Right, so the kitchen started smelling a bit funky the other day. You know how it gets after cooking fish or maybe leaving the trash a bit too long. It just hangs in the air. I hate that. Couldn’t stand it, really. I needed something to soak up those smells.
I didn’t want to buy some fancy spray thing full of chemicals. I remembered folks talking about simple stuff working just as well. So I decided to try making my own little odor absorber thingy. Seemed easy enough.
Here’s What I Did
First off, I looked around for supplies. Didn’t need much, which was great.
- Grabbed an old glass jar, like one from jam or pickles. Cleaned it out properly, of course.
- Found the baking soda box in the pantry. That stuff is supposed to be good for smells, right?
- Needed a lid, but one that lets air through. The jar’s metal lid was solid. So, I took a nail and carefully poked a bunch of holes in it. Made like a shaker top, basically. Could’ve used cheesecloth and a rubber band too, I suppose, but poking holes felt more permanent.
Putting it together was dead simple.
I just poured a good amount of baking soda into the clean jar. Filled it maybe halfway, or a bit more. Didn’t measure exactly, just eyeballed it. Some people add essential oils, like lemon or lavender, for a nice scent. I thought about it, but decided against it this time. Wanted pure odor removal first.
Then, I screwed the hole-poked lid back onto the jar. That was it. Seriously, took like five minutes, maybe less.
Sticking it in the Kitchen
I needed to figure out the best spot. Smells seem to hang around the sink and the trash can the most, right? So I put my little DIY absorber jar on the counter, kind of tucked away near the trash bin. Not right in your face, but close enough to the action.
So, Did It Actually Work?
Yeah, surprisingly well, actually. It wasn’t instant magic, don’t get me wrong. But after a few hours, I definitely noticed the air felt cleaner. That lingering fishy smell from the night before was pretty much gone by the next morning.
It’s not a powerhouse, mind you. If you burn something badly, this little jar won’t suck it all up immediately. But for those everyday, annoying kitchen odors, it does a decent job keeping things neutral.
I reckon I’ll have to change the baking soda every month or two. When it stops working, just dump the old stuff (apparently it’s good for cleaning drains too?) and refill. Easy peasy.
So yeah, that was my little project. Cheap, easy, no weird chemicals, and it actually helped with the kitchen smells. Pretty happy with how it turned out.
