WAYS TO CLEAN SMELLY PLASTICWARES ESPECIALLY FOOD KEEPERS;
Even if you are making a transition to glass containers for your lunches and leftovers, chances are you still have a small stockpile of plastic food keepers in your kitchen. And no matter how thoroughly you scrub them, there comes a point where they start to smell a little...stale. If you have any plastic food keepers that could use a little spring cleaning, here are six ideas to freshen them up — without resorting to harsh chemicals.
Always start by giving your food keeper a good scrub with soap and hot water. Then try one of these methods to get rid of lingering odors.
• Newspaper: Crumple newspaper and stuff it into the food keeper. Snap on the lid and leave it overnight or longer.
• Charcoal: Place a piece of charcoal in the food keeper. Seal shut and let sit until the odor has been absorbed.
• Baking soda: Make a paste of baking soda and water and rub over the interior of the food keeper. Let it sit for a day or two and wash off. Repeat if necessary.
• Lemon: Rinse food keeper with lemon juice or rub a cut lemon over the interior surface.
• Coffee grounds: Place used coffee grounds (wet or dry) in the food keeper and let sit until odor is gone.
• Sunshine: Place your food keeper outside on a sunny day to simultaneously air them out and take advantage of the odor-fighting power of the sun.
Even if you are making a transition to glass containers for your lunches and leftovers, chances are you still have a small stockpile of plastic food keepers in your kitchen. And no matter how thoroughly you scrub them, there comes a point where they start to smell a little...stale. If you have any plastic food keepers that could use a little spring cleaning, here are six ideas to freshen them up — without resorting to harsh chemicals.
Always start by giving your food keeper a good scrub with soap and hot water. Then try one of these methods to get rid of lingering odors.
• Newspaper: Crumple newspaper and stuff it into the food keeper. Snap on the lid and leave it overnight or longer.
• Charcoal: Place a piece of charcoal in the food keeper. Seal shut and let sit until the odor has been absorbed.
• Baking soda: Make a paste of baking soda and water and rub over the interior of the food keeper. Let it sit for a day or two and wash off. Repeat if necessary.
• Lemon: Rinse food keeper with lemon juice or rub a cut lemon over the interior surface.
• Coffee grounds: Place used coffee grounds (wet or dry) in the food keeper and let sit until odor is gone.
• Sunshine: Place your food keeper outside on a sunny day to simultaneously air them out and take advantage of the odor-fighting power of the sun.
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