Getting smell out of fridge

[rustjs1]

I've got a mini-fridge I haven't used in a while and it has had stuff in it for about 6 months. I can't even open it without the smell making me want to vomit. How can I get the smell out so I can use it again?

 

[ctrl+alt+del]

Put a bleach/water solution in a spray bottle and scrub that thing down with a green scouring pad. If bleach doesn't work, try Simple Green. Then when yu are done keep an open box of Arm & Hammer in it to absorb odors.

 

[CaboWabo]

I've got an easier solution. Throw it away and go buy another.

 

[Cheeky Baby]

Just get rid of the body.

If that doesn't work, take the suggestion of just buying another.

 

[wannawinit]

pour some Mr. Clean in a bowl and put in fridge then turn on fridge. Turning it on will circulate the Mr. Clean aroma.....pour the bowl out every day and replace with fresh...after 3 or 4 day it sound be ok. When I went home for Chrismas break one yr. my landlord came in and turned off all breakers in apartment. This was without knowing that freezer was stuffed full of venison. When I came back a month later.....I could smell it before I even opened the apartment door.

 

[hullabelew]

Bleach can also be substituted for Mr. Clean in this practice.

Scrub it down first, then start with the bowl of bleach, making sure to change it out every day.

 

[kevwun]

You can also try folding up a couple of paper towels and then soak them with vanilla extract. Leave it inside the fridge for a day or 2 and it should help.

 

[77horn]

charcoal works amazingly well. Put 5-6 brickettes in both the freezer and main compartments, prefferably where the air blows across them.

 

[rustjs1]

thanks for all of the replies - the smell is pretty bad so I will probably try each solution