Prep sink, and clean up routine
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What size sink for clean-up sink?
Comments (3)I have a 22" x 17" x 9"(bowl dimensions) sink in my current kitchen and it functions great for clean-up. The only problem I have with the sink is that since it is my only sink, it has to be empty and scrubbed clean when I need to prep in it. My current kitchen is so small that this sink was the largest sink I could install. In the kitchen I am currently planning, I will have 30" sink and am not sure what I will do with all of that room! HTH...See MoreCleaning routines...anyone?
Comments (23)My cleaning "profile" is probably closest to Ginger's. This is definitely a YMMV situation--for me, cleaning a bit every day just doesn't work. I really need the satisfaction of looking around, at least once weekly :), at a clean, shining tidy house. I have learned though that the little daily cleaning routines help greatly for liveability. So our daily routines are: Morning and evening quick tidy results: All dishes washed, left in drainer, sink and countertops clear (husband does most, I wash anything random left over) Bathrooms wiped down, all grooming stuff put away (I do during 5-minute tidy before leaving work and before going to bed) Public areas of house tidy-no clutter lying around (Me during tidy times)* *Kids responsible for gathering and putting away their things, though I have to remind them, they don't do it automatically Trash in kitchen emptied daily, after dinner. My son does it. On a weekly basis I prefer, when I'm doing my own housecleaning as I am now, to use a block of time to try to get as much as possible done. I divide into "wet work" ie bathrooms and kitchen and "dry chores" ie tidying, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, changing linens etc. So I use my caddy and do both bathrooms: Scrub bathtub, including bleach misting any visible mildew in the bathtub tiled area. Wipe down top of shelves Clean toilet with comet/brush followed by bleach mist Clean sink with Soft Scrub, followed by Windex wipe. , Windex is incredible for leaving a fantastic shine/sparkle on tile, chrome, glass etc in the bathroom. I Windex the soap dispensers, tile top of windowsill etc. Ammonia/water mop floor Change trash bag in wastebasket Take out bath rug, exchange for clean one (bath mats are washed weekly) Kitchen: Wipe down all countertops with Soft Scrub, followed by Windex (tile counters) Take apart plastic dish drainer, bleach clean Clean stove including drip pans, wipe surface with, yep, Windex Clean microwave Sweep and mop floor General: Dust furniture Sweep and dust mop wood floors Sweep and mop tile family room floor Vacuum carpeted areas (area rugs in DR and hallway, wall to wall carpet in bedrooms) Change bed linens Straighten up office desk area Sweep front entry way (outside front door-small tiled area) Sweep back patio Periodically: Wash entry way mats (every couple of weeks) Polish brass mailbox VERY periodically :): Clean windows with Windex--spring cleaning chore is to enlist kids' help and wash all exterior windows. Oye, what a job. CLean refrigerator-hate this and don't do it regularly Wipe down walls where I can see visible smudges and stains. I've never been one to 'wash' my walls; can't actually see the point of that. Wipe down doors as above-periodically I repaint my french doors that lead to backyard as they get grungy with stains and bug juice. Pressure clean patio-son loves to do this. Teenage boys and hi power jets of water, what a combination! There are other tasks but as noted, I'm not real good at the in depth old fashioned spring cleaning type things. Ann...See MoreClean-up sink & prep sink both in island??
Comments (8)That was my thread :-) Your island must be full depth cabinets back to back. Is there a sink on each side? I am sticking with a two-sink island, 40'' x 108'' with another 12'' at the DR end. The kitchen side of the room is 13.5 x 13.5 with a little extra for pantry and refrigerator at one end. I considered several things that may (or may not) be applicable to your kitchen plan: Make the aisle width enough to be practical and workable. My clean-up side aisle is 42''. I will sadly be the ONLY one cleaning up. A wall is at my back; there is no need to turn around to work. The prep and cook side is 42''. Occasionally there may be another person on that side. I am working with a custom cabinetmaker, so the prep side will have 22'' deep cabinets rather than the standard 24''. Otherwise the aisles would be too tight. Consider, too, the pathways through the kitchen. Fortunately I don't have any significant thoroughfares. Folks will enter the house in the DR. It was a challenge to cluster appliances and work stations close together with a long island. The clean-up side of the island is not easily accessed from the cook and prep side. I hope dishes will slide easily across the island to the clean-up side when I am cooking. A high priority to have very few upper cabinets was the impetus for the wide, long island. I have only two wall cabinets (on each side of the cooktop). The challenge there was what to do with the dishes, and that the dishes be handy to the dining room. I am using dish drawers for everything but glasses (that go in the DR beverage hutch). This is the plan. A beam replaces a wall between the kitchen and DR with posts at the end of the island....See MoreWhich is more important? Height of cooktop or height of clean-up sink
Comments (4)Have you thought of wearing shoes while cooking? A pair that are solely for indoors. Dansko clogs would give you 2" in height and be comfortable as well. If I'm understanding you correctly then, you are going for 3 different counter heights. Is that correct? Short L, long L and island all different heights? I think I might be wrong, though. In any event, since you've already lowered your island, I would keep the perimeter a standard height....See Moreediblekitchen
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