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Galley Kitchen Product

8 years ago

Has anyone used this product in their kitchen? http://thegalley.com/a-size-for-every-kitchen/ Thoughts - pros/cons?

Comments (6)

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    IMO this just makes using the sink a science project

  • 8 years ago
    It would be too much trouble for me, something else to keep clean and take care of.
  • 8 years ago

    I saw it in a store and really liked it. The price, however was ridiculous

  • 8 years ago

    Interesting assessment on the length. Watching the videos and looking at proposed layouts, the thing I don't like is that there is always a second clean-up sink.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    If you have a three or four foot sink, a separate cleanup sink makes sense. It's just that the small Galley sink as a prep sink doesn't seem much better than any other, though it still looks cool. I think the Franke, if you prep small quantities, may be more useful, with the built in colander et al.

    With the 7' one, you should be cleaning in the same sink. That's why I said having drip pans would be good. If under the sink on one side were a vertical rack with slots for all the accessories and a draining drip pan underneath, you could wash as you go, and just rack the pieces to drip dry. You can also rinse a bowl and some utensils and invert them on the grid.

    That also means you're cleaning the sink in between major tasks and you have to think more like a line cook. Produce first, poultry/eggs last, so that the sink itself isn't a big cross contamination ground. This is a perfect situation for people who wash while they work. And wash with a simple dish soap, like 7th Generation, rather than some gonzo chemical like Dawn. If you want to use everything in the kitchen (a big kitchen thing to do) and stack it all in the sink to put in the dishwasher, you need a separate sink to contain the contamination. If it's just a few spoons and bowls, however, you can also put them down in the Galley under the accessories to be cleaned later. Or you could probably find a bus bin that would fit the sink and could just put the mess in that until you're ready to wash. But if you're making omelettes, you're going to contaminate whatever's in the sink while rinsing your eggy things. If you're careful, you can put them down into the sink, contamination and all, and keep the rest of your meal on the accessories.

    These are the tradeoffs people with one sink make all the time. I guess, what I'm trying to say is if you have a larger Galley as your only sink, functionally, the well of the sink becomes your cleanup area and the accessories are your prep sink and prep counter.