Consumer Reports shows you how to deodorize and clean a garbage disposal with these common household ingredients and shares advice on everyday disposal use. Ad-free. Influence-free.

How to clean your garbage disposal. When it comes to cleaning your disposal the first thing to know is that you should never, ...

Clean out your sink. Remove all dishes, sponges, and other items. While your garbage disposal is off, check inside to make sure there is no lingering debris, such as chicken bones or nuts.

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With cold water flowing steadily, turn on the garbage disposal and let it run until all ice cubes are completely ground up. The process typically takes 30-60 seconds depending on the amount of ice ...

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“Well mines going strong 22 years and I put a lot of egg shells in there lol,” wrote another commenter, perhaps mind-melding with another commenter who said, “I’ve put at least 900,000 egg ...