You just finished boiling pasta or blanching vegetables, and the steaming pot of water needs to go somewhere. Without a second thought, you pour it straight down the kitchen sink. It seems efficient, ...

We pour all kinds of things down our sinks without thinking twice: the cloudy water left after cooking pasta, baking soda and vinegar mixtures, even straight boiling water. Some of these DIY tricks ...

It can do more damage than you realize. Reviewed by Dietitian Katey Davidson, M.Sc.FN, RD, CPT Pouring boiling water down your drain can damage PVC pipes, weaken pipe joints and crack porcelain sinks.