Why Banana Peels in Garbage Disposal Are a Bad Idea
I learned the hard way that putting banana peels in garbage disposal units is a recipe for a plumbing disaster. It seems like such an easy thing to do—you finish your snack, the sink is right there, and you figure the machine will just chew it up like everything else. But after one particularly expensive visit from a plumber, I realized that those yellow skins are basically kryptonite for your kitchen plumbing. It's one of those mistakes that almost everyone makes at least once because, honestly, the disposal feels like it should be able to handle anything. ...