposal for drainage. You don't have to pay a plumber to check this - just look online at the specs of the disposal you want, and also make sure you include the thickness of your countertop when adding it to the height from the top of the disposal to the disposal's outlet. Also, Insinkerator makes a compact disposal for those who do not have a lot of room under their sinks. As to your two choices of sinks in your posting, I do not have either one, but I have read quite often on this forum of people undermounting sinks like that Blanco Diamond 511-653. Furthermore, the Blanco website says specifically for that model, "ideal for both drop-in and undermount installations". The two sinks seem to need different size cabinet bases (33" and 36"), so make sure you have included that factor in your decision. Both sinks have the offset drain feature you like, although the Precis drain is offset in the rear center, but that still means you can set pans down in the sink without covering the drain since it is offset. Another consideration would be that, aesthetically, the Precis model is very contemporary, while the Diamond 511-653 could go in either a contemporary or traditional kitchen. BTW, you linked the 511-653 at Home Depot where it costs $476, not including sales tax. At Homeclick.com, where you've linked the Precis sink, that 511-653 is selling much lower, for $308, free shipping. I've linked it below. Here is a link that might be useful: Blanco Diamond 511-653 at Homeclick.com...See MorePrep Sink, anyone regret having one, or just never use theirs?
Comments (27)I agree w/Ccoombs, Holligator, Gellchom, Sweeby, and others. A prep sink is not a "big kitchen" item or a "must have". It depends on location and how you use your kitchen...and not necessarily how many people are cooking at once. You say you're the only cook...will that remain so forever? Do you have children that will eventually learn to cook & work in the kitchen with you at the same time? Does cleanup go on at the same time as meal prep? If... You are the only cook & always will be, Cleaning up (by someone else) is never done while prepping and cooking is going on, No one ever needs to use the kitchen for anything else while you're prepping/cooking or cleaning up, ...and... You have sufficient space b/w the sink & range/cooktop to prep (at least 36" is recommended by the NKBA) then most likely one sink will be enough for you. Our kitchen is medium sized (main/work area is approx 14.5' x 10.5'). Both my DH & I work outside the home, so work in the kitchen only happens in the evening and making dinner often coincides with cleanup of breakfast dishes & after school snacks, as well as, sometimes, the previous night's dishes. My DH cleans up while I prep/cook. In our old L-shaped kitchen, we had a double-bowl sink w/24" b/w the sink & range. We were constantly competing for the sink...just b/c you have a double-bowl (which we did) does not guarantee two can work at the sink at the same time. You have to share the faucet as well as the floor space in front of the sink. (The 24" b/w them was also definitely an issue b/c there was not enough room for me to work as well as have ingredients and/or small appliances out at the same time...I was constantly shuffling things around.) When we redesigned our kitchen as a modified galley (short peninsula legs off one side of galley), we placed the Prep & Cooking Zones on one wall & the Cleanup Zone on the other wall. To make it work ideally, this required the addition of a prep sink on the Prep/Cooking wall. This separation of Cleanup from Prep/Cooking and the addition of the prep sink is the best thing we did in our kitchen to improve its functionality...and to improve our kitchen working relationship! Now that my children are also helping, I went from a one-cook kitchen to a two- or three-cook kitchen...still w/the addition of someone cleaning up at the same time. Sometimes all four of us are working in the kitchen at once! So, how is your kitchen used, not just for cooking, but for everything else? What about the future?...See MoreSusan St. Pierre
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