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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I vote for option 2. I have a similar kitchen except it sounds like my main sink and prep sink are swapped from your setup. I have a main sink along a wall with pull out trash, recycling and dishwasher on either side. And an island with a prep sink facing a wall with the range/oven.

I wanted both sinks to have trash and dw on either side. In my 9 ft island, I have a stack of drawers, trash pullout, sink, dw, then another stack of drawers. The drawers are the perfect width for aluminum foil, parchment paper, aprons, dish towels, bulky utensils like lemon squeezers, etc. I prep on the island opposite the stove/range and it's very convenient to have the trash right there. The island dishwasher is mainly used for items I use while cooking/prepping and the dishwasher next to the main sink is mainly used for dinner plates and glasses.

[b]Don't worry, both dishwashers will get plenty of use! We put the two dishwashers close together - they are perpendicular to each other, but only 2 steps away - so that it would be easy to get to if the other is in use.[/b] [/quote]

Thanks, PP. Your setup sounds perfect! And I agree with you that both dishwashers will get plenty of use. Unfortunately, our prep area is "far away" from everything. [b]So the second dishwasher would be ~15' away from the cooktop/oven and the dishes/silverware. [/b]So on the one hand, it would be great to have the extra drawers (like you described), but on the other hand, I wonder how much of a pain it will be to carry dishes to and from the prep area dishwasher...

-OP[/quote]

Ah I see. If I were in your situation, I would probably opt to put the dishwashers closer together (option 1) to eliminate the annoyance of walking to one dishwasher, finding it full or in use, and then having to walk 15 ft to the other.

I used to be a “clean as I go” type of cook when I didn’t have a dishwasher in my prep island. I would hand wash a lot to avoid clogging up the one dishwasher and dripping water everywhere on the floor, but now I put some of the items in the dishwasher at hand. If my dishwashers were further away, I would continue to clean as I went, and it would be fine. [/quote]

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