(NAPSI)—You may never have thought about it, but the most used
appliance in your kitchen is likely the sink—it’s where people
spend 60 percent of their time.
What To Look For In The Kitchen
Sink (Besides the Dishes)
Here are four hints to help you select the correct sink:
1. Conquer space. You don’t
want the sink to be so small as to be nearly useless or so big as to
overpower the rest of the kitchen. Single basins give you more room, a double
basin offers flexibility. Standard depth is 8 inches though it can range from
6 to 11 inches. If you use large or awkward cookware, select a sink to fit
your needs. Deep bowls are handy for soaking pans and you’ll be less likely
to splash, but they use more space and there’s less room underneath
them. By contrast, ADA accessible sinks are no deeper than 5.5” deep to
allow room underneath for a wheelchair and less height for a seated user.
2. Ergonomics and convenience.
Make sure the sink is set at a height at which you’ll be comfortable
when you’ve got a lot of dishes to wash. Consider whether you want a
garbage disposal, as well as a hot water dispenser that can provide water up
to 190° F for instant soups, sauces and hot drinks. Also, where should
the drain go? Most are in the middle but one toward the back of the sink
gives you more surface area and also moves plumbing out of the center of your
cabinet to give you more room underneath.
3. Looking good. The right
combination of sink and faucet creates an ambience that matches your home’s
style.
4. Sturdy, reliable material.
The most popular material for kitchen sinks today remains stainless steel.
Because of its flexibility, stainless steel sinks are available in a wide variety
of sizes, styles and types. Stainless steel is heat, stain and chip
resistant. However, it can scratch and show fingerprints.
To help, one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality
kitchen sinks and faucets developed a unique material innovation; a specially
finished stainless steel surface that is scratch and fingerprint resistant
and twice as strong as conventional stainless steel. Called DURINOX, it was
created using technology inspired by the aerospace industry.
Another material increasingly used in sinks is granite or quartz
composite. These are made from crushed stone mixed with a
resin filler, in an average ratio of 80 percent stone to 20 percent
resin. This combination produces a material that shares aesthetic qualities
with real granite or quartz without the maintenance and durability issues
associated with solid stone sinks. It also allows for a range of colors so it
can pair well with a variety of natural stone and granite countertops.
Composite sinks are tough and highly resistant to stains and scratching,
and more durable than quartz. Leading granite composite sinks, such as
SILGRANIT, also from BLANCO, boast heat resistance up to 536° F,
exceptional cleanability with hydrophobic finishes,
and resistance to household acids and alkali solutions. It comes in eight
on-trend colors: anthracite, biscotti, biscuit, café brown, cinder,
metallic gray, truffle and white.
Learn More
For further facts, go to www.blancoamerica.com.
“A leading provider of
high-quality sinks, BLANCO, developed DURINOX that’s scratch and
fingerprint resistant, has the unique look and feel of stainless steel but is
twice as strong. SILGRANIT, also from BLANCO, is a durable composite. http://bit.ly/2AN1MOP”
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