New sink

I have 1.5 sinks too and have the old large sink in the utility room which is very useful for washing up big stuff like oven shelves and barbeque grills. The more the merrier in my opinion...... I considered the porcelain type sinks but am glad I stayed with stainless steel.

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Here are a few I photographed yesterday

The top is I think a butler sink
The middle a two equal sinks
And the bottom ... I don't know!

As I said earlier I'm going with another nice deep Belfast sink. I prefer porcelain as it cleans so well and looks better IMO.

I wish I'd stuck out for a belfast in our new kitchen. I was persuaded by the man who designed and built the kitchen that I wouldn't need a big sink and the small corner one would look better. It does indeed look good and doesn't spoil "the lines" as he called it. It's a bit small for my liking!

The most common sink in America is two equal bowls. I've always use one side with a drainage rack inside for items I prefer to wash by hand and not use the dishwasher. There is always something in it draining. It's made of stainless steel and I'd prefer a pretty porcelain but they are so heavy for a plumber to lift! Also as mentioned require special care with cleaning.

Funny how similar our tastes are Ana

I've only ever had one large stainless steel sink. DD had 1.5 in her last rental it was just somewhere else for her to pile dirty dishes as there was no dishwasher.
The only advantage I found was I could tip slops down the small one if I'd got hot soapy water in the big one.

I love those, Anya! Hope I can have one if and when I move...

I had a Belfast sink and I'll be having the same again in the new kitchen.

I would miss mine too. I also use it for prepping veg, and it has a removable draining basket which is very useful. DD has a split butler sink which has a waste disposal fitted - theirs also seemed like a good idea at the time, but it has rarely worked and properly and is now surplus to requirements.

kittylester....I too got rid of the one and a half set up that the builders put in this kitchen. I went for the biggest single metal one I could find. I've done ceramic before and got tired of the cleaning procedures needed. I love having one big sink....I never have to wrestle with big roasting tins etc.
However, I do have a scullery with a sink in too and sometimes there are days when having another sink is very useful especially as it gets used for all those messy things I do not want anywhere near by food prep....such as sluicing the dog down!!!!

We have a dishwasher so don't need much in the way of either washing or draining. As the waste disposal is in the small sink we don't use it for much but I don't know whether one to actually use would be useful!

I have a 1.5 bowls and draining board , I do use it a lot for peeling and washing vegs but as Charelygirl says depends on how much you use it (I'm guessing thats where the waste disposal is situated). I would miss it if I didn't have it.

I have never had anything other than a larger bowl and draining board and if I was choosing again, that would be my preference. I suppose a lot depends on how much you use the smaller bowl.

I'm not sure kitty....I'd love a double-drainer but they're like hen's teeth .

I'm gradually convincing he-who-needs-nagging DH we need a new kitchen, it's 25+ years old and knackered. The sink's half bowl is breaking up and we need new work tops so might as well start afresh.....

I might even get a dishwasher too!!