How to choose the kitchen sink

Whether we are renting a house or renovating our first house, cooking is a very important thing for us in the house. After all, food is our priority. The kitchen sink is an essential facility for cleaning kitchen dishes and tableware. It has brought great convenience to our home life. In the face of many sink brands on the market, many friends are confused, so today I will introduce you to the skills when purchasing sinks, avoiding the set by the merchants. The routine, choose the sink that suits your kitchen.

Although the sink is not a simple stainless steel basin in many impressions, as long as it can be put into a cooking pot, it can ensure that the water for washing vegetables will not flow to the ground, but with the improvement of people's living and consumption level, the sink With the iterative update of the manufacturer's technology, there are now more and more types of sinks and more abundant styles.

So we choose single sink or double sink?

Single bowl kitchen sink: The advantage is that it can fit a whole frying pan, and it is not easy to splash water; there is only one water outlet, and the pipeline is simple. If you want to install a kitchen waste processor later, it is easy to retrofit and install; the disadvantage is that there is no partition for washing vegetables and dishes. The sanitary condition is relatively poor, and the efficiency of preparing dishes is also low; Applicable scenarios: 1. Small kitchen; 2. There are many pots and utensils at home, and large utensils and kitchen utensils are used; 3. Want to release more operating surfaces; 4. Use sink dishwasher ;5. The tableware is washed with one meal, without accumulation.

Double bowl kitchen sink: The advantage is that the functional division is obvious, and the preparation of dishes and pots will not be delayed; one of the sinks can also be used to handle some idle objects and ingredients; the disadvantage is that the single area of the double tank is small, and the double tank can be used when washing the pot. The space is relatively limited; the double-tank drainage is relatively complicated, with many curves, which is prone to problems such as clogging of kitchen waste and water leakage; Applicable scenarios: 1. Do not want to wash tableware and food and vegetables in the same area; 2. Can not do it in time Dishwashing; 3. Afraid of wasting water; 4. Usually there is more demand for food thawing; 5. The cleaning area is used to two-person operation, and wants to improve efficiency.

For kitchens where the actual length of the reserved area of the sink is less than 700mm, or the width is less than 380mm, or the countertop area is less than 4 square meters, do not choose a small double sink because of the small kitchen space, rather choose a single sink with a larger size, you can add a drain basket on it , or a stainless steel movable sink, to some extent achieves the function of double sinks, which is relatively more water-saving.

At present, the mainstream sink material in China is still stainless steel. Followed by artificial stones, such as quartz stone, granite, and ceramic sinks, but because they are not suitable for the use environment of domestic kitchens, they will soon fade out of people's sight.

Stainless steel: the advantage is that it is widely used, cost-effective, high strength, antibacterial and heat-resistant, strong and durable; the disadvantage is that it is not resistant to smashing, and the appearance color is single;

Stone: The advantage is that the raw material is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, non-radiative, can effectively prevent scratches, and has a high appearance; the disadvantage is that the texture is not as hard as stainless steel, and it is easily scratched by hard objects such as knives and pots.

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