What are you planning to wash? Will you have another sink? Do you hand wash often or just use the dishwasher? How many folks?

I think the conventional wisdom here is that bigger typically is better, if you can make the space.

We have a 30" apron front sink for eating stuffs and a 33" Stages for prep/pots. I easily hand wash pots/pans in the Stages which has a smaller bowl. The 30" sink is fine for table cleanup since we're really just loading the dishwasher. We typically have 7 at dinner.

We have a 36" stainless apron front. It holds a lot.. maybe too much, without looking badly cluttered and having to empty it asap :) I love it!

We also have a 36" single bowl stainless apron front, 10" deep. LOVE my sink. No seriously, I LOVE MY SINK!!! Get the grid...it really increases the usefulness of the single bowl deep sink.

I won't have another sink, so this will be used for prep and dishwashing. I do a lot of handwash for stubborn baked on large pots, a big metal roasting pan I use nearly daily, sometimes cookie sheets, my knives and wineglasses.

dcward89 I do want the grids!

Oaktown there are 5 of us, but probably once a month or so we have a group of out of town guests.

One thing to consider is if you fill your sink with water to wash - those very large sinks use a lot of water and take time to fill. Best to buy the size of sink that makes sense with how you will use it. Consider the depth as well - will it be comfortable for you.

I too like to soak pots and pans sometimes - I sized my sink so it accommodates my cookware.

We have a 33" overmount, making it just a squeak under 28" wide inside. Love it, wouldn't want go back to a double. I have also had smaller single sinks, and they were ok, but I really like this ginormous one better. I use a lot of oversized pots, pans, baking sheets, electric griddles, and even occasionally scrub boot mats (did that this morning and remarked to my daughter how nice it was to have a big sink for the task.) It eats all of them right up. : )

Most of the time I will fill a bowl or pot that I was using during prep with soapy water that I'll use for hand-washables. I also keep a couple plastic dish pans nested under the sink if I want to do a pan of soapy water and a pan of rinse water. I very rarely find a need to fill the whole sink with water.

My suggestion is that if you have the space, go for a big single sink. If your kitchen is smaller, and you need more storage in your surrounding cabinets for other kitchen items, then a smaller single should be ok.

My single bowl Kohler Whitehaven 36" with the short apron is being installed as I type this...into our 36 inch cabinet. I was worried it would be too big, but I love the size! We had a double bowl prior. Love this sink!!

I have the Blanco Precis Super Single Bowl. It required a 36" cabinet and the interior dimensions are 30x17x9.5. I love it! It's a great size, deep but not too deep, and all of my big pots and pans easily fit inside for easy cleanup. I can have pots soaking and there's still room to wash a wineglass without banging it into the pots. I had a double bowl sink before my remodel that was approximately as big dimension wise, but neither side was big enough to be really useful. This is my only sink and it's fine for my family of 4. I also love that it is quiet, doesn't scratch, and is a dream to clean.

I have a Julien SS apron front sink in a 30" cabinet. I love it, and it is plenty big. Inside dimensions are 27" x 18" and 10" deep. I can fit my large ss roaster with it's long side going front to back, thus only taking up half the sink if I want to soak it and have room for other things. I don't have a single item in my kitchen that doesn't fit down in the sink completely, now that I think about it.

My Blanco Stellar Super Single stainless steel sink is 28x18x9" (26" interior diameter) and fits a 30" cabinet. I love the size; I can put my baking sheets and roasting pans flat into it. It can hold an unfortunate amount of dirty dishes too! I can't imagine needing a bigger sink. I would have liked having that size available in a granite composite but SS is fine.

I have a 30" stainless apron front Porcher sink which is 10" deep and it's plenty big enough. The grid allows me to drain rinsed dishes inside the sink if I want to, and it hides EVERYTHING when I want to stash my dirty pans and prep dishes out of sight while we're eating at the kitchen table.

A Franke Orca sink lover here, with lower and right upper grids. This is a gorgeous sink. I suggest that you go to a builder appliance, or kitchen, show room where you can "test drive" various sinks by positioning yourself in front to see how each feels. I did this until I knew what depth, size, and style felt right for me.

I have a 30" farmhouse sink, and it's plenty big for my family of 6. It's our only sink.

I have the Blanco Large Precis and Blanco Super Single. The Super single seems a bit too deep, but I am 5'4" and almost 6 months pregnant so I think that has a lot to do w/ it (we just started using the kitchen). If I could only have one in a limited space kitchen, I think I would choose the Large over the Super Single.

Hi Allison. I have the blanco precis cascade with the little ledge on the side. Love, love, love it! It is 33". My sink base is a 36", but I am pretty sure it would fit in a 33" base cabinet.

Glad to hear you are making progress toward a cabinet order. Let us know how everything turns out. :-)

Hi rebunky -

Can I ask what you use the little ledge for in your precis cascade? I have contemplated that same sink but I'm not sure I'm understanding the use for the ledge.

Thank you!

I have a 33" SS single bowl, 10" deep and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Replaced a horrible double basin a year ago with the single sink. Among the best improvements I've made.

I have a 30" Kohler Whitehaven. It's plenty big for us. My largest pans easily fit inside it. My contractor tried to convince me to get the 36" -- I am actually glad we picked the smaller one -- i prefer the extra 6" of space in the base cabinets!

Our 32" Ruvati (the only sink in our kitchen) feels enormous. I'm sure we'd be perfectly happy with a few less inches in width. This is the one we have-

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Ruvati-16-gauge-Stainless-Steel-32-inch-Single-Bowl-Undermount-Kitchen-Sink/7030010/product.html

33" Kohler single bowl stainless is being installed as I type into a 36" cabinet. I love single bowl arrangements. I like to dump pans into it. This way, they don't sit on the counter waiting for me to wrestle the faucet, sink and pan. 30" is a good size in a 33" cabinet if you are short on space.

I love the fact that so many of you are passionate about your sinks! :) I always have pots soaking on the stovetop so am excited to be able to hide some mess. I will have to play around with the cabinet layout, to try to get as large as possible but it sounds like I'm good either way and the sink should be plenty big for what I want.

Rebunky, I'm posting a picture of the former screened porch progress....now called the ADDITION. Thanks!

Wow! Thanks for the update. I was wondering. So the addition is really hap-pen-ing....I'm so excited for you!!!

Ainelane asked me about the ledge. I use the basket like a drying rack for my knives, favorite coffee mug, etc... Oh and my wine glasses. :-) I use it for rinsing veggies too. Some people prefer to leave the basket out. Still plenty room for washing big pots and pans, so rarely do I need to remove it. It is nice to have that option though.

Thanks for the info rebunky!

We've had a "D" shaped single bowl for three years and it's great.