I know this is supposed to be an educational blog, but go with me on this, okay? Y'all have sinks, right? I need to get this off my chest in hopes that I might save even one poor soul from making the same mistake I made. I hate my single basin sink. Also, I love it. But if I had a do-over, I wouldn't choose it again. Let me explain.
When I decided to rip the plasticky Corian countertops out and put in granite (granite!!!), I was more wrapped up in choosing the stone than thinking about a new sink (I went with Blanco Tulum, btw). I couldn't WAIT to be rid of the easily-stained white integrated sink that came with the Corian but I hadn't thought much about it, other than I wanted an undermount stainless steel sink. So when the granite contractor asked if I just wanted to purchase the sink through him, I thought that would be simpler and save time. Cool. Then he asked THE question: "Do you want a single or double basin?" I go, "Single basin? Is that a thing?" He was all like, "Oh yeah, lots of people go with them. I love mine. And I can getcha one a lot cheaper than they go for at Lowe's or Home Depot." Great! If errybody loves it, I'm sure I will, too. Let's do it!
Big mistake.
First of all, this thing is huge. Hyuge. Like....every dish I own can fit in it. That's good, right? Nah. Evidently I gauged my need to load the dishwasher by the state of the countertops. If so many dishes were dirty that they spilled from the sink basin onto the countertop in stacks of grossness, it was my cue to load the dishwasher. Not the case with this sink. Early on, I found that every plate, cup, and fork in the place could be dirty but ya still wouldn't see a dish sticking up past the lip of the counter. This thing is DEEP. And my people live to fill it full of nasty protein drink shakers, mini-ravioli bowls, ketchup-smeared plates. You smell what I'm stepping in. Teenage boys, amiright?
Second of all, where the heck do you put the dish cloth? Back in the olden days of my double basin, I could lay the neatly folded cloth across the barrier between the basins. Now, it ends up under the dirty dishes... smelly, covered in Spaghetti-O bits, and dripping with Diet Pepsi. It's not like there's a basin for dirty dishes and one for actually using the sink... everything gets poured down the same basin, soaking the dish cloth with various liquids. Gross. I am NOT the one to pick that up! And yet I AM the one because ain't nobody else gonna do it.
And not only do I dislike the function of it, I'm pretty much stuck with it because the hole in the granite is cut specifically to fit this particular sink. Buying it from the contractor, sight unseen, was also not the best idea I've ever had. It looks good, but the stainless is already scratched quite a bit. If I had purchased the sink myself, I would have (in typical Brandy fashion) scoured the online reviews and went for a scratch resistant model. I don't even know the brand of this one! Given the scratches it has after only two months, it's not gonna be so pretty after a few years.
Ugh. Rant over. I'm sorry I put you through that. I know this is ground-breaking material and you are forever changed by reading it. You're welcome. Just do yourself a favor and don't buy a single basin sink!
Anybody out there really LIKE their single basin sink?
Actually, is there anybody out there at all?
Hello...?
Readers? Bueller? Anyone?
Anyone?
