Having double sink with no drainer grooves?

sugar-walsh

I just have 1 deep sink that we shove pots in that are waiting for tge dishwasher. Everything goes in the dishwasher, so no draining area, anything that is hand washed gets dried straight away. Or a tea towel was deployed on the counter once.  No idea why you would need 2 sinks, especially if you've got a dishwasher, but each to their own.  A pot filler,  however, is something I would have if my kitchen was massive and the hob far from the sink.

jennifernil

I had to google "pot filler".......interesting!   No use here though as our hob has no wall behind it.

I seem to always have recycling stuff that needs to be washed (only when washing-up anyway) , oven trays that are too big for the dishwasher, and plastic and wooden items that cannot go in the dishwasher.  I do put in pots, but not the  non stick ones, then there are the air fryer baskets.

Sarahspangles

It's just dawned on me that the round draining basket I used to have was meant to sit in one bowl of a double sink!

I find if I have a dishwasher then the draining board is used most often for veg that has just been washed.

rach_k

We have two sinks (very useful for soaking things like grubby socks or pans with burnt on food) and a dishwasher.  We don't do that much washing up and didn't want a full draining board.  Instead, we have something that Ikea sold as a colander when we bought the sink from there - it's like a tray with holes in it it, that sits from front to back across the top of one sink, taking up about half of the width.  I prefer that to something that sits fully in the sink, as we can still use the sink underneath it.  I'm sure you can get generic or adjustable ones to fit lots of different sinks, or maybe your sink manufacturer has something?  I use it a lot for little things that come out of the dishwasher still wet, like tupperware, although it is big enough for plates etc if needed.

Emmia

You can buy absorbent mats e.g.
https://www.johnlewis.com/brabantia-sinkside-microfibre-dish-drying-mat-mid-grey/p6084138?s_share=jlappdroid

that will sit on a counter if you need additional draining space - we have a 1 and a half stainless steel overmount sink, with draining board and a chrome rack - mainly used for kitchen knives and glasses. Everything else goes in the dishwasher.

sugar-walsh

jennifernil said:

I had to google "pot filler".......interesting!   No use here though as our hob has no wall behind it.

I seem to always have recycling stuff that needs to be washed (only when washing-up anyway) , oven trays that are too big for the dishwasher, and plastic and wooden items that cannot go in the dishwasher.  I do put in pots, but not the  non stick ones, then there are the air fryer baskets.

Haha, I literally put everything apart from 1 large wooden board in the dishwasher. Recycling gets rinsed, we have a cupboard with ikea bins in so pop them straight in there.

I don't have a wall, or a large enough kitchen, for a pot filler either. I do think they look useful for large, traditional kitchens though.

Teapot55

Just a word in favour of this dishrack: 
https://www.simplehuman.co.uk/products/compact-steel-frame-dishrack?variant=39438891810921&utm_campaign=kitchen%20organisation%20%232%20161022%20%2801GF3A2PRE0BEHG0EP4VHATH62%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=simplehuman&_kx=kHZQalKxen_H8oBVjHzoATiNrqvWrgCrCjlThaNlVFE%3D.KmCzKm 
We have an older version that we’ve had for years and it’s so good. 

Wes121708

Most of our washing up is the kids plastic plates and dishes which I know won't be forever. We have a dish washer but still manage to have a sink full of washing up!
We have one sink at the moment and a bowl and I hate it l, never have one sink again.
Just now deciding in what material for the sinks. We live in a hard water area so not sure about stainless steel 🤔

tetrarch

Personally, I think that grooves are nearly a waste of time. They do not drain effectively and (if you live in a hard water area) they are impossible to keep clean.

I was considering this double belfast sink for the new kitchen...

https://www.tapwarehouse.com/p/rangemaster-cdb800wh?msclkid=d9b19cb7101413e24cb6ff6986ef5d50&gclsrc=3p.ds

...but maybe having second thoughts

Regards

Tet

GDB2222

Grooves vs a proper drainer? A triumph of style over purpose.