Here's what else I found out about keeping your garbage disposal (and plumbing!) in tip-top shape. It’s not just a matter of how much you put down the disposal, but what those items are.

Wondering if the garbage disposal can handle eggshells or chicken bones? Before you find out the hard way, check out this ...

Foods like rice, leftover pasta, and beans can damage your disposal, and fruit and vegetable peels (such as those from ...

Your garbage disposal has a seemingly magical way of making your leftovers disappear down the drain. But with each use, food debris builds up and eventually makes your sink stink. The good news?

Fagundes Plumbing and Heating Inc. in Massachusetts ... vice president at Malek Service Company in College Station, Texas. Garbage disposals aren’t designed to handle fibrous, starchy, or ...

Garbage disposals are the unsung heroes of many a kitchen. Mounted beneath the sink drain, these devices pulverize food waste into tiny bits so that you can easily wash them away. Less food winds ...

but you’d be surprised how easily a garbage disposal can be unplugged from its outlet under the sink,” says Joseph Wade, vice president of operations at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing.