On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 07:29:55 -0400, The Cook >
wrote:

> We are on a septic system and have no problem with using a garbage
> disposal. I tend to put most of my fruit & vegetable leavings in the
> compost. If it can't go in the compost it goes down the garbage
> disposal except for large heavy bones. I think fats are the most
> likely item to clog a disposal, especially if you do not use plenty of
> cold water while it is running.

We had lots of dogs when I was a kid, so meat fat and scraps from
dinner went into a pot that was heated and fed to them along with
their kibble the following day.

What I do now is keep a "grease can" under the sink where the
fat/grease goes, so only minute amounts of fat go down the drain. It
had been a habit of mine ever since living in the city, but was really
driven home as a good idea when we bought this house because I had to
call a plumber just a couple of days after we moved in due to the
kitchen sink being clogged (no garbage disposal at that time). The
plumber said it was the result of years of grease and soap buildup,
not my fault. I put in a garbage disposal immediately and have had
absolutely no disposal problems due to grease or fat issues since
then.

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