Kitchen Sink Debate - Please help me decide

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DH has been lobbying for the Franke Orca sink for our new kitchen, it is a really nice shape and size BUT I am nervous about not having a separate side sink (1.5 bowls) to allow for emptying liquid if already using the main one for soaking etc.

We currently have a white ceramic one so will be changing to stainless steel for sure, not so sure about the single larger version though as I often use the half bowl for tipping stuff or rinsing.

Please help settle the debate!

Who uses it the most?

Having gone from 1.5 bowls to single bowl when moving house, my vote is for 1.5 bowls every time! We have adapted, but the extra bowl is very handy

We have 1.5 bowls
If we redo the kitchen I would have 2

I have 1.5 bowls and a dishwasher ... and am in two minds whether I would have the same again...
Before we had a single bowl with a plastic washing up bowl, so you could tip liquids down the side (no dishwasher though) and whilst that is not really the done thing any more in some ways it was better.
I think my single sink was bigger - and whilst pretty sure mine is a normal size for 1.5 the 'big' sink is smaller and I struggle to wash my big stock pan in there or things like oven or fridge shelves...
And the half sink accumulates junk...we rinse things for recycling and they get put in there to drain ...(otherwise the recycled bin gets full of water and stinky). The half sink does get emptied usually at least once a day but in general if you did want to tip anything down there you can't anyway. And my parents had the same problem...Although I can't think of where you would put things like that if not in there...

obv you need 1.5, so you can empty out the teapot while you are washing up, or strain the vegs while you are preparing the gooseberries.

If you look at a sit-on sink (the Astracast Bistro is very nice) it is quite big because it is not set into or under the worktop, it is as big as a worktop so it just sits on the unit and worktop meets it on either side (it is also very suitable for wooden tops as there is no wood behind the taps to get spoiled).

If you want a really big sink, get a catering one, but they are made of a thicker duller metal and not so shiny.

Oh I like the look of a sit on sink - hadn't heard of them - think they are a fantastic idea! Much better (easier to clean) than ones that need sealing around whether sit in or under...
OP have just thought more about the Franke Orca one - to get a sink of water to wash handwash or wash lettuce or anything you would need to use a lot of water. And all those bits (racks) would need to be lifted out/kept somewhere or they might be in the way. And if you were air drying things (I put plastics on our drying rack to dry from the dishwasher) they are more likely to get splashed etc if you were trying to use the sink to wash veggies etc ...

Thanks everyone, I have talked him out of the Orca! Hooray. His interest is piqued at the sit on Astracast Bistro (thank you Piglet John) we will try to find one on show. If not will be opting for 2 bowls as we need space to drain (wine glasses not going in dishwasher) and veg etc.

Those baskets look good but I have a feeling would end up in the back of a cupboard never to be used after the first time.

We are having quartz top and need space underneath for water softener and hot water tap fittings. I do not want ridges in quartz or have a drainer area so two bowls means I can use one as drainer. Not going to have the two or 1.5 bowls with quartz in between though as it looks fiddly hard to keep clean.

Bistro: I think I saw one on a display kitchen in Wickes, but with a different brand-name on it. It is thicker than the average stainless steel sink and feels quite rigid.

As it is above average price you might not see them widely, but it's quite well-known.

It comes with baskets and a glass cutting board to fit, I doubt you will ever use them.

BTW I have formerly had a double-sink no-drainer and it was very annoying. You can get racks but they have to be small to fit. When you have a resident rack, you lose the use of the sink it is in/over.