Poll of the Day > Two sectioned kitchen sink

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Bored so curious what everybody thinks. The correct answer is that dirty dishes should be rinsed then put in the dishwasher but this is just about the correct use of the sink itself.

Obviously only food should go in the disposal side too.
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Dirty dishes should be washed by hand.
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I kinda don't like 2 section sinks any more... I like my deep basin sink.

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Dirty dishes go in one side, which you then plug up and fill with soapy water. Then you clean the dishes and put them in the other side, and when it fills up you rinse them and put them in the drainer.

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Old food goes into trash, one side of sink is for washing, other side is for rinsing.

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Rinsing food scraps, disposal side. Everything else, which ever side you want.

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darcandkharg31 posted...

Old food goes into trash, one side of sink is for washing, other side is for rinsing.

This.

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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Dirty dishes should be washed by hand.

Only if you don't have a dishwasher.

darcandkharg31 posted...

Old food goes into trash, one side of sink is for washing, other side is for rinsing.

That's just asking for vermin to try to get into the trash cans.
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I just throw all my dishes off the balcony when I'm done

OhhhJa posted...

I just throw all my dishes off the balcony when I'm done

Ngl that sounds tempting right now.

But I don't have a balcony. Lol

Nothing goes in the disposal side unless it's in the process of being rinsed or washed.

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my mother in law has a single basin sink, and it's a pain in the ass to do dishes.

you gotta put the dishes in this rack thing next to the sink, and when put that away when everythings dry. and if there's dishes in the sink, you can't just move the faucet to the other basin for anything, because there isn't one.

dual basin sink is the best sink.

and don't even get me started on those sinks with one big basin and then one tiny itty bitty basin on the side. what even are the fuckin' point of those? the silverware? ugh.

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captpackrat posted...

Dirty dishes go in one side, which you then plug up and fill with soapy water. Then you clean the dishes and put them in the other side, and when it fills up you rinse them and put them in the drainer.

IDK if this is common, but what do you do when the side that is plug-able isnt the side that has the food disposal unit?

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I put my dishes in the non-disposal side, but if there are more, then I put some in the disposal side.

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KJ StErOiDs posted...

Nothing goes in the disposal side unless it's in the process of being rinsed or washed.

Only food should go in that side. Definitely should never have dishes and silverware just put in that side.
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Revelation34 posted...

Only food should go in that side. Definitely should never have dishes and silverware just put in that side.

it's a sink, dishes and cutlery are supposed to go in there
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OhhhJa posted...

I just throw all my dishes off the balcony when I'm done

same. just buy new ones every time you eat. what are you guys, poor? washing dishes is a beta move

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

it's a sink, dishes and cutlery are supposed to go in there

No they go in the other side.
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Dishes go in the disposable side and are promptly destroyed by the garbage disposal.

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jramirez23 posted...

IDK if this is common, but what do you do when the side that is plug-able isnt the side that has the food disposal unit?

I have stoppers for both sides.



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Neither side is for food, insane how often people have to be reminded of that. (11 years of living on a student corridor with shared kitchen.)

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Revelation34 posted...

That's just asking for vermin to try to get into the trash cans.

So get trash cans that resist vermin.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Neither side is for food, insane how often people have to be reminded of that. (11 years of living on a student corridor with shared kitchen.)

In sink garbage disposals exist for a reason.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

In sink garbage disposals exist for a reason.

Only in American Sitcoms.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Only in American Sitcoms.

I had one growing up and have one now.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

I had one growing up and have one now.

Well, they are illegal here, must be a good reason for that.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Well, they are illegal here, must be a good reason for that.

Old sewer systems probably. Also in the states, if you have a septic system, you can't have one.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Well, they are illegal here, must be a good reason for that.

That's moronic.
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I will say seeing people put whole food stuff in a garbage disposal instead of the trash, and not because of critter related fears by the way but directly said 'that's what it's for' was really gross.

I thought it was for the little bits normal/average scraping didn't get, not basically leftovers....

ChaosAzeroth posted...

I will say seeing people put whole food stuff in a garbage disposal instead of the trash, and not because of critter related fears by the way but directly said 'that's what it's for' was really gross.

I thought it was for the little bits normal/average scraping didn't get, not basically leftovers....

Only things not supposed to go in it that's food related are things that could damage it like coffee grounds, eggshells, and cherry pits.
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Revelation34 posted...

Only things not supposed to go in it that's food related are things that could damage it like coffee grounds, eggshells, and cherry pits.

That's fair.

It was just really gross and weird to me. Especially since they seemed to be too lazy to actually run the thing, and then got upset at the one doing the dishes (me) for it being too full and how that was apparently going to break it.

You... You did that guys....

I guess all the 'if there's too much food in it at once it's going to break' thing over and over left me with the impression the things aren't meant for more than mild clean up.

Also fun when some dumb jerk puts a chicken bone in there and starts blaming literally everyone else when he's the only one who recently ate chicken.

Fun times.

I had to explain to an old roommate that avocado seeds don't go in the garbage disposal.

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ChaosAzeroth posted...

That's fair.

It was just really gross and weird to me. Especially since they seemed to be too lazy to actually run the thing, and then got upset at the one doing the dishes (me) for it being too full and how that was apparently going to break it.

You... You did that guys....

I guess all the 'if there's too much food in it at once it's going to break' thing over and over left me with the impression the things aren't meant for more than mild clean up.

Also fun when some dumb jerk puts a chicken bone in there and starts blaming literally everyone else when he's the only one who recently ate chicken.

Fun times.

Yeah it should be run a few times instead of filling it up completely.
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Revelation34 posted...

No they go in the other side.

the whole thing is a sink
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

the whole thing is a sink

One is where the disposal is which is where food goes.
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How much excess food are we talking about here going into the disposal? I eat everything off my plate/bowl and anything that cannot be eaten goes to a separate container to be buried in the yard.

That said, I put the dirty dishes in the left/non-disposal side when washing. It just feels more natural for me to move stuff to the right as I am washing.

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InfestedAdam posted...

How much excess food are we talking about here going into the disposal? I eat everything off my plate/bowl and anything that cannot be eaten goes to a separate container to be buried in the yard.

That said, I put the dirty dishes in the left/non-disposal side when washing. It just feels more natural for me to move stuff to the right as I am washing.

Any amount of food for this discussion.
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