New Web Site for Rachiele

Hi Folks, We just finished our new web site. We hope you like it. We are on a quest for certain installed photos for our new site. We are looking for installed photos of Rachiele undermount sinks, self rimming sinks, and bar sinks. If you take a photo and send it in - and we use it on our site, we will send you a free Vostra Ultimate Shower (a $160 value).

We hope you find our upgraded site to be in keeping with the fine products and services we offer. Please feel free to give us suggestions!

Coming Soon

Rachiele will be offering some of the finest hand crafted cabinetry and furniture direct to the public. Dino Rachiele, owner, has an extensive background as a kitchen designer. He indicated that this opportunity is a one-of-a-kind. The cabinetry is "some of the finest I have ever seen".

The best part of this opportunity is that Rachiele is basically acting as a broker. You can purchase luxury quality cabinetry for about half of what you would pay through traditional channels. Compare with Habersham and Christopher Peacock cabinetry. We will have photos of kitchens and more information on our site soon.

New Sink Design allows for simple sink replacement

Want to replace your self rimming sink with an apron front sink? Patented design, by Dino Rachiele, will allow a fast and easy installation. Simply make two cuts in the countertop, opening up the existing cutout all the way to the front edge of the countertop. The patented sink just drops in the opening, covering up the cutout. The apron has a patented channel that slips over the face frame of the cabinet. Simply remove the false drawer heads. The installation should take less than a few minutes. See more at www.rachiele.com

Learning Sink Ergonomics

We, as humans, tend to be very flexible. We get used to things that are uncomfortable and never give it a second thought. Think about shoes for a moment. We sometimes wear uncomfortable shoes, right? We don't throw them out, we keep wearing them. What does that say about other things in our lives. Hey folks, I am not suggesting we get rid of everything in our lives that is not comfortable, but I am suggesting we evaluate more often.

Most of us are right handed, so I will use a right handed thought process for this demonstration. Pretend you are rinsing and scraping a dish. If you are right handed, you will hold the dish with your left hand and scrape with your right. The natural motion would be for the right hand to scrape from left to right, from about 8 o'clock to 2 o'clock (directionally). Don't you think a disposer drain should be at the 2 o'clock position in the sink? Ergonomically, that is the correct position.

The ergonomics has a domino effect. The drain location allows for large items to be placed in the sink without covering the drain. It also allows for a double bowl trash pullout mechanism to be placed inside the sink cabinet on the left side. Visit http://www.rachiele.com/ for more information.

It's About Time We Recognize the Dishwasher

Why can't kitchen designers, sink manufacturers and the general public recognize the dishwasher? The modern dishwasher washes dishes, glasses, cutlery and more. Yet we rely on antiquated sink designs to prepare meals and clean pots, pans and larger items.

I am speaking of the double bowl sink. There is little use for the double bowl sink these days, yet we all assume it is still relevant. How is it that the masses can remain on the trail of outdated technology? It happens more often than you think. Let me give you an example.

Years ago, the Swiss owned the watchmaking business world wide. They were known to have the finest timekeepers on the market. They had perfected the jewel movement. In the 60's, one of the largest watch makers hired a newbee. Someone without a significant vested interest in the watch making business. After a short time, he came to the owners with his new invention. They chuckled a bit, thought it was a nice novelty. The world fair was coming soon. They thought it would be a novel idea to put the new invention in the fair. They thought the value to be low, so they did not bother to patent the idea. The Japanese saw the invention, with no patent, and began making watches using the new invention. In short order, the Japanese took the lion's share of the market away from the Swiss - with their own invention. What was the invention?? The quartz movement.

Sadly, the Swiss did not even see the future when it was placed in their hands. The quartz movement is significantly more accurate than any Swiss movement. In fact, a $5.00 quartz watch will keep better time than a $10,000 Rolex or Cartier watch. Hmmm

So, I believe the same thing is happening in the sink industry. A single bowl sink, with a right rear drain is the design that best fits our lifestyles. There is no double bowl sink on the market that can efficiently allow for the washing of a large pan, platter, cookie sheet, or oven rack (the items that do not fit in a dishwasher).

Let's get with it folks. Pay attention!