I have panels on my DWs and that is where I notice anything most often, but it is easy to wipe them out when I do. Mine don't seem to be gunky as a matter of course, but occasionally. The open pulls get sticky stuff on them occasionally too, so I don't think it's a big difference.

If you have really gunky hands when opening a drawer or cabinet, the hardware, whatever it is, will get gunky. And then you have to go back later and wipe it down. When my hands are messy and I'm in that situation often times I just grab a dish towel or paper towel and use that to open the drawer/cabinet.

I have bin pulls and if my hands are slightly buttery or whatever, I just open the drawer by putting my finger on the very edge of the bin pull so as not to rub stuff all underneath. You'll be fine.

Love my bin pulls! I went for the look and it took a few days to get used to not pulling from the top, like on my old open pulls. Mine have been installed since Apr '09 and I don't get any gunk on them. If I do, very easy to wipe clean.
If your heart loves them, get them! You will be so happy when you look at them :)

I love my new bin pulls and have not found that they get any "gunkier" than my old knobs. If you love them, get them! (BTW, I got mine from KnobDepot for a pretty good price. They are the Richelieu brand and they had a 25% discount on the website.)

No problems!Love them.

Trish

I've had mine for 6 years, no gunk at all.

For what it's worth, my knobs and handles get gunky if my hands are gunky. I think gunk on hands = gunk on pulls = wipe them off :)

I haven't noticed it being a problem. I did use a knob on my trash pull out, just because I thought it might be easier to use than the bin pull, but in retrospect I doubt it would have been much different or easier to "gunk" up!

Kat :)

I have had chrome pulls for almost five years, & they are not gunky. Now, there is just DH who's a slob, & me. But they're still just fine.