Banish the funk and the germs with these easy and inexpensive methods.
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What kind of things do you grind up in your garbage disposal?
Whether itsvegetable scraps, banana peels, or dinner leftovers, little bits of food always seem to linger.
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The disposal can teem withsalmonella,E.
coli, and other harmful bacteria.
Its no wonder mygarbage disposal sometimes smellslike something crawled into it and died!
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Bucknavage says you should clean your garbage disposal thoroughlyat least once a month.
Start by sprinkling about 1/2 cup of baking soda into the disposal.
Another excellent option for cleaning a garbage disposal is using citrus peels.
Turn on the disposal for a few seconds to grind up the aromatic rinds.
The peels will serve to provide physical scrubbing while the citrus oils have an antimicrobial effect, says Bucknavage.
You will notice the nice citrus smell after running it.
you’re able to imagine how germy and gunky it can get over time.
Remove the splash guard and clean it in warm, soapy water or run it through a dishwasher cycle.
If the collar is torn or really grimy, replace it with a new one.
