HOW A TRASH CAN WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU PREP

Originally published by Tramontina USA, 2018

Dinner prep gets messy fast. One minute you’re chopping up ingredients for soup and the next you have dirty potato peels creeping onto your cutting board and a pile of onion skins at your feet. You could skirt scraps into a pile next to you or throw everything into the sink. But what if you simply throw your trash away as you cook? And what if you don’t dirty-up the kitchen cabinets while doing it? Pull up a step can trash bin next to you while you prep—it’s all you need to keep your workstation clean. Here’s how they’ll change your prep game and why you need one: 

TIDY COUNTER

It’s important to clean as you go. When your area is clean, you can think more creatively and not worry about accidentally throwing garlic skins into the pan. A trash can at your side, rather than tucked away under the sink or built into a cabinet, makes a big difference. Taking those extra few steps to the trash every five minutes can make you lose your focus and likely drop things on the way. Having a trash bin you can move helps keep your workstation clean. A clean area makes cooking more enjoyable, and you’ll have less to clean up at the end of the meal.

CLEAN KITCHEN

Ever find fingerprints and gross stains all over the trash can lid or on the cabinet under the sink? A step can trash bin solves that problem. You just step on the lever with your foot and the can opens and closes softly, giving you time to get it all in. No sticky hands needed.

LESS SLIP-UPS

Don’t you love taking the trash out only to find that the bag has slipped and the bin is now full of loose junk? Probably not. That’s why you should only be using trash cans with inner liner cans that let you lock the bag into the bin. Less slip-ups, less mess and frustration. 

NO STINK

Trash smells like, well, trash. Instead of taking the trash out every day to deal with the smell or lighting candles to cover the stench, find a trash bin with a freshener system. Each freshener cartridge lasts up to 60 days so you can take the trash out whenever it’s full and not worry about what you’re throwing into the bin. 

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION

You can use these trash cans for more than just trash. Take care of the planet and use them as recycling or composting bins. The smaller 2.5 gallon can is perfect for composting coffee grounds and food scraps, and the 13 gallon is great for recycling big plastic bottles and glass. Check the laws in your state to figure out what you can recycle and compost.

 LOOKS GREAT

We’re all about functionality, but if the tool happens to look great while working we won’t complain. And neither will you! Your trash bin won’t be hidden away in a cabinet, so it needs to look nice and fit in with your kitchen. Tramontina’s trash bins are all stainless steel and their sleek and shiny finish and has a print and stain-free coating. You can even snag them in a few different colors (stainless steel, red stainless steel, charcoal grey stainless steel, blue stainless steel, or bronze stainless steel) to complement your kitchen decor.