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HELP...Smelly freezer!

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Eggybreadwithnuts · 02/05/2026 19:57

Moved house and a real str9ng garlic smell in freezer. Past owner left a tub of bicarb of soda in there so they knew it was smelly.

Need to prob switch off and clean it thoroughly. But with what?

Any ideas please?

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Eggybreadwithnuts · 02/05/2026 22:54

Anyone

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ShakyBake · 02/05/2026 23:32

How about a new freezer?

RedTulip86 · 02/05/2026 23:53

Vinegar absorbs smell

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Eggybreadwithnuts · 03/05/2026 04:18

Its an intergrated one and literally brand new.

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Trallers · 03/05/2026 04:35

I'd clean with lemon juice and dish detergent (lemon breaks down garlic smell), then put multiple bicarb boxed in to deal with any remaining smell. It'll get there eventually.

trainedopossum · 03/05/2026 04:47

DH turned off the fridge by mistake before we went away for two weeks and even after being emptied and cleaned it still stank. I’m pretty sure I tried leaving bicarb inside. I put some open jars of ground coffee in and that sorted it. (Only works if you don’t mind the smell of ground coffee for a while, but that eventually goes.)

Eggybreadwithnuts · 04/05/2026 09:44

trainedopossum · 03/05/2026 04:47

DH turned off the fridge by mistake before we went away for two weeks and even after being emptied and cleaned it still stank. I’m pretty sure I tried leaving bicarb inside. I put some open jars of ground coffee in and that sorted it. (Only works if you don’t mind the smell of ground coffee for a while, but that eventually goes.)

@trainedopossum ground as in ground beans????

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trainedopossum · 04/05/2026 13:09

Eggybreadwithnuts · 04/05/2026 09:44

@trainedopossum ground as in ground beans????

Yes

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