The Kitchen Sink

[Anonymous]

We have a double kitchen sink. I have always washed the dishes in the garbage disposal side of the sink. DH thinks we should wash them in the non-garbage disposal side. Who's right? Is there even a right answer here?

[Anonymous]

I agree with your husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with your husband.

Yes this.
You wash on the disposal side so food that comes off the dishes can go down the disposal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with your husband.

Yes this.
You wash on the disposal side so food that comes off the dishes can go down the disposal.

Me again. I mean that you are right, OP. Not your husband (or the PP lol).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a double kitchen sink. I have always washed the dishes in the garbage disposal side of the sink. DH thinks we should wash them in the non-garbage disposal side. Who's right? Is there even a right answer here?

This is the correct answer, because all those fats from the dishes will collect in the garbage disposal and gum it up and make it smell worse.

To be real, you should not even have or use a garbage disposal. The entire concept is asinine and only serves to clog up the smaller sink drain lines with gunk. No actual honest plumber would ever say to have one.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely wash on the side with the garbage disposal. The side without the disposal is useless. I had my double sink replaced with a big single bowl and it's life-changing. Imagine soaking a roasting rack or a cookie sheet. It was so worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a double kitchen sink. I have always washed the dishes in the garbage disposal side of the sink. DH thinks we should wash them in the non-garbage disposal side. Who's right? Is there even a right answer here?

This is the correct answer, because all those fats from the dishes will collect in the garbage disposal and gum it up and make it smell worse.

To be real, you should not even have or use a garbage disposal. The entire concept is asinine and only serves to clog up the smaller sink drain lines with gunk. No actual honest plumber would ever say to have one.

This is not a thing. You're delusional and you have no idea how a garbage disposal works. Also, everyone knows not to send solid fat down the drain. It doesn't harm the disposal but can clog the pipes.

[Anonymous]

Hopefully your disposal is in the larger side of the sink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a double kitchen sink. I have always washed the dishes in the garbage disposal side of the sink. DH thinks we should wash them in the non-garbage disposal side. Who's right? Is there even a right answer here?

This is the correct answer, because all those fats from the dishes will collect in the garbage disposal and gum it up and make it smell worse.

To be real, you should not even have or use a garbage disposal. The entire concept is asinine and only serves to clog up the smaller sink drain lines with gunk. No actual honest plumber would ever say to have one.

This is not a thing. You're delusional and you have no idea how a garbage disposal works. Also, everyone knows not to send solid fat down the drain. It doesn't harm the disposal but can clog the pipes.

The crooked plumber has arrived. Sure sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully your disposal is in the larger side of the sink.

This is OP, and it isn't - the disposal is in the smaller side of the sink. Because the disposal is in the smaller side, I was kind of hoping that DH was right. It appears that both sides have supporters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a double kitchen sink. I have always washed the dishes in the garbage disposal side of the sink. DH thinks we should wash them in the non-garbage disposal side. Who's right? Is there even a right answer here?

This is the correct answer, because all those fats from the dishes will collect in the garbage disposal and gum it up and make it smell worse.

To be real, you should not even have or use a garbage disposal. The entire concept is asinine and only serves to clog up the smaller sink drain lines with gunk. No actual honest plumber would ever say to have one.

This is not a thing. You're delusional and you have no idea how a garbage disposal works. Also, everyone knows not to send solid fat down the drain. It doesn't harm the disposal but can clog the pipes.

A lot worse stuff goes down the soil stack which receives ALL the drainage waste from the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely wash on the side with the garbage disposal. The side without the disposal is useless. I had my double sink replaced with a big single bowl and it's life-changing. Imagine soaking a roasting rack or a cookie sheet. It was so worth it.

We got a big single but my complaint is that the bottom is too flat and the bits and pieces don’t easily make it to the drain. I guess this is just a PSA to anyone looking for a sink to consider the angle towards the drain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully your disposal is in the larger side of the sink.

This is OP, and it isn't - the disposal is in the smaller side of the sink. Because the disposal is in the smaller side, I was kind of hoping that DH was right. It appears that both sides have supporters.

Ours was on larger side. Then when we recently remodeled kitchen, we got one large sink. That suits us much better.

[Anonymous]

Our double sink came with a disposal but we never use it upon advice of my neighbor who owns a plumbing company. I have sink strainers.

[Anonymous]

We wash on the disposal side, out 2 sides are equal in size.