double or single kitchen sink?

[Anonymous]

Deep single is great, but we are limited by existing footprint. We have an arched faucet with pull-out/spray button and it is a great combination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Double where 1 is the size of a giant single. Small side sink with disposal.

This is what I have. I love it. DH hates it. I grew up in a house with a double that was equal on both sides, so I became adept at washing big items in the non-disposal side. Now mine has a small disposal side and a large washing side and I think it's heaven. I dislike single sinks. I don't want to have food mix with pots I'm cleaning.

[Anonymous]

I had a double sink in my old house and HATED it. It was too small to wash large pans. My new house has a 30" single sink that's 12" deep. I love it!

I agree that the double sinks are left over from the days when you left one sink filled with water for soaking dishes. Who does this nowadays? I have a prep sink, which I use for rinsing vegetables, or I put a colander in the big sink and rinse vegetables there.

I'd never get a double sink. Loathed that old sink!

[Anonymous]

I grew up in a home with a double sink, and I'd take my large, single sink over that any day!! Gotta be able to put those large pans inside!

[Anonymous]

I just got a nice farm/single sink. What is that grate on the bottom for? Do I leave it in there all the time??? I feel like it impedes me getting my food down the disposal. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Large single is a million times more preferable!!! I do not like double sinks at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Single, big and deep. I need to lay a sheetpan down in it or I get cranky.

Amen! Hated our stupid double sink, love our big single sink so much easier to use!

[Anonymous]

I chose a single sink since we needed more counter space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which is your preference?

I've had both. Definitely single deep sink. the compartments in double sinks arent quite large enough.

[Anonymous]

Single deep sink. I love ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just got a nice farm/single sink. What is that grate on the bottom for? Do I leave it in there all the time??? I feel like it impedes me getting my food down the disposal. What am I missing?

The fact that you shouldn't be shoving food down the disposal.

[Anonymous]

Lately I've been seeing pics on Pinterest etc. with two farm house sinks with a small counter space between them. I think that would be ideal. Do you have space for that?

[Anonymous]

Single big cleanup sink, secondary smaller prep sink.

[Anonymous]

The fact that you shouldn't be shoving food down the disposal.

WTF does this mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The fact that you shouldn't be shoving food down the disposal.

WTF does this mean?

Disposal is for bits of food you miss, puts a lot of strain on sewar system when folks cram food down. Food should go in compost or trash.