The kitchen sink is definitely the most used spot in the entire house. Workhorse is an excellent way to describe it. I have to ask you if you have ever had a large single bowl sink. When I switched from double to single I was truly amazed at how much easier it was to scrub large items and to keep the water in the basin. It is a joy to lay a large skillet with a handle flat in the sink, with plenty of elbow room to give it a good clean. However, it would be nice to have a second small sink for those times when someone else in the house needs to use the sink while I’m focused on cleaning.

Many of us have switched to single bowl sinks. While there are exceptions, I think most are very happy with single bowl. When you own a single basin sink, you very rarely fill the sink with water. Most items go directly into the dishwasher and the remaining items get soaped up and rinsed or are put into a soapy-water filled pot, bowl or basin to wash. If you don't have a DW, then you will likely require a double bowl sink.

I had one of those drop downs trays for dish scrubber storage, but never used it because it doesn't allow for proper drying of the sponge or rag, since it is in a confined space. Also the drop down requires extra capacity space in front of the sink, which positions the sink further away from the front edge of the cabinet, and so, is not ergonomically efficient when using the sink. I store my sponge and wash cloth on a utility rack in my sink, The dishsoap container is also stored within the confines of the single bowl sink, so nothing sits on the counter. I also have grates in the bottom of the sink--some people favor the grates while others do not. But I very much like those grates for its many benefits, such as draining water underneath and away from everthing else in the sink, providing a softer landing spot than the bottom of my cast iron sink, protecting my cast iron sink from heavy or sharp items or metal scraping, and for drying items in the sink.

You can search this forum to learn more about single-bowl verses double-bowl kitchen sinks and sink tilt-out trays.

I read your reply about wanting a 60/40 sink, which is fine if that is what you've decided works best for you. Not that I am promoting going with the setup like mine, since there are so many sink options available to people these days and people have their own way of using a sink and their own design aesthetics. I just thought it might be helpful to you and others to figure out what might be best for you. OIther things that I love about my sink are the fast slope drainage, rear offset drain, rounded corners that are easy to rinse, a sloped ledge that positions the countertop away from the interior of the sink which helps prevent accidental countertop chipping around the edge of the sink and a countertop template that allows for a slight positive reveal. I use the silicone cup for drying knives and I place my water bottle, which is not DW safe, upside down in it for drying.

Why the double bowl may I ask? 50/50 or a 60/ 40. just curious 😉

I want a 60/40 split. I like being able to rinse dirty dishes off on one side of the sink and then stack them in the other side. We've tried many different storage options that went over the sink divider and hated them all. We really liked the pull-down storage when we had them. I don't use sponges since they get moldy and we dry off the brushes we use before we store them. I would consider 2 sinks but we only have space for a 32" sink.

I like 60/40 sinks also. What do you use as a dish rack? Something on the counter?

The reason for all the snooping 😁 is I am working on some new designs and like input from people who regularly hand wash dishes

I don’t hand wash my dishes. I rinse off the really caked on stuff and put them in the dishwasher.

@RCKsinks Inc. I hand-washed dishes for twenty years before remodeling the kitchen to add a DW. I had a 50/50 sink and placed a Rubbermaid sink drying rack that fit into one side of the sink, because I didn't want to place a sink rack on my countertops. Pots and pans did not fit in the sink rack with all the other dishes, so those were hand-dried or placed on the range to dry.

theresa21

Your comment reminded me of an email I received a few years back. The husband made such a mess making chili his wife told him to clean . This the photo she sent me 😂

@RCKsinks my perfect sink would be two bowls. One bowl perhaps 27” wide and the other one about 15” wide. In stainless steel.

In the sink replacement business, single bowls dominate by a very large margin. Out of 100 sink replacements, 95 are double to single, 3 are double to double low divide, and 2 are double to double fully divided.

I don't know what you prefer, but I'm sure of what the people who buy your home someday want.

Resale is a good point but we plan to be in this home at least 10 more years.