A kitchen is a gathering place. It’s the room in the house where family meals are prepared, where friends congregate, and where memories are made. The last thing you want is for this special and important room to be…stinky.
After cooking things like fish or broccoli, your kitchen might be left a bit on the smelly side. Get rid of unpleasant odors in your kitchen with these 10 awesome and easy tips.
Your entire kitchen is going to smell like a little slice of heaven.
1. Place a few drops of vanilla in the oven for that ‘freshly baked’ scent.
Place just a few drops of vanilla into a mug, along with a sprinkle of nutmeg and cinnamon, then place it in the oven. Before long, your entire kitchen (and home!) will be smelling like freshly baked cookies. The full tutorial here.
2. Use oats to remove pungent fridge odors.
Oats are naturally absorbent, so they soak up stinky odors in a flash. Just place a bowl of dry oats in your fridge to help soak up odors in your fridge. This is a great alternative if you don’t have any baking soda.
3. Hide dryer sheets in the garbage can.
Keep your trash can smelling fresh by placing a few dryer sheets at the bottom before placing in the bag. Although it’s not going to mask the inevitable stinky trash smell, it will definitely help.
4. Roast coffee beans in the oven.
Prefer the smell of fresh coffee over baked goods? Throw a few coffee beans onto a coffee sheet and put them in a 500-degree oven for five to seven minutes. Your entire home will have that delicious coffee shop smell.
5. If you’d like something more decorative, make coffee bean votives.
Place coffee beans in a dish, along with a votive, and you instantly have a coffee-scented candle. Coffee grinds work too, but let’s face it, they just aren’t as pretty. Want step-by-step instructions? You can find them here.
6. White vinegar can help get rid of that ‘fried food’ smell.
Fried foods are delicious. However, cooking them, you can be left with a pretty heavy scent lingering around the kitchen. After cleaning up the kitchen, simmer one cup of vinegar and one cup of water in a pot for a few minutes, and the odor should dissipate.
7. Lemon wedges are great for deodorizing garbage disposals.
Give the garbage disposal a quick rinse, then grind lemon wedges, along with some ice, to get rid of odors and sharpen the blades. For extra odor removal, you can place baking soda and vinegar down the drain to help break up any food that is stuck.
8. Hide cotton balls soaked in vanilla to make it smell like you’ve just baked.
The Little Book of Life Hacks by Yumi Sakugawa has a suggestion to soak cotton balls in pure vanilla extract (no sugar!) and hide them around the kitchen. The aroma will make it seem like you’ve just got done baking a fresh batch of cookies.
9. Rid your dishwasher of musty smells with baking soda and vinegar.
Over time, dishwashers can have a bit of a mildewy, musty smell. Thankfully, it’s super easy to get rid of! One Good Thing by Jillee has a great tutorial on how to use vinegar and baking soda during the normal wash cycle to get rid of yucky odors.
10. Bake yummy smelling things!
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Of course, one of the best and most authentic ways to make your home and kitchen smelling fresh and delicious is to bake delicious smelling foods! Make an effort to cook more baked goods like bread and cookies for a yummy smelling home.
