How to Eliminate Kitchen Odors - 9 Smell Removal Tips!

How to Eliminate Kitchen Odors for a Clean Smelling Home!

Find out how to eliminate kitchen odors with these easy tips and hacks, so that your kitchen and the entire house can smell clean and fresh.

When it comes to places you do not want to find odd odors, the kitchen falls high on that list. It is also one of the biggest odor offenders in the house.

The kitchen is packed with places that can grow bacteria and harbor odors out of sight. Keeping your kitchen clean is important for the overall health of your family as well as keeping things smelling clean for your own sanity.

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#1. Check the Trash Can

The first place to look when you discover an offending odor in your kitchen is the trash can.

If you are waiting for the bag to fill before taking out the trash, dump your coffee grounds into the trash can instead of your garden of compost to kill the odor.

That being said I would suggest you take out your trash daily if you really want to banish unpleasant smells from your kitchen.

When you change your trash bag, wash out your trash can and allow it to dry. If there is nothing inside your trash can when you remove the bag, you can spray with a disinfectant to kill the odor-causing bacteria for a quicker option.

I also like adding a few drops of tea tree essential oil to paper towels and putting them at the bottom of my trash can to help deodorize the garbage can and keep bad smells at bay.

#2. Eliminate Kitchen Sink Odor By Cleaning the Garbage Disposal Regularly

You can eliminate kitchen sink odor by keeping the garbage disposal clean all the time. This means you need to clean the garbage disposal regularly.

One of the easiest ways to clean the garbage disposal is by putting baking soda into it and running warm water over it to rinse it down and get rid of any lingering smell.

You can also grind up citrus rinds from oranges, lemons or limes and then rinse them down the garbage disposal with warm water.

#3. Keep Your Refrigerator Clean

Cleaning the refrigerator can be one of the least pleasant tasks on your to-do list. However, when left undone it easily takes on an unpleasant smell.

Cleaning the refrigerator can be a challenge because you risk the cleaners leaving behind toxic chemicals that can get into your food.

A great way to kill odor-causing bacteria without introducing harmful chemicals to your food is to clean your refrigerator with peroxide.

When you are done cleaning you can keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator between cleanings.

#4. Keep the Space under Big Appliances Clean

A common odor harboring area of the kitchen is under large appliances. When things spill they make their way to places like under the refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.

These spills decay and grow odor-causing bacteria. Pulling out your large appliances to clean under them can remove unpleasant smells that take hold, particularly in the summer when these areas get warm.

#5. Get Rid of Old Produce

Old produce is a major offender when foul smells become an issue, particularly in the summer.

Empty potato and onion bins along with any other food bins that stay outside of refrigeration and clean them regularly to help your produce last longer and keep bad smells away.

If you walk through your kitchen and smell something but the kitchen looks clean you may need to go on a hunt to find the cause of the odors. Remove everything from the counter and clean counters under them allowing to dry before returning.

#6. Keep the Space under the Sink and other Hidden Areas Clean

Cleaning under the sink where a small leak can lead to damage, mold, and bacteria can be another easy way to hunt down hidden odors.

Once you have cleaned all of the hidden places that harbor unpleasant smells in the kitchen you can make kitchen smell better with basic deodorizing techniques. Cleaning with vinegar or baking soda is a great way to reduce odors in your kitchen.

#7. Eliminate Cooking Smell

Controlling food smells while cooking will help reduce common kitchen odors. Keeping a bowl of vinegar on the stove while cooking fish and other high odor foods can help keep the foul smell under control.

#8. Use an Air Purifier

Consider using an air purifier to get rid of foul kitchen smells. As their name suggests, air purifiers purify the air, removing impurities and odors (including pet smells, smoke and kitchen odors) to make the air we breathe clean and safe.

You can opt for the traditional air purifiers or the more portable air purifiers, which are great for smaller spaces.

#9. Diffuse Essential Oils

Essential oils not only help in removing odors, but they also make your home smell amazing. Just add a few drops of essential oils such as lemon, lemongrass or peppermint in your diffuser and diffuse for about 30 minutes.

Lemon is my favorite odor neutralizing essential oil. I really love the fresh, citrusy, uplifting aroma. With lemon essential oil, you can confidently say bye to foul kitchen smells for good.