We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
Itwas very good.
During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jerry

When we had a disposal unit under the sink, we used to toss in a couple
of tablespoons of baking soda and a handful of ice cubes, then run the
disposal to deal with such odors. Seemed to work well. You could also
use dishwasher powder or something like Oxyclean in place of the baking
soda, then follow up with some hot water while the disposal is running
to rinse out any lingering powder and gunk.

Bob
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In article >,
says...
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jerry
>

Jerome Ranch wrote:
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jerry

Half a cup of baking soda followed by a cup of vinegar. That should boil
it out and then follow that with some water. HTH

George

"Jerome Ranch" > wrote in message
...
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jerry

Baking soda. Run hot water in the disposal, dump in the baking soda and let
it sit for half the day, then run more hot water and the disposal.

Jerome Ranch wrote:
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.

Grind some citrus peel... should work as long as it wasn't a WOP
turkey. <G>

Sheldon

"Jerome Ranch" > wrote

> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.

Among the other suggestions, halve a couple of lemons
and put them through the grinder.

nancy

Jerome Ranch wrote:
>
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jerry

As several folk have already mentioned, the use of baking
soda+vinegar+ice cubes and/or citrus peels and lemons are good solutions
to a stinky disposal problem. The citrus remedy works even better if
the fruit/rinds are frozen first.

Sky

"skyhooks" > wrote

> As several folk have already mentioned, the use of baking
> soda+vinegar+ice cubes and/or citrus peels and lemons are good solutions
> to a stinky disposal problem. The citrus remedy works even better if
> the fruit/rinds are frozen first.

Good answer! I'll remember that.

nancy

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:36:56 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Jerome Ranch" > wrote
>
>> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
>> Itwas very good.
>> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
>> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
>> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
>
>Among the other suggestions, halve a couple of lemons
>and put them through the grinder.
>
The last time I did I ground a lemon in the disposal, I thought my
husband was going to explode... he said I was ruining the garbage
disposal. Sheesh, I thought it was supposed to be used - but he
apparently thinks that nothing harder on the disposal than a carrot
will do. IMO they wear out so it's just a matter of time when it
happens. In the mean time, use it.

Men have very odd ideas.

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<sf> wrote

> On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:36:56 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

> The last time I did I ground a lemon in the disposal, I thought my
> husband was going to explode... he said I was ruining the garbage
> disposal. Sheesh, I thought it was supposed to be used - but he
> apparently thinks that nothing harder on the disposal than a carrot
> will do. IMO they wear out so it's just a matter of time when it
> happens. In the mean time, use it.
>
> Men have very odd ideas.

Ha, that's funny. I guess he has a fit when you use knives on lemons,
too? You know how hard they are on blades. Just goofing, who knows
why he thinks that. I guess the ice cube routine would really send him
over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
disposal.

nancy

One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
>
> <sf> wrote
>
> > On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:36:56 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> > wrote:
>
> > The last time I did I ground a lemon in the disposal, I thought my
> > husband was going to explode... he said I was ruining the garbage
> > disposal. Sheesh, I thought it was supposed to be used - but he
> > apparently thinks that nothing harder on the disposal than a carrot
> > will do. IMO they wear out so it's just a matter of time when it
> > happens. In the mean time, use it.
> >
> > Men have very odd ideas.
>
> Ha, that's funny. I guess he has a fit when you use knives on lemons,
> too? You know how hard they are on blades. Just goofing, who knows
> why he thinks that. I guess the ice cube routine would really send him
> over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
> on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
> the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
> disposal.

Never, never, never put artichoke leaves down a disposal. I know from
painful experience...

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Jani in WA

"Little Malice" > wrote

> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:

>> over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
>> on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
>> the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
>> disposal.
>
> Never, never, never put artichoke leaves down a disposal. I know from
> painful experience...

Ack! Duly noted, though the fact is, I really don't put much of
anything down there at all. I can see where artichoke leaves would
be murder on the mechanism.

nancy

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:42:08 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
>disposal.

Don't try grinding up artichoke leaves either. Been there, done that.
I also found out the hard way that garbage disposals don't like to
grind rose stems.




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Nancy Young > wrote:

>"Little Malice" > wrote

>> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:

>>> over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
>>> on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
>>> the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
>>> disposal.

>> Never, never, never put artichoke leaves down a disposal. I know from
>> painful experience...

>Ack! Duly noted, though the fact is, I really don't put much of
>anything down there at all. I can see where artichoke leaves would
>be murder on the mechanism.

We have no garbage disposal, and I would never want one. Previous
places I've lived they were nothing but problems. I do not see
the advantage in one -- it's as easy to throw something in the
trash as down the sink, and doesn't waste water.

Anyone else but me think garbage disposals are evil?

Steve

They're definitely evil if you have a septic system vs. a "city" sewer
hookup. Other than that, I can take 'em or leave 'em. I'd opt for a
mulch heap for many of the things that people toss down their disposals
or put into the trash.

Bob
=======================
In article >, says...
>
> Anyone else but me think garbage disposals are evil?
>
> Steve
>

Jerome Ranch wrote:
> We had a freshly butchered turkey yesterday, from a lcoal farm.
> Itwas very good.
> During clean up, I think we spilled some excess cooking juices down
> the disposal. Now it stinks like festering turkey.
> Any suggestions for deodorizing would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jerry


If you have mint in the yard, grab a handful of leaves and chop; them
int he disposal. Otherwise, cut a lemon, lime, or orange in quarters
and put it down the disposal. It will clean out the fat and leave a
nice, clean smell.

gloria p

Steve Pope wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
> >"Little Malice" > wrote
>
> >> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
>
> >>> over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
> >>> on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
> >>> the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
> >>> disposal.
>
> >> Never, never, never put artichoke leaves down a disposal. I know from
> >> painful experience...
>
> >Ack! Duly noted, though the fact is, I really don't put much of
> >anything down there at all. I can see where artichoke leaves would
> >be murder on the mechanism.
>
> We have no garbage disposal, and I would never want one. Previous
> places I've lived they were nothing but problems. I do not see
> the advantage in one -- it's as easy to throw something in the
> trash as down the sink, and doesn't waste water.
>
> Anyone else but me think garbage disposals are evil?
>
> Steve

I grew up with one at home, and lived without for years. Last time we
moved, our house came with one, which promptly died, so DH replaced it
and we havent' had a problem since, other than he got one that his hand
doesn't fit in, so whenever he drops spoons or other non-grindables
into it, he calls me or the kid.

We don't throw much down there, other than orts and some meat bits.
Most of our produce leavings go into the compost pile which never
freezes hard, and any bones or wrappers from meat and fish go in a
plastic bag in the freezer to go out on garbage day morning. No
critter ever bother our garbage, altho the neighbors have all had the
local racoon or skunk rummaging around in theirs.

maxine in ri