garbage disposal at both sinks??

16 years ago

Do you have a garbage disposal for both your prep sink and your main sink? Is it really necessary or am I just cheaping out here? I was thinking just the main sink but...I'm not sure

Thanks,

Jen

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plllog

16 years ago

I made sure they left room for a disposal, including the outlet, under the prep sink, but I didn't put it in. I don't have enough use for compost to tend it myself, but the city does compost...if I take the peels down to the greenwaste can. If I had a disposal on the prep sink, would I do that? Instead, I have a shallow trough for peeling into, making gathering the scraps and peels up much easier. And I'd rather have the strainer basket in the bowl without having the disposal flange. But if I get annoyed, I can change it!

Oh! This was supposed to answer your question: Yes, you can put it in after the fact if you make sure there's enough room in the cabinet for it, relative to where your drain is, and the correct electrical outlet.

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melissastar
16 years ago
Jen: I didn't have a disposal at my prep sink in my last kitchen and regretted it. Now that I'm planning a new one for my new home, there will be one at both sinks. I'm thinking however, that the one at the clean-up sink could be a lower power disposal, as it will mostly be used for plate scrapings. The one at the prep sink is likely to have the heavy duty vegetable peelings, etc.

BTW...I'd rather be knitting too!
Buehl
16 years ago
We made the mistake of just putting a GD under the main sink to save some $. Big mistake.

If you can only have one GD, put in the prep sink! That's where it gets used the most.

In the overall cost of the remodel, it was not much. We should have done both.
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shelayne
16 years ago
We did both after going back and forth about it. In the end, DH said that it just made sense. I think it was the right decision.
gizmonike
16 years ago
Both. The one you omit will be the one you miss.
igloochic
16 years ago
A prep sink without a garbage disposal is just a plumbed in ice bucket. Lovely for parties, but useless for anything else.
altagirl
16 years ago
Definitely both.
idrive65
16 years ago
Two disposers if you have that option. One in the prep sink for peelings and trimmings, and one in the cleanup sink for dish crud. (My kitchen has one sink, and no disposer!)
doonie
16 years ago
I researched this for my own kitchen and my conclusion was definitely 2 disposals and make the prep sink as large as you can.
donaldsg
16 years ago
Please consider composting your vegetable waste!
rather_be_knitting
Original Author
16 years ago
Hey all thanks for the feedback. I garden and compost so I'm not a big user of the garbage disposal, but I'm thinking about resale? Is a garbage disposal something you can put in after the fact? Or would it be better to put it in now?
bibliomom
16 years ago
Do you use your current disposal?

I know people who don't because of septic reasons or preference, but I love mine. Yes, I do compost, but that doesn't mean my kids don't chuck unscraped plates in the sink and I absolutely hate cleaning gunk out of the sink filter. Since I don't see why I would hate cleaning it out any less in a prep sink, I'm planning on putting one there, too.

But then, I have a lot of friends and family who come over to cook and really don't want to be on "Don't put that it there!" sink patrol ;-) If it's just you (and it's not something you'd use), I'd go with plllog's suggestion of just leaving a space and wiring for it.
rather_be_knitting
Original Author
16 years ago
Hey thanks I'll let my gc know to add an outlet and leave space for it! Lately my dh has been talking about getting a few chickens (yes he is a character) so I suppose that will be another outlet for scraps.

Jen