Fridge Smells: How to Get Rid of the Worst of Them by:Tara Aronson

When it comes to fridge smells, it's hard to think of anything worse than the juices

of formerly fresh crab making their way into the refrigerator's innards. Ew!

That said, the first step for getting rid of even the mildest smells (if there is such a thing) is to clean up what you can and get rid of what's left.

Now let's go with one of the simplest remedies I know for smell-busting: the three-day newspaper (or charcoal or coffee grounds) treatment. It's also one of the most effective in my experience.

Start by taking everything out of it and the freezer one more time, the wipe down the doors and shelves. Fill both with coffee grounds or activated charcoal in foil or shallow dishes, or stuff the shelves full of crumpled newspapers. (This task is a heck of a lot easier than the deep cleaning you did the first time.)

Then close the doors and don't open them for at least three days. Repeat this treatment if you need to.

About the author

Tara has appeared in numerous magazine, newspaper and online articles featuring her lifestyle, organizing and cleaning expertise in addition to writing her twice-monthly column, Coming Clean in the San Francisco Chronicle. Tara is also regularly a guest expert on news, feature, and talk-show programs across the country. She most recently appeared on the "Rachael Ray" Daytime talk show Feb. 4, 2009, in New York City. Tara appeared as the guest expert on Human Lab: Laundry.In addition, Tara also puts her well-tuned journalistic skills to use on the road, writing travel articles about her as frequent as possible road trips to venues across the United States and abroad. Tara is a proud mom to three who cleans and writes in West Los Angeles.

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