So ya why is there only 1 sink in kitchens in Switzerland ?
And personally it is a little lame as i always have to fill a plastic bucket with hot water to rinse the dishes.
This is not really a complaint more like a general question but with a personal opinion attached, So onto the question. I am really really curious as to why a lot of homes in Switzerland there is only 1 sink ?....... In my whole 25 years of living ( i know is not a long time haha ) I have never seen a 1 sink in a kitchen until i came to Switzerland last year.
I've never lived anywhere with more than one sink, and I really don't see the need.
Tom
The only places I have seen two sinks are in commercial kitchens unless you include ones with a tiny side sink.
I like having an extra sink, you can make washing up more of a factory line (one for wash, one for rinse).
Also useful for separating prep from dump.
Finally, additional capacity is always helpful!
haha I have never lived anywhere with only 1 sink until i moved to Switzerland last year
Why do you not rinse the dishes in the sink? I've seen both, one and two sinks in Switzerland...
My kitchen has two sinks .. One normal size and smaller on beside for things like washing and peeling vegetables?
I also have a dishwasher for rinsing dishes, sure you haven't overlooked yours behind a cupboard door?
I wash the dishes in the sink and i rinse the dishes in the plastic bucket cause i dont have 2 sinks lol.
Space. Small-ish kitchen areas are quite common, so a double sink would be an unnecessary space-consumer. You're weird. One sink is more than enough - just rinsing them briefly under a warm tap, not fully on, will do just as good a job and use less water.
As it happens, we do have a double sink in our house in France. Newly-refitted kitchen last year and chose a belfast-style sink, with mixer tap between the two bowls, a bit like this one . But that allows us to put the drainer in one sink, or to use one for soaking dishes while leaving the other one free. Not for rinsing as you describe.
You need a dishwasher, problem solved.
Really, when I am looking for an apartment, if it doesn't have a dishwasher, I would not even look at it.
I am pretty sure I don't have a dishwasher lol, I live in a 100 year old house, 1 sink, uneven flooring, small door ways that i always have to duck my head under to walk through, no inclosed bathroom, the stairs to go downstairs is in the bathroom, If someone is downstairs they could easily walk up on someone sitting on the john, I mean i knew people were smaller a long time ago but i really have no idea what they were thinking when building this house.
I was actually seriously thinking about buying one soon it would just make it a lot easier to keep the kitchen clean faster, so I can work on other house chores that need to be done.
One kitchen, one sink, one dishwasher, one wife. Job done!
and see I grew up only with 2 sinks every house or apartment ive lived in, but I mean also we did the same as you, we could fill up one for the dishes to soak while we have the 2nd free for whatever, and the sink link you posted is basically ya the same style as sinks that we also have in Canada, only when someone is doing the dishes then 1 sink is for soapy water and the other is for rinsing water, or at least thats how i was brought up before dishwashers came around.
I'd say get a dishwasher - they can be cheap (make sure the quality isn't cheap though) and they save water (if used with the correct setting and enough dishes inside), money, and time.
I'd imagine it's a space issue. Besides, moving from another country, it's not as if I could afford to take the kitchen sink with me too! (pun intended)
I usually wet the sponge with detergent on it, then as I clean up, put them in the sink, or alternatively on the sink board. Then, run the tap and rinse in the sink.
Alternatively, if there's a lot of washing and I need a lot of detergent water, then I'll usually wash and rinse a pot or bowl, then fill that up with detergent water.
I've never been in a house with a "pot filler" either:
http://www.remodelista.com/posts/dom...-filler-faucet
As for dishwasher, I don't like to use them. Washing up is so quick, why expend half of the same energy to put them in, wait an hour, and then take them out when you can get the job done in 1/3 of the time?
I do miss the double sinks from Canada (actually miss a dishwasher more than anything). I have been saving up for a few years to get a place with a dishwasher.
For now I do the scrub and rinse----It does use more water than the bucket method for more than a few dishes---but at least you get a clean rinse! And it's Switzerland, saving water isn't a major priority here :P
I think it depends on how many dishes, pots and pans you have to wash at one time.
Hint: You don't need to 'wait' when the dishwasher is on, you can do something else.
I mean i really have no problem doing the dishes I just wish I had a 2nd sink but its not the end of the world, and specially in the winter time washing dishes is perfect cause keeps my hands warm, the only way i can see a dishwasher being of help is if you just have way way way to much stuff to do and you are in a hurry for whatever reason then you can pop the dishes in and let them do their thing while you go and do something else that has to be done. but meh xD
I don't even know what a Pot Fillter is lol !!!
Unreal.
Don't you ever want to sit at the dining table finishing off the bottle of wine, then opening another, and another? I'm certainly in no fit state to do the washing up on any such occasion.
And once you've left all the dishes out overnight, probably not even put in the sink let alone soaking, they can be quite a PITA. And then, of course, a rushed departure in the morning makes it all that much worse.
No, a dishwasher is one thing I consider an essential part of any kitchen I use to cook in.
I keep checking my calendar to see if it's April 1st. I can't believe this is a real thing.