Kitchen Sinks

[Hettyjen]

I'm in the process of planning a new kitchen and now got to the sink.
How what do you all think please, white ceramic, or brushed stainless steel?
I'd love the ceramic but does it chip/stain easily? Stainless steel, practical but boring? Kitchen get heavy used but 5 adults.
Any one have experience to share please, I'd be very grateful.

[bednobs]

i would always go for stainless steel.
we recently replaced our belfast sink with stainless - i lost count of the amount of cups and plates i'd broken or chipped on the flipping sink. Also much easier to replace and lots cheaper

[TWR]

Stainless, maybe boring but easy to keep clean & does not stain provided it's cleaned regularly.

[trt]

Definitely not stainless steel, as it always seems to need a wipe over, and have never understood, why its called stainless!

[ummmm]

I have a Belfast sink and it is easy to chip things in it. It's as easy as any sink to clean.

[bednobs]

i disagree ummmm, i found the corners of the rectangle really hard to clean. Ourd had an overflow drain at the side too which you couldnt actually clean

[gangesboy]

Stainless steel with a textured linen finish. This finish does not show any scratch marks and water marks.

[ummmm]

I can get into the corners fine with ours and use a bottle brush for the overflow.

[ToraToraTora]

I thought the title was rhyming slang!

[Togo]

What worktops are you going for Hetty? Granite, solid timber, or laminated particle board. Wood or granite need an under mounted sink, whilst normal w/tops require a sit on. I will say that a Belfast sink, whilst looking good, has no drainer facility( separate ones can be sourced) and can be prone to spills down the front that can get you wet whilst washing up. They also have a tendency to spoil solid timber w/tops around the cut out area and need a tap, or taps, mounted in the w/top itself. Belfast sinks are not suitable with particle board w/tops. If you do not like the look of stainless steel there are some lovely composite sinks available, but I would avoid white and be aware that you cannot let boiling water run from a tap onto a composite sink or it will loose colour, or stain, in the area that the water makes contact.

[Togo]

Lol At 3T.

[Togo]

Its all Chinese to me. :))

[rosyposy]

Agree with gangesboy, we have had our linen finish s/s sink in for 21 years and still looks as good as new. It is made by Carron if that's any help :0)