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How to remove nasty smells in the freezer
June 9, 2009 Filed under Kitchen hygiene and habits
You’ve had an extended power outage and your freezer was full of food that has gone bad and left a nasty lingering odour.
The best way to deal with this is to remove and throw away all the food. Even if individual items don’t smell, there is a food poisoning hazard and no food from the freezer should be eaten. Read more
How to remove nasty smells in the fridge
June 8, 2009 Filed under Kitchen hygiene and habits
If you cut up an onion or garlic and leave it in the fridge, the oniony or garlicky smell can take over and taint other foods in the fridge. Or if you leave something in the fridge for too long and it goes mouldy, other foods will get tainted. Fish is another smell that is hard to shift.
And if you turn the power off and leave the fridge door closed Read more
