I’ve heard multiple times that it’s not okay to allow any food to go down the drain even with a garbage disposal, I guess because solids shouldn’t go down the drain. But we put a shit ton of solids down the drain through the toilet and that seems to be fine. Does the toilet go to a different sewage pipe then the sink? Or does shit have different properties that make it dissolve better?

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    Yeah, grease is a big deal. After things like bacon, drain the fat into the trash (or into a bowl and later the trash), then wash in the sink. This minimizes how much grease is entering your pipes and thus vastly reducing the need to unclog your pipes.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 day ago

      It’s either Japan or Korea, I can’t remember.

      But they have a powder that you sprinkle a little on used cooking grease. And it solidifies into a non sticky plastic like chunk that’s easy to dispose of in the trash.

      But bacon grease? Chile just put that in a mason jar, you don’t waste bacon fat…

      • SolOrion@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        22 hours ago

        It’s not unique to Japan/Korea, you can definitely get it in the US. Fryaway is at least one brand of it, but I’d be shocked if you couldn’t get others.