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Comments (21)I posted my $2600 1970 kitchen remodel on RMS a few days ago. I kept the same cabinets, added mouldings, painted and glazed them. They now look like more expensive maple or birch cabinets. Last Fall, I asked for suggestions of what I should do with it. I thought I would post it and show what I ended up doing. I hoped people would like it, but I also really wanted to help other people and show that you can use what you already have and have a nice looking kitchen. Many of the kitchens are gorgeous but we don't all have the funds nor the home sizes for kitchens like those. It is nice to dream though! If you care to, please check out my kitchen. My HGTV name is lwellen Here is a link that might be useful: Budget DIY remodel of 1970 kitchen for $2600 - AFTER...See MoreAnyone idea what might be wrong with my new Waste King disposal?
Comments (14)Anita, that's too bad that your disposal isn't working as well as you'd like. I guess on the bright side, it has a great warranty, and as a percentage of your total kitchen re-do (SO gorgeous BTW!), it's not so much $$ invested. In my home growing up, we had a batch feed disposal, and it was the only kind I knew until I moved out of the house. I had a rental apartment once with a continuous feed disposal. I never really got used to it, but it's hard to change habits that formed from childhood. In my home now, I have the Kitchenaid 1 hp batch feed, which is actually made by Insinkerator (in their factory in Wisconsin). I think though, that the type of disposal someone prefers is personal taste and how s/he likes to work in a kitchen; there is no right or wrong choice. I agree with Buehl that one of the continuous feed's advantages is that you just feed the disposal continually which is convenient (although my disposal's chamber is so large, I rarely have to run it more than once). A disadvantage of a batch feed is that it takes up A LOT of room under the sink. Having said that, I do feel that the "ick factor"--and this is just MHO--is greater with the continuous feed style cause of the clammy flange. You are either having to push food through the flange with your hand or a utensil (I guess Waste King has a tool just for that purpose), or slide your wrist past its clammy surface to fish something out. Regarding brand, I used to say that Waste King was really great, but I think they have changed recently. About 1-1/2 years ago Waste King moved their manufacturing from the U.S. to China. That likely enabled them to lower their costs significantly to be able to sell a disposal at Costco for $79 when that same model when made in the U.S. used to sell for $179. In that same vein, Waste King used to have an entire page on their website devoted to the fact that their disposals are septic-tank safe. That page is no longer on their website, perhaps because the China-made disposals can no longer do that. There are people on this forum who love their Waste Kings, but I bet they have the older ones that were made in the U.S. Anita, my advice to you is that if your Waste King disposal is REALLY bothering you, switch it out for the Insinkerator Evolution Essential which is also a continuous feed style. Donate your Waste King to Habitat for Humanity, or sell it on Craig's List. I am saying this because you are going to be using the disposal every day, likely several times a day, and if you hate it, why ruin the experience of your lovely new kitchen with an irksome disposal. You already have the switch hook-up, so it wouldn't make sense to change to a batch feed style, and the Insinkerator is a well-made model, and quiet too. Just my $.02. Here is a link that might be useful: Insinkerator Evolution Essential Disposal...See MoreWinter Use of Kitchen Waste while Worm Factory work has slowed
Comments (3)Do you have a balcony/porch? You could save the scraps in a container w. secured lid. Pre-rotting will speed up to get the worms working on it. You could air/let oxygen in once in a while. That will happen anyways when you add new stuff to it. I would use a plastic bag before putting the scraps in the container. This way. the liquid could be drained by cutting a small corner of the bottom w/o making too much of a mess. Put in one spot when feeding and cover with shredded paper. The worms will come to feed when ready....See MoreWhat would be the best use of space for this new kitchen space?
Comments (3)Everything should be to the same scale. What's better, and preferred, is a fully-measured layout with all dimensions clearly labeled of the space under consideration. Please see the New to Kitchens? Read Me First! (2020 Interim) thread for more information. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5972404/new-to-kitchens-read-me-first-2020-interim...See MoreHU-495281588
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