What are the “dos” and “do nots” of garbage disposal usage?
Do: use cold water, especially when grease is present; let the water run for at least 30 seconds after the last scraps have gone down; freshen your disposer with baking soda; give your garbage disposal time in between loads of scraps; make sure there is plenty of water when washing coffee grounds down the drain; use ice to clean the disposal; Do Not: put celery stalks, potato skins, corn husks, shrimp shells, and other fibrous materials down your disposal especially if you have a builders-grade disposer; stuff lots of bones and chicken carcasses down the disposal all at once (bones are actually good for the disposal though, just not a lot of them shoved in at one time.
