If you use it properly, the disposal itself is generally remarkably self-cleaning. The exception is the splash guard.

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Fill the canner and jars with hot (not boiling) water to 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Boil 11 minutes when at Minnesota altitudes. At higher elevations, boil 1 additional minute for each ...