Whenever I’m in doubt about cleaning, I try sprinkling a good amount of baking soda and then pouring copious amounts of vinegar, then letting it do its thing. It’s an inexpensive experiment to try and could solve your problem.
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beaubbe@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Dunk it in vinegar overnight. It will kill bacterias, and the smell of vinegar itself will go away pretty quickly.
QubaXR@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Baking soda works, vinegar works. When you mix them together it’s just salty water. It does nothing.
QubaXR@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Doesn’t the bubbly reaction do anything? It sure looks impressive.
Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Yeah. The acid in the vinegar is what gives it cleaning power. The base in the baking soda gives it cleaning power. They each will clean different things. When you mix them you get an acid base reaction which makes water, co2, and a salt. None of those have good cleaning properties in that situation.
Jck2905@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I can 2nd this advice. Vinegar will basically get rid of any smell I’ve ran into.
eltrain123@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Same same. I had a thermos I accidentally left hot cocoa (made with milk) in for about 6 months when it fell behind my car seat. I thought I was going to have to throw it out because it smelled so horribly rancid. I booked some water and flushed it out and used white vinegar for a few overnight soaks and it got the smell out. Like a brand new thermos…