5 Ways to Get Rid of Refrigerator Odors
By PositiveMed-Team
Edited By Stephanie Dawson
We all go have occasional bad odors from our fridge. It’s necessary to keep your fridge clean and odor-free to ensure healthy living.
Here are some ways to keep your fridge clean and odor-free:
1. First- Clean Your Fridge
The first step in getting rid of bad smells in your fridge is to clean it. Turn it off and take everything out. Keep food items in a cooler while your fridge is defrosting. Once your fridge is empty prepare a mixture of ½ cup baking soda with some warm water, dissolve it and make a paste. Remove all shelves, bins, drawers, and other removable parts. Wash your fridge with this thick paste and let it dry before you place your items back in it. This will clean all the stains in your fridge and remove odors.
2. Deodorize your Fridge
Once you clean your fridge the second step is to deodorize. You can make use of baking soda. Take a package of baking soda and spread it over a baking sheet and place in your fridge. For the odors to be completely gone keep in your fridge for 24 hours. You can also keep an open box of baking soda inside your fridge to avoid odors.
3. Other Ingredients to remove odor
Coffee is well known for absorbing smells effectively. You can keep ground coffee in your refrigerator on a plate for 24 hours. You can also use vinegar in a bowl and placed in your fridge to absorb bad odors. Mixing some water with white vinegar can help clean the fridge and keep it odor-free. Oats, charcoal, vanilla, and orange are some other elements that can help remove odors from your refrigerator. Using vanilla extract soaked in cotton balls will make your fridge smell fresh.
4. Onion
Onions can be a useful product to eliminate bad odors from your fridge. Empty your fridge and slice an onion, put them in your fridge overnight. Onions have odor-absorbing properties. In the morning, keep the door of your fridge open for a while before using it again. Lemon can also be used.
5. Ensure maximum circulation
Make sure that the cold air is regularly circulated in your fridge. Keep a regular check on the food items inside and remove spoiled or rotten food right away. This will keep your fridge clean and odor-free also. Defrost from time to time to avoid the bad odors that get mixed with ice found in the freezer. Keep your drip tray clean, the tray just below your freezer which contains the dirty water from it. Keeping it clean will ensure proper working of your fridge. Vacuum the coils in the back and underneath in front every 3 months, do it with the change of season to help you remember. All these things will keep your fridge odor-free and help you preserve your food items for a longer period of time.
