Vegetables

Can I put pumpkin skin in the disposer?

A food waste disposer, also known as a garbage disposal, grinds scraps right in the sink: here is what happens with pumpkin skin.

Pumpkin skin

Yes, with the 750, 1000 and LC 50 models.

Small pieces

  • 460 SR: not suitable
  • 550 EC: not suitable
  • 550 SR: not suitable
  • 700 EC: not suitable
  • 700 SR: not suitable
  • 750 EC: suitable
  • 750 SR: suitable
  • 1000 EC: suitable
  • 1000 SR: suitable
  • LC 50: suitable

suitablecrossed out: not suitable

Cold water, a little at a time, mixed loads.Food scraps only. Never fats or oils, never anything that isn't food.

How it behaves in the disposer

Pumpkin skin is not hard but thin and slippery, and the plate tends to push it aside instead of catching it. Only the top-range models get particles this fine: with the basic ones the residue stops earlier. Pumpkin skin is very hard and thick: cut it into small pieces and feed it in a little at a time, on the top models only. With that one precaution it becomes an ordinary scrap. If you produce a lot of it, it is worth checking your water utility’s rules.

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