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Hello! I think I have possible tried absolutely everything possible. How do I remove the fridge smell?

Also can anyone tell me how to search for posts? I have a few things around the house I have not been able to find answers for but I don’t want to bother anyone if there is already a question about it.


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  • Thank you. I have recently pulled everything our of the fridge and cleaned it with detergent but it did not remove it.

    I am going to try the McLintocks vanilla fridge spray alongside the citrus peels. My fridge should either smell like tarts or cocktails!

    Thank you for the tip on how to search, I will try that.


  • i like to keep the skins and peels of any of my citrus fruits, that would be lemon, grapefruit, pomelo, orange, mandarins, etc and pop them in a opened container, leave this at the top shelf of the fridge, it works well for me, some how it absorbs the smells and give the fridge a nice citrus scent, and when the peels are all dried up, just throw it out and change it up. use fresh citrus fruits if you wish, but peels works well.


  • Every 6 months I take all the glass shelves and the crisper drawers out and give them a good scrub with dishwashing liquid and hot water. It isn’t abrasive so I don’t have to worry about damage, and its a powerful stink remover. You can do it in the bath to minimize mess. For smaller cleans, I use McLintocks Vanilla Fresh spray (found at Coles). It smells like you’ve just baked a tray of vanilla muffins. Works wonderfully inside and outside the fridge


  • There is a search function at the top of the page, put in a few words of the topic you want to find and hopefully it will come up with some article suggestions. I have used the search function to find article before but not sure if it includes the forum or not.

    To keep my fridge from smelling clean it regularly with bi carb Soda and vanilla and even lemon and remember to clear out old food regularly as I find this is the biggest culprit.


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