This is a page about cleaning rotten meat odors from a refrigerator. A power outage or a fridge that stops working can result in spoiled food.
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My smelly fridge, has been wiped with soda powder, but still smells. I need help coming up with something more to do.
I'm looking for some magical remedy to get rid of a horrendous smell that permeated our "new" refrigerator while it was in the garage, courtesy of the previous homeowners.
I did a stupid thing and turned the fridge off and the fish thawed. Yikes, the smell is awful. What do I do now? Do I need to buy a new fridge? The stench is putrid.
How do you remove odor from a refrigerator? The power went off while we were away and the contents of the refrigerator spoiled.
I was on a 2 week vacation when my side by side refrigerator/freezer went out. When I returned I cleaned it out, but it still smells and the linoleum floor and subfloor smell of rotten blood.
Recently my husband and I returned home after a few weeks away. The thermostat in our refrigerator had blown some time while we were away.
