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What’s the Best Way to Dispose of Cooking Grease?

Dumping used cooking grease down the drain can clog your pipes: It may be liquid when you pour it, but it will cool and harden quickly. "Even if it doesn't mess up your pipes, [everybody's plumbing] dumps into the city pipes and the grease builds up, eventually causing a blockage, which leads to sewer spills," says Donna Souza, the program manager of the Food Establishment Wastewater Discharge Program in San Diego, California. The best way to dispose of grease is to keep it out of the plumbing system entirely by reusing it or recycling it. READ MORE

Edit Post / Posted on Monday, September 27th, 2010

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How Do You Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Your Kitchen?

Fruit flies are the small, gnatlike nuisances that buzz around the fruit bowl. They belong to the family of insects called Drosophilidae. Once they are spotted in your kitchen, a sense of doom may set in. "Unless breeding sites are cleaned or removed, the problem will continue," says Dr. Linda Mason, professor of food pest management at Purdue University. Here is her recommended plan of attack.

Edit Post / Posted on Monday, September 13th, 2010

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