Have you ever cleaned up after dinner and forgotten to empty the garbage? Not the greatest smell in the kitchen the next morning. The same thing happens in your disposal. Food particles build up on ...

Trash cans are kind of gross. You keep a container of food waste and plastic wrappers in the kitchen, and it starts to smell. Garbage disposals are supposed to alleviate the smelly trash problem. They ...

Learning to clean a garbage disposal was a rite of passage for me. I graduated high school, moved away from home and was suddenly faced with this grimy, potentially dangerous kitchen appliance at the ...

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