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What is the proper way to dispose of a kitchen knife?
How do you throw away a kitchen knife (or for that matter, any knife)? It seems extremely dangerous to just throw it in the dumpster, even if it's wrapped up real well.
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What's the proper way to dispose of used fats & oils?
Down the drain? Does it depend on the type? With bacon fat, I usually let it solidify in a cup lined with foil, and then throw it out. With used canola oil, I'm not quite sure what to do because it ...
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Can you put egg shells down the garbage disposal?
The Google has conflicting answers. I come from a background of "everything goes in the garbage disposal", my wife's background is "never put anything in the garbage disposal". I suspect reality is ...
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Does garbage disposal horse power matter that much?
I am in the last leg of a kitchen remodel and need to purchase a garbage disposal. And I am wondering how much of a difference horse power makes in the day to day operation of the kitchen?
Has anyone ...
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Is there a safe way to remove items that have fallen into a Garbage Disposal?
I've always been told to never reach into a garbage disposal, for obvious reasons, but always seem to drop items in that I don't want to risk ruining the blades with by grinding them. Is there a ...
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What to do with a jar of various fats? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What’s the proper way to dispose of used fats & oils?
Whenever I cook meat with excessive grease, I drain it into a jar. I don't want to pour it down the drain ...
