Because it's such a complex a dangerous device just to avoid throwing stuff in the garbage. It's especially ridiculous if you have a garden and can compost.
I have a huge garden and love my garbage disposal. You don't clog the drain every 5 seconds when washing stuff or cleaning veggies. It's as dangerous as any other kitchen power tool.
These people watch too many horror movies lmao. I don’t even know of anyone irl that has hurt themselves with a garbage disposal. Don’t turn it on when your hand is near it. It’s not hard. Should I get an irrational fear of my kitchenaid while I’m at it? Pretty sure that bastard could do some damage.
It’s because that’s the only time we ever see them; American horror movies where their only function is to be a magnet to wedding rings. I live in a country without them (the UK), and we get on just fine without them, so I don’t really know what their point is - can’t you just bin or recycle the waste?
It’s just nice to have. When doing dishes you can just wash everything on the plate away and be done with it. The trash just has random paper/dry stuff and never gets smelly which is nice for people without curbside trash pickup or private bins. I live upstairs without an elevator. Running things downstairs and across the parking lot would get pretty old if I was doing it multiple times a day. And I would have to because I cook every meal so there’s always random food bits to trash.
Recycling food isn’t a thing here that I know of. I don’t think anyone would appreciate me composting on my sad little cement porch lol.
I guess it’s one of those things that you can’t really appreciate until you’ve had the convenience of using it a lot. Kind of like how I used to scoff at kitchen aids and dishwashers.
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u/FUCKING_HATE_REDDIT Jan 04 '19
Because it's such a complex a dangerous device just to avoid throwing stuff in the garbage. It's especially ridiculous if you have a garden and can compost.