4. Food is for Your Mouth, Not Your Drain!
Fats, oil and grease make your food tasty. They are also horrible for your drain. It’s even worse when it’s cold, making it more likely that oily substance will clog your drain. Rice, and any food substance that expands with water, is also a bad idea to pour in the drain. Even a heavy-duty garbage disposal shouldn’t be used to grind hard to stringy substances.
See also: 4 Things You Put In Your Garbage Disposal That Destroys It