Under-sink view of a kitchen garbage disposal inside a cabinet - wertinio/Shutterstock Walk into any kitchen and there's one thing you expect: the smell of food, not the stench of something rotting in ...

Person's hand turning on garbage disposer to get rid of a sink full of vegetable peels - sdf_qwe/Shutterstock Does your garbage disposal's scent conjure unpleasant memories from your college days when ...

Garbage disposals might be good for certain cooking scraps, but there are all kinds of items that will destroy the disposal and cause funky smells in your home. Here are the worst foods to put in your ...

When was the last time you cleaned your garbage disposal? It’s likely been too long since its last wipe-down, but now’s as good a time as ever to start fresh with your garbage disposal cleaning ...

Stop throwing these things down the drain. Lots of things get dumped in the kitchen sink at our house. We push peels and eggshells down the disposal and wash the gunk off pots and pans and anything ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Get out the ice cube trays.

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Garbage disposals can be relatively cheap kitchen appliances that save time and help eliminate waste, but they can become a major problem if they stop ...