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how to get rid of spoiled food smell in refrigerator

9 replies

skeelo · 30/08/2016 17:01

By mistake i managed to leave some fish in our fridge for way too long and it ended up smelling the whole fridge out. I threw the fish away and gave the fridge a good clean but there is still a horrid odour that you can smell everytime you open the fridge. how to get rid of spoiled food smell in refrigerator?

Thanks

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freetrampolineforall · 30/08/2016 17:06

Little bowl of bicarbonate of soda but I'm guessing a big clean is probably necessary too.

spiderbabymum · 30/08/2016 17:52

Ground coffee in a bowl

lightcola · 30/08/2016 18:09

I second bicarbonate

PigletJohn · 31/08/2016 11:54

you can sponge down the inside with neat WUL or a strong solution of bicarb. Don't wipe it off, leave it to dry on, and leave it open to air. You can clean it off next time you clean the fridge.

I would avoid lemon-scented or similar as I find the smell too strong and clingy.

Eidel · 02/09/2016 14:47

Try these fridge deordourizers just stick one in your fridge and leave it for a couple of hours

howcomes · 03/09/2016 03:09

Just open a tub of bicarb of soda and leave it in your fridge to absorb odours.

Ditsy4 · 03/09/2016 03:18

Yep bi carb as it absorbs smells.

Caipora · 03/09/2016 03:25

Either bicarb or coffee. Both work.

ladydoer · 06/09/2016 09:19

I clean the fridge with a mixture of lemon juice and water, wait to dry - and the smell is gone.

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