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Refresh your sink with these über-quick methods. Anyone with a garbage disposal can attest to just how quickly they can become odorous and grimy. "Garbage disposals can become biohazard zones faster ...

The garbage disposal is one kitchen appliance that’s all too easy to overlook in terms of routine cleaning. Unlike your oven or your dishwasher, it’s not a device you necessarily use or even notice on ...

To clean your garbage disposal, add baking soda and vinegar in the disposal, let the mixture sit for 10 minutes, and then flush with hot water. To naturally deodorize your disposal, grind up thinly ...

Use baking soda, vinegar, hot water, ice, and citrus to clean and deodorize your garbage disposal. Avoid harsh chemicals; use cold water, salt, or a drain snake for tough clogs. Don’t pour grease or ...

In the quest for journalists to continuously come up with ideas for articles, one easy solution is to look inward. And with my new(ish) rental apartment kitchen, that means adjusting to a new-to-me ...

1. Keep the garbage disposal clean, free-flowing and smell-free by filling the sink with 3 inches of warm water. 2. Add a good handful or about 1 cup of baking soda. 3. Turn the disposal on and ...

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 ...