It doesn't matter if you're making a quick meal for yourself or a giant Thanksgiving feast. When it comes time to clean up, you're going to make it easy on yourself and toss whatever food waste you have down your sink and garbage disposal, right? Unfortunately, that's not usually the best idea — depending on what you're cooking. Garbage disposals make the life of a home chef a lot easier, but how often do you really think about your kitchen's unsung hero? I'm guessing not a lot. However, if you keep abusing it and treating it like a landfill, you're going to run into all sorts of disgusting and smelly problems, some of them quite costly. Read through this list of things you should never put down your drain, and then move your trash can a little bit closer to your sink — you're going to be using it a lot more.
Cooking oil and grease
I don't have to tell you that bacon is a perfect food. Even if you're vegan there are ways to get your bacon fix, but after you fry up some of the good stuff for a lazy Sunday brunch or a midweek BLT, don't you dare pour that grease down your sink. Grease and cooking oil are the main culprits for causing fatbergs, toxic globs of fat and grease that mix with the moisture from your pipes and solidify in your plumbing system. If you do manage to pour a bit of grease down your drain, don't freak out. A mixture of boiling water, vinegar, and baking soda can flush your pipes.
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