I wash in one side, and have a dish drainer in the other, which washed dishes sit in. I have a spray function on my taps, so I give a quick squirt with rinsing water if necessary.

homemeadowshoney I am on my second new Kohler sink. (not by choice) The salesman told me when the second was purchased not to ever use bleach since it hazes the finish. I have used their pricey cleaner, soft scrub or baking soda but both sinks have been a huge disappointment. The finish is so fragile I bought the wire liners for it but they are a pain.

Jeffarose: put them in the DW to drain, or to be rinsed on short cycle.

Is there a problem with farmhouse sinks, getting chipped or dinged up from belt buckles and such from sanding and working at the sink?

I have had my sink for going on a year now. I haven't had any problems at all and believe me there have been things dropped and banged on it big time!

I love my new Farmhouse Sink! It's from Kohler, the Whitehaven collection. I have a tradional kitchen so just about any style sink would do except for a stainless apron would be too sleek. What I like is the large size where everything fits, large pots and bowls, cookie sheets. But I think every person does their clean-up differently. There are so many to chose from, single or double bowls, 40/60, disposals in a center bowl. Glazed, stainless steal, fireclay. I don't think they are trendy at all. What is trendy in a kitchen is that pencil tile backsplash, the color grey, brown kitchens. Anything that dates when you had your kitchen built or remodeled. You want your kitchen to be timeless and cohesive. And if your kitchen or house has a country or tradional look and you like them, go for it. Or if you have a contemporary or modern kitchen you can go with a stainless steel apron front sink. Whatever it is do your research, ask your family and friends. For me I went with a timeless look of tradional white kitchen and a Farmhouse Sink!

I have a half sink as well as a full sized sink in my kitchen but certainly NOT a farmhouse one! I am much more concerned about the amount of water wasted than looking trendy! I mainly use my dishwasher but can back up with a small half bucket sized wash. Soaking clothes is for the washing machine or laundry tub! And even then I most often use a bucket!

i don't like them at all, I think they look quite ugly and ridiculously large. No drainage, only one large sink rather than 2 smaller ones for rinsing is impractical, and what about the waste of water?

I have two stainless kitchen sinks, heavy, deep and oval, no drainer, and have had them for twenty years. The lack of drainer is a problem, but recently we have been renovating another house and after looking around I am amazed at the number of stainless steel sinks that are shallow and lightweight. Most of them are awful, but priced at around $200-$400. (I was checking at Bunnings). Just incidentally, up on a high shelf there was a deep double stainless, oblong sinks, which would be even better, to my mind, than my old home sinks, but the price was a lot higher than the run of the mill. The depth of the sink is important because big pans and messy bowls are what I usually wash up by hand. I wouldn't go for a porcelain farmhouse sink because I dont need any extra care in a sink, I need a tough work-horse and the budget wouldn't stretch to one. I am also amazed at the number of replies to this Houzz poll. A kitchen sink is obviously a serious item to a lot of people!

I don't like the look of the farmhouse/butler sink, they don't seem practical to me. I like something that functions well and is easy to keep clean. We have just ordered a new kitchen our current house and have opted for a stainless steel with two bowls - one is rectangular and one is square with the additional area for installing a mixer - YAY easy to clean and don't have to have a hole in the stone benchtop. ALso most ranges have a choice of weights of stainless steel so you don't have to have a flimsy one!

I have a square bathroom sink which does the exact same thing! Bad choice...

I think if the sink looks like it may have been there for many years it will work. Our client loves her Belfast sink for Wagga farmhouse.

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We have four farmhouse style sinks in two different houses, and all present the same problem. It doesn't have anything to do with the material as two sinks are concrete, one stainless steel, and one composite stone. With the two kitchen sinks it's very frustrating spraying out the food particles from corner to corner. Food particles go from one side to the other, and it's very difficult to corral them to the drain. The two concrete bathroom sinks don't have enough slope, so when shaving and brushing teeth, the water and material flow to the opposite side of the sink. It's annoying to wash a 3' wide sink every time it's used. And gross if the sink isn't cleaned from side to side after every use. As a compromise, we're installing a farmhouse concrete bathroom sink with two drains and more slope. As I evaluate many things in life, a, farmhouse sink is a solutions looking for problem.

I haven’t had any drainage problems with my sink and I keep it spotlessly clean by using barkeepers friend powder.

Only three weeks in my new kitchen and I don’t like my sink because it’s causing terrible back strain! I’m not sure how I missed hearing about this! But it sticks up 2 1/2 inches therefore you have to bend over in a very bad posture to get dishes done! Don’t do it!

*sticks out I mean

Love the look but not the strain !

Bought one from Schots including plug and waste. Looks great but the plug leaks. Contacted Schots and apparently it's a special "design feature" to stop the sink overflowing.

I've never heard of that feature before but it may be a necessary requirement now. Most modern sinks have an overflow hole in case of leaks, where as many fireclay sinks still don't have this feature.

I find these sinks incredibly ugly and intrusive looking. Ruins the aesthetic of what might otherwise be an attractive kitchen.

Hi Andrea, have you considered that it depends on Context & the Style of the Kitchen Farmhouse style sinks are being used in.

A Modern Stainless Steel Sink for example being installed in a Traditional French Provincial style Kitchen or Federation Style Kitchen would just look wrong. I think everything has it's place.