Many American homes utilize a garbage disposal, as they rely on the machine to grind up food scraps. This helps avoid clogged pipes and damaged plumbing. A garbage disposal works by using centrifugal ...

Keep unsavory smells and unwanted clogs at bay with these powerful disposals. Food and Wine / David Hattan Garbage disposals probably aren’t at the top of your list of kitchen tools to get excited ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Installing ...

Dear Keith: You should be able to install a new garbage disposal using just basic hand tools even if you are not an experienced DIYer. It can be a job getting the old ...

Q: My daughter dropped a spoon in our old garbage disposer, so we have to replace it. Is installing a garbage disposer a typical do-it-yourself project, and what are the steps to replace one? A: An ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Brian ...

Last weekend, I was in the kitchen cooking while my wife was washing dishes. She dumped some leftover spaghetti into the side of the sink with the garbage disposer, but when she flipped the switch all ...

When buying a garbage disposal, there are a number of important features to look for in order to ensure that you choose a high-quality product. First, you should figure out how much space you have ...

What with all the holiday hullabaloo, it finally occurred to Marcia and me just after Christmas that we had a column to write, and no idea what to write it about. We tentatively bounced a couple of ...