Choosing The Ideal Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink: Shape & Basin Configurations

Kitchen sinks consist of one or multiple basins and come with a faucet and some useful accessories, like soap dispensers and sprayers. Beside their use as a heavy fixture designed for preparing meals and washing hands and dishes, kitchen sinks are an important feature in your kitchen.

From stainless steel kitchen sink to colourful designs made of durable materials, kitchen sinks come in different shapes, sizes and depths. That is why you need to carefully consider your kitchen (room and cabinet layout, style, dimensions, etc) before buying a stainless steel kitchen sink. Have a look at the most important things to consider when choosing the ideal stainless steel kitchen sink.

How Many Basins?

A Single Large Basin – A single large basin is ideal for soaking or washing a big pan or many dishes at once. The disadvantage of having a large sink is that you will need to juggle when rinsing and soaking fruits and vegetables.

Two Basins Of Different Sizes – Two basins give you the ability to perform two task at same time. For example, you can clean dishes in one basin and prepare food in the other. The downside of this model is that washing and soaking large pans is very difficult.

Two Equal Basins – This type of stainless steel kitchen sinks are perfect for people who love symmetry. Just like the above model (two basins of different sizes), this one also allows you to complete multiple tasks at once (rinsing, soaking, cleaning or preparing food).

Three Basins – Two large basins and a smaller one with installed garbage disposal. The great thing is that you can use the garbage disposal independently, but the disadvantage is that this model takes up more countertop space than any other model because of its size.

Choosing The Shape Of The Sink

Farmhouse – Most farmhouse sinks are simple and single large basins. The main difference is in their apron front and design. This sink type is great for shorter people and kids.

Double Farmhouse – It has the same benefits as any other two basin sink. The only drawback is that it doesn’t have the true vintage style as the single basin sink.

Rounded Sides – These sinks have rounded sides which makes it easier to clean, especially the edges.

Built-in Drainboard – This type of sink is excellent for draining dishes or fruits and vegetables after washing. The disadvantage is that it is pretty large and takes a lot of countertop space.