The Kitchen Sink

[Anonymous]

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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.

One side has logic. The other side has supporters who bought into the garbage disposal scam.

[Anonymous]

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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.

It's a bit much to expect the sink to clean itself. I use the sprayer attachment to force the bits into the drain and I never found it to be a problem. You can also just use a utensil (presumably just before it gets washed) to move the debris to the drain. The double-bowl sink became obsolete when the dishwasher was invented.
As far as garbage disposals go, if you have a septic tank or if you have old pipes that might not be sized or sloped properly, you should avoid using the disposal. You should never send fat down the drain if it becomes solid when it cools. Disposal motors can go bad so if yours doesn't work properly then consider having it replaced. It's a relatively small job.

[Anonymous]

NP. Related question. Our double kitchen sink has a small prep sink on one side and a larger dish sink on the other. Which side should the disposal go on?

[Anonymous]

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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.

+1 This notion of a garbage disposal scam is one of the weirdest things I’ve read on here.

[Anonymous]

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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.

So you actually don't agree with the husband you literally with the wife.

[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.

Another hypothesis is washing on the disposal side and rinsing on the other side.
Both sides win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1 This notion of a garbage disposal scam is one of the weirdest things I’ve read on here.

Nobody believes you anymore plumber man. Everyone knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Related question. Our double kitchen sink has a small prep sink on one side and a larger dish sink on the other. Which side should the disposal go on?

The trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Related question. Our double kitchen sink has a small prep sink on one side and a larger dish sink on the other. Which side should the disposal go on?

We put our disposal on the larger side. That’s the side where we wash and rinse dishes.

[Anonymous]

I do agree that if you hand wash dishes in a double sink, you soak and wash on the disposal side, and rinse on the non-disposal side. Even better is to have one big sink and use a plastic tub for the rare times you need two sides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Related question. Our double kitchen sink has a small prep sink on one side and a larger dish sink on the other. Which side should the disposal go on?

I would vote for disposal on the smaller left side.
You dispose and remove scraps there.
The bigger side uses to wash pots and pans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. Related question. Our double kitchen sink has a small prep sink on one side and a larger dish sink on the other. Which side should the disposal go on?

I would vote for disposal on the smaller left side.
You dispose and remove scraps there.
The bigger side uses to wash pots and pans.

Doesn't it make sense that the food bits come off the pan while you're washing it? A large pan isn't going to fit into some tiny little prep sink so you'll never be able to rinse or soak it in the sink with the disposal. Honestly, it's idiotic to put the disposal in the sink that isn't used for dirty dishes.

[Anonymous]

Divided sinks are outdated. I think we have moved far beyond the times when you had to hand-wash dishes and conserve water by having a side for washing and a side for rinsing. You need a large sink to wash the dishes that don't fit in the dishwasher and that is the sink that needs a disposal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Divided sinks are outdated. I think we have moved far beyond the times when you had to hand-wash dishes and conserve water by having a side for washing and a side for rinsing. You need a large sink to wash the dishes that don't fit in the dishwasher and that is the sink that needs a disposal.

Funny, as divided sinks are the new style. Older houses preWWII almost always had a single pan sink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Divided sinks are outdated. I think we have moved far beyond the times when you had to hand-wash dishes and conserve water by having a side for washing and a side for rinsing. You need a large sink to wash the dishes that don't fit in the dishwasher and that is the sink that needs a disposal.

Funny, as divided sinks are the new style. Older houses preWWII almost always had a single pan sink.

Like popcorn ceilings, everything has an era. Those old farmhouse sinks are back in style, now.