I took the veggies out but I can't get the smell out of the frige!!! Company coming for dinner Friday night. I have used baking soda, lemon juice and vinager. Any other ideas would be life saving. I don't wan't these new friends going home saying The Laubach's are smelly people.lol
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For over 45years I have washed my fridge out with bi-carb-soda disolved in water then rinced with clean water then sprinkled PURE Vanilla Essence on clean cloth & wiped ALL fridge surfaces with it. if u don't like the brown marks left by too much vanilla turn cloth over (or wring out tight)& wipe over marks, do not wash off. If smell is still bad put a little vanilla essence in a cup & leave in Fridge or cut a vanilla Bean in half & leave in fridge (this can get too strong for some people. ALSO use vinilla essence cloth to wipe all other containers & bags still in fridge. Allways bag & box everything in Fridge. Also put wide mouth glass bowels of water in every room & the water will take up the smell empty & wash every 12 hrs or less if the water smells. If you are going to give your friends coffee brew it just before they come. Best of luck.
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27608Buy some Debbie Meyer green bags and put the fresh stuff in them next time. They do work and they will contain the smells. We used to grow broccoli and I know how it stinks. If you turn down the temp on your A/C for a few hours that will help and turn on your ceiling fans or portable fans so the air moves and the A/C will move more air. There are also some fiber pads you can put inside your vents that contain deodorizer and the air will carry the smell around the house. There are several different fragrances to choose from. I know Lowes have them.
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4436We had a horrible odor in our fridge in our new house that just about knocked my brother in law over when he opened up the refrigerator. We took the toilet chemical they use in travel trailers / motorhomes and put some in an aluminum pan in the fridge and it took care of it. I don't remember if it was just a day that we left it in there or if it took a little longer. Good Luck!
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8581779I think I've tried most all of these except the burned coffee or ammonia. I keep baking Soda in fridg all the time. good luck *
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145791Welcome to the Cute community. I use coal to freshen the fridge. If you want to get smells out of the house, put a little Ammonia in a saucer and put in every room. Leave it there for a day and all the smells will be gone. Good luck.
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2516These are great answers (I have heard of coffee grounds) - also - try odor absorbant kitty litter.....fresh of course...lol!!! Sound silly, but, it works!!* Good luck!!!!!
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by dailylaundry
11 Aug 2009
Sorry, I don't mean sprinkle it around...I meant, put it in a pan and let it sit overnight. It is clean and should not come into contract with the food. It will absorb the odors.
96283I would have said Charcoal, too. It really will work.;)
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158718Lots of interesting answers, thanks, I learned a lot! Hugs, Marji
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33451hi my husband is a truck driver and he halls all kinds of stuff one being fresh chicken and let me tell you that STINKS he has to use coffee beans and lemon extract to get the smell out and it has to be all gone or they wount load him till it is so this works well just sprinkle the lemon extract and then set coffee beans in a bowel and by the end of the day it will be gone i also do as blhamblen does ( put cinnamon and also some orange slices and nutmeg and ginger in a pot to simmer they all smell good in the house good luck mary
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by marjialexa
11 Aug 2009
Chicken, ewww, I let chicken from the store get one day too old, whoooooweee! There's a smell I don't want to smell again! Never heard of the lemon & coffee beans, will have to give that a try if I ever need it. Thanks! Marji
4685I keep a box of baking soda in the fridge at all times..have one in the freezer part tooo!! But the charcoal is a sure fire way to get rid of the smell NOW!! Start a pot of cinnamon and water cooking on the stove to make house smell goood when guests arrive!
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by nonmusicmom
11 Aug 2009
I have been saving my orange peels to use with cinnimon sticks to make the house smell good.thanks
by bokkieborduur
12 Aug 2009
Orange peels, onions, and lemon peel all these work if you burn it in the fireplace. Not all together, just one of a kind. Love Marie
31942Hello my name it´s Angelina and i´m from Portugal. Something that takes the smell it´s a piece of coal (let him stay ther) the coal absolve the smell. I now that you have already used the vinager but, cleanup your frige with water and vinager together then put a glass with Vinageron the frig and let him stay ther untill friday.(sorry for mistakes but for a long time I don´t write in english.)I hope it'll help you. It´s what I normally do if I´ve smell in the frige.
Rgs
Angelina
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by iris2006
11 Aug 2009
Your English is very good so don't worry. It is a lot better than my Portugees. :0) By the way Welcome to Cute, hope you like it hear.
by cmdam
11 Aug 2009
Tks a like a lot this community all are very nice. I´m starting a "little embroidery business" and this site help me a lot. The embroidery software it´s very expensive and all the free designs are wellcome.
Tks and rgs
Angelina
P.s.: If your house have a smell burn coffe powder in a frying-pan and go to all the places in the house that have the smell (with the Frying-pan).
2764Burning a candle helps with the house odor. I,too, use baking soda in the frig constantly.
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by nonmusicmom
11 Aug 2009
Cant burn candles that smell because of allergies. But thanks for the tip
2360Try using some charcoal briquets, it worked for me once. My father left for 3 months cleaned and turned off his fridge. When I went over he had not cleaned it out completely and some meat was left in the back and rotted, we live in California and the summers get very hot. So, I cleaned out the fridge and put a plate full of charcoal briquets, I had read it absorbs oders and it worked. Just put some on a plate and put it in your fridge. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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721Had sucess in coolers with balled up newsprint and ground coffee. If it's cool enough at night in your town, perhaps you can air out the house then. (We've been having 90-100 degree temperatures, and I'd guess yours are equally high or higher.
Smell each product in the fridge (butter, milk, etc.) as those may have absorbed the odor. It may have absorbed into the curtains and other fabrics, also, so wash everything.
Sorry, but aside from calling a company to help (one of those that cleans after a fire), I don't know what else to do.
Good luck!
*4u!
Jacqueline
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by nonmusicmom
11 Aug 2009
Thanks. Last night I opened up the house and let all of the celling fans run. It helped but it isn't where I want it to be for company.
70914Wash your fridge out with water (about 1 pint) into which you have added PURE Vanilla Essence.
Then get a packet of Baking soda (bi-carbonate of soda) cut the top off the packet and place the packet in the fridge any odour not removed by the Vanilla will be absorbed by the BCS.
I always keep BCS in my fridge and some people pay much more for it when it is sold as "Fridge Deodorisor"
hnr, M
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by tolgamum
11 Aug 2009
Hi Meg, this is a wonderful deodorant in the fridge isn't it? I don't even dilute the vanilla, but soak a damp Chux in a basin with about 1/2 bottle of pure vanilla. Wring it out and wipe directly all over the fridge interior - Works like a charm every time!
by bokkieborduur
12 Aug 2009
I agree with Meg vanilla will help, even rinse and let stand the empty bottles that you want to re-use like staysoft, or soap bottles for a while with vanilla in it. Love Marie
122864Try this:
Don’t forget to clean the drip tray beneath the refrigerator, and use caution during removal. The drip tray might be dry, but more than likely it contains dirty water. Remove the grill beneath the doors, carefully pull out the drip pan, and dump the contents. Deodorize the drip pan by soaking it in baking soda and water after cleaning.
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