Pull out bin cupboard

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I’m putting this here for traffic.

Currently designing a new kitchen but remain undecided about those pull-out bin cupboards.

• If you have one, do you like it or is it a bit of a bother?
• What are the things you like/dislike about them?
• Do you recommend I have one?

AIBU - you gotta have one!
AINBU - don’t do it!

I’m at a loss so any input/advice would be great. Thank you so much!

I have one with two compartments that I use for recycling, one for paper, one for the rest. I have a normal bin for general waste as I didn't like the idea of using it as a general waste bin.

Love ours !
It has 2 largish bins , one blue sack (recycling plastics , paper etc ) one black sack for the other stuff and a food caddy complete with lid hangs neatly over the side of this one
Push the door shut , and a lid slides over . There’s enough space on top of the lid for the rolls of bIn bags to be kept

Dishwasher. Without a doubt.

Definitely dishwasher. No contest.

This is exactly my view.

Give me a bun drawer over a dishwasher any day. We worked with 2 kitchen designers at wren when we did our kitchen, who were both lovely but couldn’t get their head around the fact I didn’t want a dish washer. My argument was I used the one the kitchen we ripped out (which was in the house when we bought a year earlier) for storage and although not my favourite job in the world, I don’t mind standing washing the dishes with some music or a podcast on. It’s a bit of peace and quiet for me.

Just to reiterate, I love my bin drawer.

We have two 50L bins and two smaller bins in ours. They're ace, keeps everything neat, they're functional and no issues with keeping them clean or smells etc (the bins themselves lift out).

We have a 3 compartment one. In our previous house we had a 2 compartment freestanding one and when designing our new kitchen wanted a more streamlined look. This one is bigger than the previous 2 compartment one and is hidden away and looks just like a cupboard.

We've sort of compromised - pull out bin under the sink for all recycling and a smallish touch top Simple Human bin for refuse.

@icebearforpresident I was so excited to get a wine fridge and wish I hadn’t bothered because it never gets the wine cold enough.

Apparently wine isn't "supposed" to be served fridge cold but a few degrees above that - you can taste more if it's less cold? Like how you shouldn't put ice in whisky (only a little splash of water).

https://www.cda.co.uk/wine-coolers/recommended-serving-temperatures/

But of course we're all used to drinking really cold wine so for lots of people that's what we prefer! (I also suspect the temperature advice is less applicable to the sort of plonk I drink 🤣) But you should be able to turn your wine fridge down to about 5 degrees which is fridge cold, they usually have a thermostat in them.

We’ve just had our kitchen done and couldn’t fit one in, it’s my biggest regret! I used to have one and absolutely loved it. I’ve been looking for racks I can retrofit but the only suitable cupboard is reduced depth so it’s proving difficult.

I don’t agree with previous comments about them being too small, I think the massive freestanding bins a lot of people have are gross. Stuff sits in them for days going mouldy before they’re full, I much prefer a smaller bin that gets emptied more regularly and is out of sight.

I also don’t want a bin to fit a whole week of waste in. Even with our small general bin (it’s 15L),if it’s still only half full after 2-3 days I empty it. It would smell otherwise

I have one. It has two compartments. So normal rubbish and recycling. Each section is the same size as a stand alone bin. Neither section has a lid, but the draw has a built in shelf, so no smells waft around. I absolutely love mine and would never go back to stand alone bins in the kitchen.

This is what’s worrying me.

Thank you so much to all for your input! Vast majority are clearly in favour.

I should have mentioned that I do have a garbage shoot in the kitchen area but we use that to throw the daily rubbish at the end of the day. It’s rather small so will fit a small supermarket bag full. Not sure if that makes any difference though.

My sister has one and I loathe it , definitely wouldn’t have one in my own house ,

Just had our kitchen redone. We have a pull out bin, 2 bins in the compartment. It's brilliant.

https://www.josephjoseph.com/products/totem-max-60l-waste-recycling-bins-stone?gl=11v6o99494upMQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw5GmBhBIEiwA5QSMxEgjrKQdtSQDIEjlfIjBWwd-S-mg1l8RjBcXNo-yFx7yQK0tXHEaGxoCFwwQAvDD_BwE

I don't like the pull out bins. I have one of these and I love it.

Ooooh. This looks a game changer. What do you love about it? How often do you need to clean the inside of the lids?

Love ours! Especially as now we have to separate our rubbish into recycling/refuse/paper there just wasn't anywhere sensible to have a massive row of bins. These are neatly hidden away.

We have a pull-out rack with two medium-sized rectangular bins. The refuse one at the back lasts all week; the recycling at the front we probably empty every couple of days (paper bin we keep elsewhere).

The bins came with lids, but we ditched those pretty quickly. The cupboard door keeps any whiffs at bay (and no food goes into them anyway - we have a countertop caddy for that).

Agree it can be tricky to open the door with grubby hands, but I can manage pretty well with a little finger/elbow.

We just bought a Brabantia pull out bin and installed it in an existing cupboard, was much cheaper than the 'bin cupboards' sold by the kitchen company. It is nice having it tucked away

I just realised I wrote shoot instead of chute! How awfully embarrassing. Not sure what I was thinking (clearly I wasn’t!).

Love mine, it has two really decent bins in it. I take the point of a previous respondent who said they were too small, make sure they are a decent size. I also have a waste disposal.
The only other consideration is mine takes up a 60cm base unit, not a problem for me because my kitchen is big and I don’t lack cupboard space but my younger son has a petite kitchen and in my opinion it takes up valuable storage for him however he has a dog and likes to keep the rubbish where she can’t disturb it.

My kitchen will be mid-sized. After reading the comments here, I've requested the kitchen man to include the bin cupboard in the plans and will see how much room it does take up before finally deciding.

@Globules I love the way it looks and the capacity of all 3 compartments.

Really easy to empty, and you can get replacement parts if needed.

I only ever need to occasionally wipe the inside rim and top opening.

When I empty the food caddy I sometimes need to pop in the sink for a wash (biodegradable food sacks so not a lot of mess)