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Divide and Conquer

Still can’t decide whether you want a single- or double-bowl kitchen sink? You’re in good company. Search the blogs and bulletin boards and sinks can be as polarizing as politics. You’ll find intelligent, responsible-sounding people on both sides, swearing that their way is the only way to go. Yes, we’re still talking about sinks. Fortunately, [...]

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Great Is in the Details

How much time did you devote to choosing your refrigerator? Your range? No doubt you thought about what you needed and what it should look like. Sure, a sink may be smaller and more simply designed, but the details are just as important. After all, by some estimates, you’re likely to spend 70% of your [...]

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Right-sizing Your New Sink

So, you’ve made a few key decisions—about how your sink is mounted, how many bowls you need, and what sink depth might work best for you. This last step in choosing a kitchen sink is the easy one, since it’s less about aesthetics and more about determining the right fit for your cabinets or countertops. [...]

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How Many Bowls? It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3.

Some sinks just spark your imagination—you see a giant single-bowl sink and think, “I could fit everything in there, including the baby’s bathtub.” Or, “That small second bowl with the garbage disposal would be perfect for prepping fresh basil straight from the backyard.” We’ve touched on this before. Forget about what’s trendy and what the [...]

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Digging Deeper—What’s the Best Sink Depth?

Here’s something you probably haven’t thought much about—the depth of your sink. Unless, of course, it’s so shallow that washing pots is difficult or it’s so deep your back starts to hurt from reaching to the bottom. Even then, you may not have put your finger on the problem. When it comes to sinks, the [...]

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Function over Form

It’s tempting to see a beautiful kitchen in a cooking show or magazine and instantly think, “That’s it! My dream kitchen!” But a great kitchen is one you love to look at and live in. Before you make any decisions about your kitchen, you’ve got to think about your lifestyle. This applies to your overall [...]

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Top Down or Bottom Up?

One of the first decisions a sink shopper needs to address is how the sink will be mounted to the countertop. Fortunately, knowing whether you’re looking for a top-mount or undermount sink will cut the universe of options to consider in half. To figure out what’s right for you, ask yourself two questions… Q. Are [...]

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The Shape of Sinks to Come

After noticing the differences between how sinks are shaped, Sink.com sat down with Mark Hird, a product manager and sink guru with Elkay USA, to talk about whether the shape of the walls and bottom of a sink make a difference. Sink.com: Does the shape of a sink’s walls, curves and bottom really affect a [...]

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Defining the Landscape

At last count, there were at least seven gazillion sinks out there to choose from. Unfortunately, your kitchen probably needs one (or two, at most). So how do you decide? Let’s start by narrowing this discussion down to stainless steel sinks, because they’re so popular and suited to nearly any kitchen (although copper, fireclay – [...]

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Getting Smart about Gauge

One of the questions we’re asked all the time—and come across a lot on the web—is the role of “gauge” in choosing a stainless steel sink. Gauge is the measure of metal’s thickness. The smaller the number, the thicker the sheet. So, all else being equal, a 16-gauge sink might be better quality than a [...]

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