We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often you ...

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 ...

Sink garbage disposals are a kitchen convenience that many homeowners take for granted—until it seems like they're struggling with whatever food debris you put into the drain hole. If your current ...

Derek Walczak is a licensed general contractor located in Ipswich, MA. Together with his wife and business partner, Lisa, Derek owns and operates Walczak Design and Build, a design-build collaborative ...

In the quest for journalists to continuously come up with ideas for articles, one easy solution is to look inward. And with my new(ish) rental apartment kitchen, that means adjusting to a new-to-me ...

Your garbage disposal is a handy tool to have while you’re in the middle of cooking meals, but over time they can start to grind your gears. Disposals can grow slow, get filled with gunk, and start ...

Garbage disposals make doing the dishes a breeze. With just one little flip of a switch, these handy little kitchen gadgets make food scraps and kitchen waste disappear in a flash. However, like most ...

Trash cans are kind of gross. You keep a container of food waste and plastic wrappers in the kitchen, and it starts to smell. Garbage disposals are supposed to alleviate the smelly trash problem. They ...

You clean your kitchen regularly, but when was the last time you really thought about how to clean a garbage disposal? Even the most gorgeous kitchen can be off-putting if you get a whiff of food ...

Your garbage disposal seems like a miracle worker, doesn't it? Just flip a switch and food scraps vanish into thin air. It's quick, it's convenient, and for many of us, it's become second nature ...

If you ask my mom, she’ll tell you that if you didn’t scrub the kitchen sink after washing the dishes, then you didn’t really finish doing the dishes. It’s a habit that stuck with me after I was ...