Follow by pouring about a cup of coarse salt over the ice. Run cold tap water into the disposal. As the water is running, turn on the garbage disposal and run until the salt and ice are ground up and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another design mistake that's making your kitchen harder to clean is your layout. While there are dated kitchen layouts based ...

For many of us, the kitchen is the center of our home life. It’s a room where we spend a lot of time—which also makes it one of the germiest. There are things like sponges and cutting boards that you ...

Does your kitchen have a “funny” smell lately? Do you notice it when you are standing next to your sink? That smell could be a buildup of food particles rotting in your garbage disposal and pipes. No ...