I like a single sink for a couple of reasons:
1. I have a dishwasher, so I won't need a cleaning side and a rinsing side.
2. I like being able to put my largest trays and pots, etc. sitting down right in the single sink.
3. The divider has always driven me nuts in working between the two.

That is why I chose a single sink...but I also had more room to work with than you, so I can see your interest in a 33".

I have a 30" single, 9" deep, and I love it. But I didn't want a double sink. I like having room to wash BIG pans and baking sheets. I have a disposal, and have never had any problems using it with a single sink.

I think centeredness should take a back seat to function, but it's something that wouldn't make me nuts, either. YMMV!

Vicki

I agree that you should get the SIZE and configuration of sink that you believe will work best for you (I'm a fan of the single sink, bcs I want to be able to place my cookie sheets, cooling racks, and broiler pan all the way IN the sink) but I've also never had room to have a big-enough double, and if I did, I'd probably want a prep sink in a different spot).

I also think you probably won't even notice any off-centeredness--I've read posts here by several people who said that when they were ripping out the old kitchen, they suddenly realized the sink was off-center from the window, and they'd never noticed in 15 years.

Since July, we've been using our first ever single sink: 30 inch wide Orca. This is after many years of double sinks. I really like the single one. I often use it like a double with a plastic dishpan on one side and regular dish drainer on other side. So, it still is the best of both worlds.

Even though I love the new Bosch dishwasher. There still are a lot of things that need to be hand washed.

Here is my single sink. It's not centered and I absolutly love it. We have an Insinkerator too. I hadnt put in the sink grid before I took the picture.

{{!gwi}}

I'm having the same quandry. I love my current double plus disposer area sink but it's four feet wide! I keep trying to convince myself that a single plus a prep sink would be more useful :)

LKremodel, thanks for the dishpan idea. Great tip.

JC

With sinks, I believe you first decide how you would use it. You will be much less happy with something that doesn't function well, even if it was centered or not centered. Take the centering issue out of it. If it's not centered, how many times would that bother you if the sink actually worked exactly like you wanted it.

I never had a single sink until this remodel. And I LoveLoveLove mine now. I have a Blanco Silgranit Super Single and love being able to put cookie sheets, roasting pans, and my biggest giant Le Creuset pot in. I do hand wash dishes and still have a washing side and a rinsing side. I just stack to the left or to the right and haven't ever found a time that it doesn't work for me.

Find out what is going to work for you.

I too never had a single sink until our new house (moved in 6 months ago), & chose it after reading many posts & opinions here. We absolutely love our big single! (Julien 36" main sink, plus Kohler 15" prep sink) I also never had sink grids before, & think they make a big difference in performance, not just protecting the sink. Now I can clean or soak big pots & baking trays easily, and use a dishpan for small items. Our divided sinks were never big enough.

gizmo (or anybody else) what do you like about the sink grids? I've seen them in many of the photos on this site, but how do they improve the performance of the sink?

While this thread isn't on centering the sink under the window, I wanted to add that faucet placement seems to offset this. Our faucet is always angled and it seems like the eye is drawn to the faucet, not that the sink is off center by several inches. We chose function over symmetry and I'm glad for that.

I've debated getting the expensive grids that come with the Orca. So far, no grids has been working fine for me. Even though the holes might not line up exactly, I see a variety of metal sink grids at HD and other kitchen gear places. I think the profit margin on much of the options offered by sink companies is outrageous.

I remember looking at stainless or brushed nickel robe hooks that matched our bath faucets. They were $20-40 and could be found on internet for about $5 less. One day I was in a building store and saw brushed stainless robe hooks that were attractive for $3. I don't notice that an angle might be a little different than the faucet angle. Sorry for the digression.

I had to laugh at myself. Since I too am trying to decide one sink (my choice) or two sinks (hubby's prference) I read the above thread, noting the comment about centering. I too was struggling that in the new layout I might shift the sink a bit causing it to be no longer centered under the window.

A bit later I was in our kitchen and noticed, that our sink is not centered NOW! How can that be? I have lived in this house since I was a year old. Oh well, I guess the same way I never noticed that one of our cabinet doors has a hole in it (until my mother pointed it out when I was in my 20s.)

We're actually installing the sink off center from the upper cabinets so I have more counter space on the side of the sink I use. It's undermounted, so it's just a hole, no one will notice it's 4" to the right or left of the uppers. We are centering the faucet though.

We opted for a single bowl sink for many of the same reasons already posted and one other one: we will be able to bathe our baby in the single bowl all the time - she loves it and it's easy on us - no bending over a tub!

Besides protecting the bottom of the sink, a grid gets items up off the bottom so that water flows under it & bits easily go into the disposal. It's a handy way to set things on to drip dry. Our 36" Julien sink has 2 grids, so neither one is too big, & we can remove one & leave the other if we want to.