I don't know what about the accessory you're talking about but I wanted to tout the advantages of a single bowl sink. I love mine and would never go back to a double bowl. I just have a dishpan under the sink and use it occasionally but mostly I just use the largest dirty pot or bowl as my second "sink." Even my husband, who was against the single (edited) bowl, has embraced the single bowl. The dishpan is there for him, but he seldom uses it anymore.

ETA: did you try googling dishpan with drain plug?

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?sku=6129&gclid=CM-Bkv7R48kCFQqPaQodBmYGAg

Thank you both for the info. I will show that to my wife...since she was the one that had seen it.

Is this the one your wife saw?

http://m.lowes.com/pd/American-Standard-22-in-x-33-in-Silver-Single-Basin-Stainless-Steel-Drop-In-or-Undermount-4-Hole-Commercial-Residential-Kitchen-Sink/50277223

I don't know about AS sinks but I had their faucets in my last house. All I can say is that you can do better than AS.

I too would tout the benefits of a single bowl sink. I just use my big stainless mixing bowl (or a cooking pot) if I need to do some hand washing. A quick search will yield many past discussions on the topic.http://www.gardenweb.com/gardenweb/query/single-bowl-sink/topic=kitchbath

http://www.amazon.com/Prepworks-Progressive-Collapsible-Dish-Tub/dp/B003QP30S0/ref=pd_sim_201_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=31I7ASEA1nL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR160%2C160&refRID=0M5G9RZ8RNQ1YA5F33A9

This one is collapsable. I think i might get one.

The Galley sink has an accessory that divides a portion of the sink from the rest -- it's the part that's making the end into a cooler:

And, for what it's worth, I am completely sold on the idea of a single-bowl sink:

- Big enough to hold large pots and pans.

- Less plumbing underneath means less cost to install, less chance of a leak later, more storage space under the sink.

- With only one drain, you'll never have gunk on the side without the garbage disposal.

Just keep in mind that whichever option you choose, you will need to find somewhere to store these various accessories. If storage is limited, think about it b/f you get a large single-bowl sink.

If you will have at least a 36" sink base, a 60/40 or 70/30 double-bowl sink might work better for you.

We have a 70/30 double-bowl sink and the large bowl fits a lot - including all my pots & pans (including handles), cookie sheets, refrigerator shelves and bins (except the 36" wide shelf), squirrel cage from my Vent-A-Hood, a 26-pound turkey, etc. The larger bowl is 21.5" wide.

The smaller bowl (10.5" wide) is small enough for soaking things w/o wasting water, using as a second prep sink, etc. All my colanders and pots up to 8 qts fit in the smaller bowl.

Storing a dish pan when not in use was not an option for us as we don't have unlimited storage. If you have excess storage space, then it should be fine.

See the collapsable dish pan I linked above. Pretty brilliant. I would have trouble storing one, so this is going to work for me.

Is it this one from Joseph Joseph?

I had a single bowl copper sink in our last home. Bought the same sink for current laundry room. It is deep and I love it. Would do again in next house/kitchen. In our last home, I used a brown dish drainer that was my grandmother's. Sink was deep enough for it was hidden, even when a few dishes drying. I always used the largest pot or bowl to do dishwasher for washing.

I have a 70/30 low divide sink (Kohler Irontones). The sink divide is only 4" high. I can close the drain on both thd 70% side & the 30% side (the garbage disposal side) , fill above 4" and I have a single bowl sink. The 70% side is large enough with the short divide that I rarely plug both sides - even for my largest pots & cookie sheets.

You might be thinking of the Franke Oceania sink with the ledge which was available with a clear frosted utility bowl that had a stopper.

https://www.qualitybath.com/franke-oxx110-single-bowl-undermount-kitchen-sink-with-integral-ledge-18-1516-l-x-29-1516-w-x-8-78-d-product-61449.htm

That AS is pretty cool... I agree with Kat - I wouldn't necessarily choose AS. But I'm loving my new single bowl that has similar accessories to the AS - also much cheaper than comparable products from Franke or Blanco.

Kohler Prolific - you can't see from the photo below, but the sink comes with a solid bowl and a colander.

I have often joked with my DH that I feel sorry for people who have double bowl sinks, especially the equal size bowls, shallow type. Once you move to a large, single bowl sink you'll realize how awful the typical double bowl sink is. We did a mini facelift on our kitchen when we first moved into our current home in 2000...paint, counters and new large single bowl sink. When we did a complete remodel in 2014 we went with an even larger single bowl sink. I will echo what someone else said above that I will never, ever, ever go back to a single bowl sink. The thing that initially sold me on the single bowl was that if you need a double bowl for any reason, there are a myriad of ways to accomplish that with a single bowl sink but if you have a double bowl and need a single, not gonna happen.

I have the 70/30 double bowl -- 36" overall. I don't want to clean an entire sink every time I rinse out a dish of tomato soup before it goes into the DW; that gets done in the smaller, more shallow side. The lager, deeper side takes two big pots at a time. I have no disposal and am happier for it. I have a pull-out left of the sink; Dishdrawers to the right.

I feel the same way about 'trough sinks' in a bathroom. Not for me -- even if they didn't remind me of a public restroom.

I'm curious if others feel the same way as chisue who have single basins - do you have to clean the whole bowl after every little thing? I hadn't considered that part.

I hadn't thought of that either, but I will bring it up to my wife.

Well, having a single bowl for over 15 years now, I can say that I absolutely do not "clean" the whole bowl after every little thing...rinse it out maybe but not clean as in take out the grid, scrub with BKF, rinse it all down, put grid back in, scrub down grid, both sides, rinse grid. That happens about twice a week. The rest of the time I rinse the sink down several times a day and it's good...maybe a quick swipe with a blue scrubbie if the sides look too water spotted. It has not been an issue for me at all.

I do the same as dcward89. After BKF I spray with SS cleaner Twinkle and if only for a short time the water beads right off. I find it very easy to maintain.

I never clean down the whole sink either. I do the same as dcward89. I have a faucet with a pull out. I was visiting a friend who has a triple sink and I looked like I just took a shower using her sink to wash a cookie sheet. There are options out there for everyone. Get what works for your needs. I will always have a single sink. I have a Fireclay sink and clean it once a week and rarely use BKF.

Good luck!

Djenks, what is the difference between what you posted and a large dishpan? Just the drain at the bottom?

I'm trying to figure out why anybody would rinse out a bowl that tomato soup was in before putting it in the DW anyway. Isn't that what the DW is for?

I must wash dishes different than most people. I use my scrubber that dispenses soap on the item and then rinse it. If something needs to "soak" because things have dried on it, I do the same and then put it aside to let the soap soften it. Now and then I might, for example, take the KA mixing bowl I just used and that needs washing and put measuring spoons, scrapers, mixing paddle, in it with some soapy water to soak and rinse clean but I can't imagine why I would ever need a separate washing tub, with or without a drain in it. Seems like a real waste of water to me.

It's been several years since I've had a DW, but I've heard repeatedly from my mom and MIL to always rinse dishes before they go in the dw so they get fully clean and so food and gunk doesn't get trapped in the filter and start to stink. Both of then don't have fancy DWs though, so maybe the newer models do a better job at cleaning? I've heard from others that if you have to rinse before putting your dishes in then your DW has a problem.

kat you said: I don't know about AS sinks but I had their faucets in my last house. All I can say is that you can do better than AS.

Um, I'm planning on using AS faucets in my bathroom. Can you elaborate please?

I actually think your mom and MIL are misinformed, sweetsarahbeth. And their practice of rinsing might be making their DW clean worse. You should scrape big food chunks off but not rinse. DW detergent is designed to interact with the enzymes in the food to clean the dishes better. The teensy food particles mix in with the detergent and actually help scour the dishes clean before it's all rinsed away. My current DW is almost 25 years old and was not a fancy, top of the line model to begin with. I never rinse. It's rare my dishes aren't all spotless. I've never cleaned a filter and my DW doesn't stink.

AS faucets are rather low quality

Funkycamper, i've read similar things online, but having very little adult experience with DWs myself, have no idea how I'm going to interact with one once I have it!

Is it this one from Joseph Joseph?

Ooh, I want one of these!

Mrspete, step away from Amazon buy it now. It is really cute though. I was thinking what else I could use it for.

I also never rinse dishes before they go in the dishwasher, just scrape off any big chunks in the compost bucket and straight to the dishwasher. It drives my MIL absolutely nuts that I don't rinse first...every single time she is at our house and I truly mean every single time, she makes some kind of comment about how she is surprised (read doesn't believe) that our dishwasher gets everything clean. It used to get under my skin, now I just tell her not to worry about it, I'll get to the dishes later. She literally washes everything first and then runs the dishwasher...NO THANK YOU!

I second dcward89 everything into the dw knocking off the big stuff first only. I have a new dw (whirlpool low end HD special buy) and have been testing it out, so far it has removed everything except avocado.

I have the big super single silgranit after dinner clean up is now less than 5 minutes of dw stacking and counter wiping. The sink gets rinsed and no visible yuck is in there. At most once a day I clean it quickly going over all side with a soapy sponge or cloth. I don't dry the sink out ever. If you buy a stainless sink the water drops may make you want to clean a lot more....

We bought the Joseph Joseph one but I found the size awkward. I wish it had been rectangular, like the one we got at IKEA, instead of square.

The Joseph Joseph has now become the foot soaking tub.

Just an FYI, practigal. I think the issue of water spots on SS sinks depends on your water. I have never had anything but SS sinks. And I've never had water spots on any of them. The water around here must not have many minerals in it as it is the minerals that make the spots. I love SS sinks but I might not like them as much if I lived where the water makes those spots.

cpartist,

DH
vowed never to buy AS again. We put in the designer line of AS plumbing
fixtures in our bathrooms. The faucets for the MB
was chrome with brass trims. The brass trims had a clear lacquer coating which
was supposed to protect and prevent the brass from tarnishing. A year after we
installed, the clear coating started to chip away. When I called AS to
complain, AS said cosmetic damages are not covered by their lifetime warranty. We
lived with these bad faucets until it was time to sell the house. DH replaced
the ugly AS faucets right before we put the house on the market.

We
also installed 6 body jets in the MB shower. After install, we found out one of
the body jet was defective – no water coming out from that jet. AS sent us a
replacement but we had to hire the plumber to remove and replace at our
expense. Also, about a year later all the body jets started clogging. We ended
up not using the body jets.

In the new bath addition we had a
tub shower combo. We chose a built-in diverter on the valve. It never worked
even after two replacements. Water would come out from the shower head and tub
spout. DH gave up and replace the tub spout with a non AS tub spout diverter. So that tub/shower ended with 2 diverters -- one on the AS valve which didn't work and one working one on the tub spout.

The AS plumbing fixtures were expensive and the
quality was just not there. In our case, more $$$ did not equate to better
quality.

I remodeled an entire kitchen in order to get a single bowl sink. I giggle every time I drop something into it to clean. No more turning pots, pans and sheet trays every which way to clean and rinse. Single bowl all the way.

Unsolicited advice: Read the directions for your dishwasher. They will tell you to scrape and NOT rinse. Rinsing and then sitting will cause a crust to form that is hard to remove. Scraping only will not create this crust. Sometimes grandma and mom are wrong. But, don't tell them they are wrong. Just change your behavior. They won't want to hear it.

I had Rohl's 30" Shaws Original fireclay apron front, single bowl in my last home (10 years of use). Loved it. I had the same model installed in my new kitchen. I can't go back to a double or split basin.