Strange Smells in the Kitchen

Have you ever walked into your home only to have the immediate thought of, “Oh my goodness, what is that smell?” When your house smells, it can be hard to focus on anything other than the nagging thought of, “Where is that smell coming from?” until the problem is resolved. 

Well, it’s likely coming from somewhere in your kitchen. Today's tips are going to discuss the most common kitchen smells and how to get rid of them. Keep this episode bookmarked, so next time you are greeted by an offending smell in the house, you can go straight to the list of most common offenders instead of walking around the house like a bloodhound dog trying to sniff out where the smell is coming from.

During your search for the source, mask the smell in the meantime with these 6 Easy Air Fresheners You Can Make at Home Right Now. 

Kitchen smell culprit #1: Garbage can

The first, most obvious place to check when your home smells is the garbage can. In my personal experience, I would say that about 75% of all kitchen smells come from nasty garbage cans. If your garbage smells, this is usually a relatively easy fix. First, take the garbage out (as in all the way out of the house, not just outside the door). Taking the extra 50 steps to put the smelly garbage in the outdoor receptacle will prevent the garbage smell from infecting any other area of your house. Once the trash itself is removed, you may still have a smelly garbage can. This usually happens when the trash bag leaks and food or liquid collect in the bottom of the trash can. Treat garbage can smells by rinsing out the can using the sprayer on your kitchen sink, or by taking the can into your shower, then spraying the inside of the garbage can with vinegar or surface cleaner. Let the cleaner sit for a few seconds, then wipe the garbage can dry. Let it air dry for about 20 minutes to let all the moisture dry before putting a new trash bag in the can, and you should be good to go.

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Kitchen smell culprit #2: Garbage disposal

If you put food down your garbage disposal, at some point you are going to have garbage disposal smells. The good news is that this is very easy to find and fix. You can identify garbage disposal smells by sticking your nose near the sink...

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