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RamblingRose

(1,097 posts)
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 11:53 AM Nov 2021

kitchen sink: Double, Single or Asymmetrical?

I currently have a double kitchen sink and am thinking of changing to a large single sink when we remodel our kitchen.

What is your preference?


19 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Single
10 (53%)
Double
8 (42%)
Asymmetrical
1 (5%)
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kitchen sink: Double, Single or Asymmetrical? (Original Post) RamblingRose Nov 2021 OP
I preferred a double. Soaking or rinsing while i washed in first. Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #1
I like the large single bamagal62 Nov 2021 #2
Me, too. Why have to scrub TWO sinks??? Sorely regret my choice. n/t Peregrine Took Nov 2021 #7
+1 RamblingRose Nov 2021 #12
Went large single too. Big enough to use as a tub for my grand daughter. bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #11
I bathe my dog in mine! bamagal62 Nov 2021 #16
My pups are too big for the sink bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #18
Garbage disposal? Shermann Nov 2021 #3
We're on septic so we don't use our garbage disposal. RamblingRose Nov 2021 #6
other- 3 sinks. mopinko Nov 2021 #4
Great idea! I do have a useless small bamagal62 Nov 2021 #17
Love the large single. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #5
Asym, & on a septic too. RainCaster Nov 2021 #8
That's another good question: porcelain or stainless RamblingRose Nov 2021 #9
I did it on my boat years before RainCaster Nov 2021 #15
We have porcelan and I *HATE* it. Pobeka Nov 2021 #19
I always have to... 2naSalit Nov 2021 #10
I have a large stainess sink that's big enough to soak a cookie sheet. I love it!! Also big enough ratchiweenie Nov 2021 #13
Mine is a double, that is 1960s I guess but I doc03 Nov 2021 #14
Large, deep double stainless with high faucet Phoenix61 Nov 2021 #20
A stainless steel single sink with sharp corners Lars39 Nov 2021 #21

bottomofthehill

(8,824 posts)
11. Went large single too. Big enough to use as a tub for my grand daughter.
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:51 PM
Nov 2021

She is 1 and loves splashing around in the sink.

bottomofthehill

(8,824 posts)
18. My pups are too big for the sink
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 02:27 PM
Nov 2021

One is a little over a hundred pounds and one close to 80. Grand daughter on the other hand is 21 pounds.

mopinko

(71,823 posts)
4. other- 3 sinks.
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:02 PM
Nov 2021

i have a double and a pot sink, and remodeling a rental unit i own to add a separate sink.
having one sink for food and one for dishes does a whole lot for the work flow of a kitchen.
prevent losing flatware in the disposal, too.

RainCaster

(11,549 posts)
8. Asym, & on a septic too.
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:30 PM
Nov 2021

Got a stainless steel sink, and had the back side sprayed with truck bed liner to eliminate the clank sound.

RamblingRose

(1,097 posts)
9. That's another good question: porcelain or stainless
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:36 PM
Nov 2021

I've never heard of doing that. Where'd you get that idea?

RainCaster

(11,549 posts)
15. I did it on my boat years before
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 01:53 PM
Nov 2021

The diesel engine in my sailboat is underneath the galley sink. I did it there to cut down on the engine noise coming into the cabin.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
19. We have porcelan and I *HATE* it.
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 02:31 PM
Nov 2021

It stains, it gets metal marks and looks like *you know what* if you are not super careful. If you don't mind that, then I guess it's ok.

My SO minds, and so it's not a functional sink for all the effort it takes to keep metal marks and stains out of it. It's just an expensive piece of art that uses far too much of my time and water compared to stainless.

2naSalit

(92,752 posts)
10. I always have to...
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:36 PM
Nov 2021

Adapt to whatever place I rent so I am subject to many styles. I like some double sinks but they both have to be kind of big. If I have a large single, I use a dishpan so I can isolate some things.

If had a choice, I would choose either a large single with a small disposal sink on the side or, if space allows and I have seen this and loved it, a medium/large sink, a small disposal sink on one side of it and an even larger type that is large and at least 18" deep on the other side of it. The larger being where all the big stuff can go and not disrupt any normal sized activities.

A friend has such in their kitchen and I thought it was ideal for someone who really uses their kitchen. It also has two removable, multi-flow-type spouts, one for the biggest sink and one for the other two. The restaurant cook in me was in heaven when I used that kitchen.



ratchiweenie

(7,925 posts)
13. I have a large stainess sink that's big enough to soak a cookie sheet. I love it!! Also big enough
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 01:44 PM
Nov 2021

to wash my 23 lb. rat terrier. I keep a small bucket at one end with warm dishwater so it's like a small sink and still have the rest of the sink to use for everything else. Would never go back to my two sink set up.

Phoenix61

(17,649 posts)
20. Large, deep double stainless with high faucet
Sat Nov 6, 2021, 02:32 PM
Nov 2021

that pulls out. It’s just me so I didn’t put a dishwasher in when I remodeled the kitchen. There’s a space for one which I use for the trash can. Use one sink to wash and the other holds the dish drying rack

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