| The first kitchen I ever had a part in the technical | | | | the Tank Engine down to here the cool noise, and |
| design of, was my own, it was the start of the love | | | | well the possibilities of his retrieval method was of |
| affair I have with well designed kitchens. I thought I | | | | most concern. |
| was going to have fun with the window treatments, | | | | |
| and the dining table, after all, interior design was my | | | | What my kitchen designer recommended was what |
| field. Boy was I wrong, it was the appliances that | | | | they call a Batch Feed Disposal. It has a plug that |
| charmed my socks off! Looking back, I did things in | | | | covers the opening but allows water to pass through |
| that kitchen that I will never do again, without a sign | | | | it, the plug must be in and turned for the power to |
| off of course! | | | | run to the unit. therefore there is zero risk of little |
| | | | fingers intruding on the blades, and it only slows |
| One appliance that had me on the fence was a | | | | down the feed process slightly, and just enough that |
| garbage disposal. I hadn't grown up with one, but had | | | | you have very little risk of losing cutlery or jewelry |
| managed to feed nearly an entire set of cutlery to | | | | or any of the other fun stuff that slips by. |
| one in an apartment I had in college. So even though | | | | I took his advice, and bought the Kitchen Aid Batch |
| the designer was recommending I install one, I was | | | | Feed Disposal. I was so happy for the convenience |
| skeptical. True also is that I was looking at the sweet | | | | and peace of mind it offered, and I recommend the |
| plump fingers on my baby's hands, and the thought | | | | very same unit to my clients today. Batch feeds are |
| of her reaching in at the wrong moment, well it made | | | | made by many manufacturers and they all work fairly |
| me squeeze my eyes shut real fast! | | | | the same way. |
| When I caught my breath the designer gave me a | | | | As with all disposers, the recommendation is that you |
| little lesson in batch feed vs. continuous. Most people | | | | use cold running water and do put bones down. It's |
| have continuous feed disposers with the black plastic | | | | generally thought that this does the best job of |
| flaps that give way to the food as it slides through | | | | preventing grease from buuilding up and clogging the |
| the opening. This type usually has a switch on the | | | | waste line. Check with your town before installing |
| backsplash or countertop that you simply flip as you | | | | one, as not all municipalities allow them, and if you are |
| are feeding the unit, it can run this way at any time, | | | | on a septic system check into the special enzyme |
| and if you drop a knife or spoon it's going in! I know | | | | treatments to assist in the decomposition of the |
| it's a longshot but as a young mom, I could just | | | | food matter. |
| envision my for year old son chucking his Thomas | | | | |