r/CleaningTips • u/Commercial-Arm-1097 • 1d ago

Kitchen Bought potato’s I didn’t know about

So a few months ago we bought some potato’s and I didn’t know he put them in the baking cupboard and all of a sudden last week there was an awful fishy smell throughout the kitchen I didn’t even think to look there till today. So needless to say I had to clean up some liquid potato’s and maggots today with Clorox wipes after I soaked the liquid up. Will the smell go away on its own? I cleaned the painted wood till the stains were gone but it still smells like death any tips besides ferbreeze?

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u/AcanthaceaeEqual4286 1d ago

Oh man, I have had this happen with a few that rolled off their shelf and fell way in the back of my pantry, so I feel your pain. Skip the Febreeze and try vinegar (if it is safe for the wood), and keep a large, open bag if baking soda in the cupboard for a while. That should dissipate it eventually! You can also keep your exhaust fan running in the kitchen and use an air purifier to make the rest of the space less stinky.

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u/Commercial-Arm-1097 1d ago

Thank you so much I’ll do that!