When someone emailed us asking for a "60mm strainer waste satin chrome for belfast weir overflow sink uk", we knew what would do the job. We emailed back suggesting the one pictured and our decisive customer ordered one straightaway. Boom!

To set a new sink purchase off, we recommend getting a 60 mm strainer for kitchen sink use. This one pictured is not only a nicer looking alternative to the bog standard plug, but is also effective in catching solids before they go down your drain. So the strainer gets full, you just pick it up and upturn it in to your food recycling bin/waste disposal unit. Pretty and useful!

Let's face it - plugs are so last season.

 What every desirable sink has now is something like our 90mm satin chrome kitchen sink basket strainer waste - see below. These basket strainers suit pretty much every type of sink (although I'd avoid using the chrome ones on our copper sinks - bit of a clash...). Most of our customers match them with our ceramickitchen sinks, and choose chrome taps to match to give a really nice, clean look to one of the most important parts of your kitchen!

Most kitchen sink hole diameters are 90mm. If you have a requirement for a smaller basket strainer, check out this mini chrome basket waste strainer - a chic and shiny accessory for your sink!

The humble basket strainer - sitting in your kitchen sink all its life making sure nothing big and nasty flushes down the plug hole and causes untold damage to your pipes.

 Basically, they're the unsung hero of the kitchen - and guess what? Sinks.co.uk have a massive selection to buy online. Below is a personal favourite of ours...

Sink plugs are so last year - the way to go now is basket strainer wastes. They plug, yes - but they also drain and contain all those old bits of food that would most probably block your drains and pipes!