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!

A brass basket strainer looks great against the backdrop of a white ceramic sink, like a Belfast or butler sink. These drainers not only look good, they are also built to last. Just give them a quick polish every now and again, to get the gleam back. After all, teabags and vegetable peelings are bound to dull them after a period of time.

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...

Go over to your sink now. What can you see? A dirty bowl, yes..but what's filling the drain hole? A grubby black plastic plug?

Is it looking a bit sad?

Get rid pronto and take 10 minutes out of your life to look at our basket strainers.

 Satin chrome, luminous brass and English bronze. There'll be no need to be ashamed of your sink anymore!