What is the purpose of this item in the kitchen?
by
Rosie
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This is next to the kitchen sink. Inside is metal bowl-like that you can take out and it has a lid.
I have no idea what this is supposed to be used for and appreciate if someone can tell me what this is?
food scraps?
Sounds like a bowl to hold veggie & fruit scraps to compost... especially if there is no disposal and even if there is, the peals and seeds are hard on it.
I agree with Dalethomason.
It took forever, but I found some info! Dalethomason is right, it's a compost bowl. Very handy if you have a compost pile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8u9vT5xY8s
Whoops! Sorry, wrong video. Here's the right one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg2l-Lh8pPs
The item you talking about is in fact a scrap bin, so you don't keep running to the garbage. When it's full, or the end of the day, toss the scraps into the garbage, and wash the bin for the next day.
My guess is a garbage bowl.
You Scrape food off plates into it, and then dispose of it all together? or you fill with your cutlery and soapy water to soak clean? Somewhere to keep dish cloths and sponges?
That maybe for garbage
A container for kitchen scraps.....to be emptied often.