Stainless Steel Kitchen Sinks
6 May 2008That Sinking Feeling
Does anyone remember how kitchens looked in the 1970s? I do, but that’s because I’m still looking at one—mine! But that’s going to change soon, I hope, and while I’m thinking about what kind of cabinets to design, I am also able to surf the net for ideas for the kind of appliances and such to install.
One of the most fascinating things about human knowledge, if I may wax philosophical for a moment, is the way it seems to build like an inverted pyramid. The first level is one stone, the next is four, and so on. And, in the beginning, it took so long to get from one level to the next, and each new level—again, in the beginning—was not the type of quantum leap we see nowadays. At the turn of the 20th Century Hoosier Cabinets were on the cutting edge. Just twenty years later, the forerunners of modern kitchen cabinets were manufactured and installed. And now we have people taking the same pedestrian sinks we’ve seen and used all our lives and making them nothing short of extraordinary.
The people at Elkay have come up with considerably more ideas than I am going to be able to pursue in one blog, so for the moment I’ll stick to stainless steel sinks for the kitchen, which, as I just said, seems safely pedestrian. Or would be if one had not had a chance to visit their site and be introduced to their line of sinks. What we’ve shown here really just scratches the surface of what is available. But what I most like about their line is that all of the sinks are functional, and that makes their innovation all the more remarkable. I mean, think about it, it’s a kitchen sink. How many ways can you package something like that? To which the answer is, click on their site and find out. What you see will astonish you—and give you lots of ideas for your own remodeling.
Joseph
My favorite for stainless steel kitchen sinks are those made by Kindred. Kindred has a few large single basin sinks that are just perfect for those who do a lot of cooking with large pots and pans. The picture here is from our own kitchen of our island sink. I know it doesn’t have the pizzazz of the Elkay Mystic sink, but it’s a heck of a lot more practical. Note the large pasta pot filling up in the sink. This sink is 9″ deep. Not only is it great for filling pots, it’s a great all around second sink for the second cook in the kitchen. Our main sink is also a Kindred single basin sink, but it’s about twice as wide as the one in the picture. This is our second large single basin sink and we love them. The custom cabinets were of course made by Woodistry.
Joe
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