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A couple of my favorite new item todos: First thing I do with a trash can is drill some holes a few inches from the bottom. When the bag is full the holes will

by Cerium 5y ago

A couple of my favorite new item todos: First thing I do with a trash can is drill some holes a few inches from the bottom. When the bag is full the holes will let in some air and make bag removal much easier. Keep the holes away from the bottom to reduce the risk of a broken bag leaking any spilled liquids. The containers of salt I buy have the classic flip top aluminum pour spout. The tip of the spout can be bent away from the lid to aid in opening and reduce the risk of fingernail injury.

dylanz 5y ago
Those are both great tips! I bought a trash can (a Nordic brand) recently and it did have holes in the bottom. I actually noticed how easy it was to pull the bag out. No suction. In regard to salt, I recommend getting a salt pig! I just got one recently. If you cook a lot the ease of access is great.
micromacrofoot 5y ago
there is something beautiful in the variety of ways a simple trashcan can be drilled and cut up; custom drain-holes must have so much variation; what’s the average volume of liquid garbage people are willing to tolerate before it overflows
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  Variation yes but I don't know about functional variation. I'd think the answers to liquid tolerance are either "no holes at all" or "holes at least 10cm up" with basically no need for any other categories.
  - fho 5y ago
    You have liquid building up in your trashcan that high (ie ... ~10/2=5cm?).
    - Dylan16807 5y ago
      Well I can't think of any reason to push it and cut really low. Give yourself a hand width and then go for the hole punch. That's only a few percent of the way up. The point is, if you're trying to contain some amount of fluid, you cut pretty near but not entirely near the bottom. If you want a waterproof container, you don't cut at all. That's about it. Nobody's going to vary the location for functional reasons. And don't get too hung up on my example number.

by Cerium 5y ago

dylanz 5y ago

Those are both great tips! I bought a trash can (a Nordic brand) recently and it did have holes in the bottom. I actually noticed how easy it was to pull the bag out. No suction. In regard to salt, I recommend getting a salt pig! I just got one recently. If you cook a lot the ease of access is great.

micromacrofoot 5y ago

there is something beautiful in the variety of ways a simple trashcan can be drilled and cut up; custom drain-holes must have so much variation; what’s the average volume of liquid garbage people are willing to tolerate before it overflows

Dylan16807 5y ago
Variation yes but I don't know about functional variation. I'd think the answers to liquid tolerance are either "no holes at all" or "holes at least 10cm up" with basically no need for any other categories.
- fho 5y ago
  You have liquid building up in your trashcan that high (ie ... ~10/2=5cm?).
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    Well I can't think of any reason to push it and cut really low. Give yourself a hand width and then go for the hole punch. That's only a few percent of the way up. The point is, if you're trying to contain some amount of fluid, you cut pretty near but not entirely near the bottom. If you want a waterproof container, you don't cut at all. That's about it. Nobody's going to vary the location for functional reasons. And don't get too hung up on my example number.