Food waste shredder

Living in the modern world, humanity every day invents more and more new tools that help free us from domestic work. Today, no one is surprised by the presence of a washing machine, microwave oven, food processor, vacuum cleaner and other household appliances. But being a modern person means not just using the latest equipment, it also means saving the environment.

So, already for a long time in the world market the food shredder has been a huge success, and it's easier - a recycling machine or disposer( from English dispose - to liquidate).Let's figure out what it is, and whether it is needed in our household.

A bit of history - how the

food waste shredder appeared The American dispenser John Hames owes his birth to a dispopillator. He really did not like that the wife discards the leftovers of food in the trash can, which then emits a fetid spirit. But even this is not the worst thing. The smell emanating from the decaying food, attracted mice, cockroaches and other insects. And one fine day in 1927, John Hames invented a kitchen shredder!

After 10 years, John was already the founder of the company In-Sink-Erator, which began to manufacture shredders for washing on an industrial scale. However, the US government was extremely negative about this invention, referring to the fact that waste of this kind worsens the sewerage and damages the environment. To ensure that the business did not fall apart, John insisted that the US Health Agency conduct research on his work. So, in the early 50's, John Hames got what allowed him to realize his "American dream" and become one of the richest people - America's Healthcare recommendation to use a disposer, since it has a beneficial effect on the sewer system. Since then, practically every American house has a kitchen chopper for washing.

How does the dispowerer

? What is the disposer

? The utilization of food waste, the same disposer is first and foremost an electrical appliance, which is installed under the kitchen sink and connected to the sewer system thanks to a drain hole. It is a chamber in which the remains of food are converted into a powder mass and washed with cold water into a sewer pipe. Specialists noted that this kind of powder mass perfectly cleans sewage pipes from fat.

Food waste shredder photo

If you follow the path of a specific food waste, for example, a cherry bones, it will look like this:

first the bone enters the chamber, at the bottom of which there is a metal disk( its rotation speed is 1450 rpm);
centrifugal force sends our bone to the wall of the chamber, which looks like a self-sharpening grater;
thanks to another device in the chamber - freely rotating cams that crush solid waste and triturate the waste on the grater's wall, our bone turns into a powder;
the flow of water from the faucet rinses the remains from the stone into the drain.

Food Disposal Disposer

Kinds of kitchen waste shredders

The kitchen shredder for food waste is divided into two types:

with continuous waste loading - the machine is first started and then the food waste falls into it;
batch waste loading - a small portion of waste is loaded into the chamber, and then the mechanism is turned on.

Costs for using the

Dispouter When you decide to install a kitchen shredder, you probably also had to think about the costs of electricity and water.

Actually, the dispouter's operation will cost you as much as a 100-watt light bulb operating for an hour, and about 3 liters of water per family member will be spent.

An important advantage of having a dishwasher in the kitchen sink is that shredded food waste, as studies have shown, are able to clean the walls of sewer pipes from greasy plaque. In particular, small bones possess this property. Therefore, we can say that the chopper even saves your expenses, as there is no need to clean the sewer. This is especially important for those who live in a private house and have a separate septic tank - it will not be hammered and it will not need to be pumped out and cleaned, which often happens in domestic drainage pits.

How to use food shredder

A great advantage of a food waste recycler is that it is very easy to handle. You can even bring your children to help in the kitchen. And believe me, this will give them pleasure!

Stages of operation of a continuous feed dispenser:

turn on cold water;
click on the button to make the shredder turn on;
discard the waste in the washer hole;
when you hear the sound of the running motor in the "idle", turn off the disposer;
flush the sewer for about 10 seconds and you can load the chopper again.

To start working with a batch dispenser, first we load the waste, and then the mechanism is activated by pressing the button.

Kitchen waste shredder for cleaning

Recommendations for working with a kitchen chopper - what you can and can not do

Of course, like any household appliance, the shredder has its own peculiarities in use. There are scraps that can be broken up in the disposer, but there are those that are not recommended and generally not allowed.

Let's start with a list of what can be crushed in it:

cleaning and peel of vegetables, fruits;
crusts of watermelon and melon;
bones from fruit;
nuts;
seeds;
fish;
eggshell;
small bones of chicken and meat;
pasta;
paper disposable towels, napkins;
cigarette butts;
rice, buckwheat, etc.;
bread and so on.

It is not recommended to throw food waste into the kitchen chopper:

large meat bones;
corn cobs;
the onion husk;
large scale fish in large quantities;
shells of large marine animals;
polyethylene;
thread;
rags;
metal objects;
to drain the fat.

But even getting banned waste is not likely to spoil the disposer with a high probability. The protective device will work. However, after this, you will most likely have to call the master to clean the clogged device.

Food waste shredder for kitchen sink

Price of pleasure, choice and installation questions, manufacturers of dispotters

The price policy for a kitchen shredder ranges from $ 200- $ 600 US dollars. The final cost of the dispositor is affected by its power, used materials and the manufacturer. Also there are utilizers for restaurants, public canteens, bars.

The installation of a food waste shredder varies around $ 40 dollars. But if you do not want to overpay, and at the same time are confident that you will cope with the task of how to connect the shredder yourself, then you can use the instruction. The main thing is that the drain hole in the sink should be approximately 90mm in diameter. For connection to the mains, it is best to use a specially equipped outlet. If the dispenser kit includes a pneumatic button, it can be placed next to the sink.

But it's best to entrust the whole process to the master. This will protect you in the event of a malfunction of the device due to a possible marriage. If you install yourself at the reception point, you can say that the failure occurred because you incorrectly connected it.

Food washer shredder

The most popular brands of the dispositor are IN-SINK-ERATOR( ISE), FRIGIDAIRE, HYDROMAID, WHIRLPOOL, BOSCH-SIEMENS.

In order to understand how to choose a food waste shredder, you need to consider how many people live with you, how often you will use it. If you live 3 -4 people and only for large holidays of food waste is really a lot, then do not spend money on expensive models. If you have every day a sell-out for waste, then you should think about purchasing a model with more power, so that the process of processing will not take too long.

It is up to you to buy a food waste shredder or not. Perhaps, when in our country the production of mineral fertilizers from food waste will be put on stream, as it is done in Finland, the disposer will not be needed. Now, its availability is an opportunity to spend more time in the circle of his family and friends, without wasting on household trivia.