Kitchen smells getting you down? If you have ever actually used your kitchen, then you’ve run into this problem. We all have.
For whatever reason, you have tried to clean and sanitize but the smells still linger. Instead of doing it all over again, try these tricks to make your kitchen smell great in no time and keep it smelling that way!
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First things first, you can’t get rid of smells if the offending junk is still around.
Empty out your trash can, throw away old food from the fridge, make sure there isn’t an onion or potato rotting in the pantry. Just do a full sweep of the area and get the crud out of the room.
It is so basic, but oftentimes we get caught up in the symptoms (i.e. the smell) that we don’t look at the source of the odor.
Let me tell you a short story… I had this awful smell around my sink area, I thought it may be the sink itself or the disposal. I used bleach, didn’t work. Baking soda, didn’t work. Peroxide, didn’t work. Lemons, didn’t work. Soap, didn’t work. Nothing was working!
Turns out, it wasn’t the sink at all. It was a small potted plant on the window sill above the sink. The roots had gotten some kind of mold on them, and they smelled like rotten eggs. I just cleaned and refreshed the pot and my problems were solved. It took about 5 minutes. I did all of that extra work when all I needed to do was look for the right source.
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Make things easier on yourself and get the equipment you need before you begin. Kitchens are pretty easy to clean if you have basic items.
You need something to wipe/clean with, bags to put stuff in, water, and a cleaning solution. There are so many preferences out there for each of these that I couldn’t possible go over each one, so I’ll just put my favorites down here.
I’m a sponge, paper towel and scrub brush girl. I just could never get used to using a dish cloth, though sometimes I will use a hand towel to wipe the fridge doors down.
Sometimes these items can even do the job for you. For example, if you have baked on food stuck to your stove or countertop, add warm, soapy water to a few paper towels and sit them right on top of the mess. Just leave it on there for 20 minutes, and when the time is up, you simply wipe it off and toss the mess. Super simple and efficient. No hard scrubbing needed.
I like to have two types of bags around, the plastic grocery bags from any store and large trash can bags. The small grocery bags are good for wrapping up items you know are typical odor makers, like meat trays, peels and cuttings from cooking, and when throwing away leftovers. If you put these items in the bags before you toss them and you won’t have to worry about smelling them every time you open the trash can lid.
For the longest time I used the economy type kitchen trash bags in my trash can until recently when a friend turned me onto something better. A bag that holds the smell in and keeps the overall smell under control so well that it seems like I started cleaning my trash can every day!
They’re the Glad Kitchen Pro trash bags. They are a kitchen bag version of those strong black outdoor bags, and they’re scented with Febreze which keeps the smells under control!
Because of double-bag protection, you don’t have to worry about leaks and items poking through the sides as you carry the bag to your outdoor trash can. If you look at them up close, you can even see the double layer protection. They even have Febreze odor neutralization which helps with bad smells.
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I feel like these have made a huge difference since I started using them! They are way better at keeping smells under control than regular single layer kitchen trash bags.
This is the main one that has a thousand-million-trillion different options. But the simplest option works wonder – just use a little dish soap and white vinegar for a cost-effective cleaning combo that also neutralizes odors.
You can get a jug of vinegar at the grocery store for a few bucks, and it will last you for a few months, depending on how often you clean. The same goes for dish soap.
When you have the right tools for the job, you can remove yucky smells from your kitchen in no time.
Just make sure you have plenty of what you need ready before you begin, so you don’t have to break your momentum. Nothing makes a job take forever like running out of supplies!
These are a few of the tricks I either use or have seen that really do work to keep your kitchen smelling nice.
Don’t wait until the smells are overwhelming you before you try these tips. Try at least one of them today and see if it works for you.
Here’s to a much better smelling kitchen in your home!
Source: https://gardencourte.com
Categories: Kitchens
This post was last modified on 08/10/2023 17:08
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