Its more about what yourdrain pipescan handle.
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But grease especially should be a hard pass for your garbage disposal.
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Bones, Fruit Pits, Nuts, Eggshells, Coffee Grounds, etc.
Don’t use your garbage disposal as a trash can, says Nate Hudelson, Master Plumber atSchlueter Plumbing.
Eggshells and coffee grounds are also no-nos.
Sure, theyseeminnocuous, but they can still clog up your drain.
Even if you have successfully discarded any of these verboten foods, consider the effects on your pipes.
Dont ask them to do more than that.
Hudelson kindly requests that you add instant potatoes and breakfast cereal to the do-not-dump list.
Then, there was the time a homeowner attempted to pour down two family-sized boxes of Cheerios.
The mixture became a thick, smelly bread dough that took hours to unclog, he recalls.
Fibrous Foods
Fiber is good for your body, not your garbage disposal.
Cornforth says he and his crew have often found the remains of various vegetables stuck in broken disposals.
But your appliance might be on borrowed time.
While Cornforth says a single faux pas likely wont end in disaster, avoid bad habits in the kitchen.
