A kitchen without a double sink/sink and a half

[WellTidy]

Planning a new kitchen. I’ve seen lots of designs which have a single sink, albeit a large one, and I’m wondering whether this could be an option.

I’ve only had a kitchen which has a sink and then a small sink next to it, which I’ve always used to empty cups, rinse things if the big sink is full of water. So, say the dishwasher is already going. If I’m doing the washing up, I run a sink full of soapy water and whilst that is filling, I empty anything still in cups and glasses down the little drainer.

How does it work in reality without that extra sink/small drainer? Do you always empty cups etc before running the water and just be absolutely sure that you don’t miss anything?

Gc thank you

It's only got one ceramic sink and it's inset, I got really excited.

Op we are deciding the same thing because our drainer is used to accumulated rubbish really as we don't really wash and dry like that.

I have a small washing up bowl so there is space at the side of it to do rinsing/separate washing.

@SeaRabbit

We had a small sink and a big sink, with no draining board, in our last house. We would put the draining rack thing in the big sink, so it served a draining board but it was also available to wash big things, and rinse things. The arrangement took up the same room as a normal sink and draining board, but was much more useful.

We have just had a new kitchen fitted and have done exactly that. Large 800mm belfast sink, no drainer. We put the drainer in the sink to keep the counters clear, and I have a washing up bowl for if we want to wash a few smaller things instead of running the dishwasher

I've never had anything other than a single sink and have no idea what a secondary sink would be used for! A large sink is really important IMO for washing big things like trays or the BBQ grill

I REALLY miss my 1.5 sink and looking to get one put in our new place

I love having a little extra one I use it loads and I have a dishwasher.

We have a huge deep single sink with a washing up bowl and one of those piddly insets plus dishwasher.

Love huge sink for all those really big things that need washing up including the cats 🤣

I have three sinks, dam lucky and heavily used..
two same size large bowls with left hand drainer and luckily space to the right on which sits a green ridged rubber mat thingy (tk Max) and butted on to the left hand drainer a Lakeland plastics extra drainer which is raised a bit so drips onto the sink drainer.
Then on a different run of surface, a single oblong but not half bowl sized sink which I use as the draining vegetables sink..
look around your kitchen and think about where you can add water proof stacking/draining options..
just dont have beech wood surfaces bloody useless (we ran out of money)

Autumn for really big, extra-deep sinks, try looking at companies that supply the catering indystry.

Industry, obviously. Doh!