Originally Posted by
bitterproffit
I used to dump the grounds down the drain, I use a reusable gold filter. I also used to put egg shells down the drain and run the garbage disposal.
A costly plumbing visit has cured me of that habit. Apparently, the coffee grounds and any oil/grease and egg shells combine together to form the hardest substance known to man (sarcasm). Seriously, it was like cement in my outgoing pipe. It was quite a mess.
Now I tap out the grounds in the trash to get most of it, throw the eggs shells out too, and try to avoid putting a lot of grease down the drain as well.
Ok, I'll bite... Are garbage disposal units common in the US? I've never been in a place where the house had one... I keep a few containers near the sink/counter...
- Container for egg shells to dry out and eventually get placed in my fertlizer container in the yard...
- Container for (usually) tea leaves from tea bags (and the occasional coffee grind) to dry out (otherwise they attract fruit flies)... gets treated like the egg container.
- Recycle bin (corner of the kitchen)
- Garbage bin (under the sink and covered)
- Green bin (bones, organic material)
Any grease gets sopped up by paper towels and then tossed in the green bin.