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 ...

A Jacksonville, Florida-based apartment complex maintenance technician shared a simple way to clean your garbage disposal using just two household items you probably already have on hand. The tip was ...

A woman shared a cleaning hack for garbage disposals that involves dishwasher detergent pods, but viewers were divided on whether this was a useful suggestion. TikTok user Stacie Priko (@thehomeadmin) ...

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 ...

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Q: Do I need to clean my garbage disposal and, if so, what’s the best way to do it? A: Given that it’s called a garbage disposal, you might think that this appliance is likely to reek if it’s not ...