"Baking soda, vinegar, and lemon are kitchen cleaning staples. We even compiled an extensive list of common ingredients that can help your kitchen smell better. Apple slices in a simmer pot made the list. They're also good at eliminating garlic breath. Overwhelming smells in the home can be eliminated by apples on their own, not just simmering in a pot."
"A few apple slices placed in bowls near the source of the odor are all it takes. A radio DJ from 99.9 KTDY said they had left chicken in the garbage over a weekend. When they returned, the house smelled rotten. When they asked for help on air, a listener suggested the apple trick after commercial cleaners failed. The result was the near total elimination of the smell in just a couple of days."
A leaking sink can cause stagnant water and persistent cabinet odors. Sliced apples, used as halves or quarters, absorb and replace unpleasant smells with a fresh apple scent as they decay. Apples should not be left longer than 48 hours to prevent creating rotten-fruit odors; replace slices every other day to sustain the scent. Apple slices placed in bowls near odor sources can neutralize smoke, garbage, and kitchen smells, and apple simmer pots add fragrance and combat smells like garlic breath. Baking soda, vinegar, and lemon remain effective natural cleaning staples for broader odor control.
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