What size sink?

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If you could have a 600mm, 700mm or 800mm kitchen sink which would you choose. We are a family of 4 and will have lots of counter space in our new kitchen. Going for a bigger sink will eliminate a small kitchen cupboard and cost a bit more.

We've never had a sink bigger than 600mm so not sure if we need bigger one but as this is our forever home, I'm keen we get it right

Key info missing - will you have a dishwasher? Will you have a utility room with sink?

Single sink or 1.5? I love our 1.5, also get a tap with a hose thing that comes out of it

Whatever the size, I’d have a double drainer.

I’d go for one that you can get the oven racks in to wash. My preferred is two full size sinks side by side. Then there’s no drainer, things drain in the other sink out of sight.
I’ve had this arrangement in two houses and it’s really useful.

Yes, we'll have a dishwasher

We will have a flex hose but were planning to have a single sink. What's the benefit of 1.5? I'm not sure a 700mm sink would be large enough for that.

I like the small sink for various things, it means I can use the tap when there's something in the sink eg potatoes draining, the brush tends to sit in there and I fill with boiling water and some detergent most evenings to give the sponge /cloth a soak, it's good for bleaching teacups and things like that. The smaller sink was also useful when we had a pet fish emergency (don't ask)

We chose an 840mm single sink for our current kitchen. We have a dishwasher too, but like being able to fit big oven racks in if they need soaking.

Depends if you are one of those MNers who objects to a washing up bowl.

My choice is a washing up bowl in a bigger sink, You can then still tip things away / drain pans / etc whilst washing up, but you have the room to wash bigger things such as oven shelves when you need to.

I would always have a double sink if at all possible.

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ive had 3 new kitchens and always love a double sink

We have a 60cm belfast-esque style sink that sits in a normal unit. I like it a lot, it's a huge upgrade on a metal 1 or 1.5 sink that fits on the same size cabinet. My first thought was bigger would be better, but actually it would mean reaching a little further for every item you pick up and put on the drainer. I think probably stick with the 60cm unless you can make space for a double.

My full 60cm width is big enough for nearly everything. I usually use a bowl in there but will occasionally use the whole sink for fridge shelves, oven shelves, the big turkey roasting tin. I'm not convinced an extra 10 or 20cm would solve any problems for me IYSWIM.

A big belfast with a swan neck tap is really useful - this sort of thing https://www.tapwarehouse.com/p/butler-rose-trad-fireclay-belfast-sink-795x500

The oven shelves etc go in when they need to soak and the tallest vases and stockpots go under the tap.

I love having a 1.5 bowl sink, with a proper draining board, and hate butler or Belfast sinks.

That’s my idea of a good utility room sink!

Isn't a .5 sink known as a butler sink? I have no idea I must admit but I imagine 2 sinks are more useful as you can have something soaking in one and still have a free sink

I have one in there too but I love the enormous kitchen sink - it means that it also gobbles up the stuff the DC cba to put in the dishwasher....

To me a 1.5 sink means this kind of thing.

One big sink is a bit more flexible. 2 big sinks are great if you have the space, and you can use one as a drainer.

We have a single sink and it drives me nuts. We have to have a bowl in it so we can still use the drain if the bowl's in use. No other drain available so I'm desperate for a utility room with an additional sink in it! If I did have one and was redoing the kitchen, I'd still opt for a 1.5 for the usefulness of the extra drain.

I got a gorgeous 800mm Belfast sink for £100 on Facebook. I think sinks are the ‘centrepiece’ of the kitchen so I like to go big personally

It sounds like an 800mm sink is great for major soak / cleaning. We will have a utility room as well though with a large butler sink so perhaps less valuable to have a super large kitchen sink.

I'm with @swingingbytheseat - I consider the sink (along with the range if that's one's preference) to be the centrepiece of the kitchen so like it to make a statement...as long as that statement isn't a towering mountain of washing up!

But if you've a dishwasher and/or big sink in the utility where anything awaiting cleaning be hidden away, that's all good.

We have a dishwasher and - not particularly large - sink in the lootility (or will have once we're done), but wanted our fabulous bargain Whitebirk sink to stand proud in our cottage kitchen. We're not all about smooth lines and contemporary styling though, and whilst we toyed with having eye level ovens and separate hob, we eventually went back to a range (lacanche) as it's better suited to our quirky aesthetic.

We are getting Lacanche too. We'll have a butler sink in the utility but undermounted stainless steel in the kitchen. We love the aesthetic of butler sinks but ultimately practicality won out as they are more likely to break wine glasses and fine china. We've decided to go for a really large single sink.

Thanks for everyone's help!

Our last kitchen was huge and we had two sinks and a drainer. I miss it so much now we have a smaller kitchen and one sink - even with a separate utility and a laundry room.

I have a double sink and love it