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Cucumber pickling remained widespread in the Levant and Maghreb, where it is still very popular today. Pickled cucumbers became popular in the United States through the influence of Eastern European immigrant cuisine.
As popular as pickles are, the stink this brine-pickled vegetable can inflict on your jars, cupboards, refrigerators, cars, and throughout your home is almost enough for many to wish this so-called treat had gone with Ancient Rome and Greece.
How to get rid of the smell of the pickle juice spilled on your sofa or get rid of the smell from the empty pickle jar? Here are some tips to help you do that.
Cucumber odor removal products
* Febreze uses a chemical compound called cyclodextrin that has been used in household and personal care cleaning products for quite some time. The sugar-like substance doesn’t necessarily “clean” pickle odors, but it does act as an absorbent — like baking soda or crumpled newspaper — to soak up the odor.
* An ozone generator will eliminate every odor imaginable if left on long enough in a closed house or apartment. The details of this procedure are a little unclear, but if you get desperate enough it might be worth trying.
You must take full responsibility for what this could do to your home or your health. Just make sure to ventilate the house thoroughly afterwards as ozone is bad for your lungs.
* Get a Prozone air purifier. They keep your whole house smelling fresh, not just eliminating those pickle smells. Unfortunately, they are also quite expensive.
* If you want something cheaper, you can try Ozium Air Freshener. It’s a small bottle, but just a small amount is enough. You can get this product at most Wal-Mart stores and some auto parts stores.
* Some deodorizing products you can also use are Nature’s Miracle, Bane-Clene (which is great for allergies) and a highly recommended mattress cleaner used by the hospitality industry called ProKlean.
* Try Renuzit on any fragrance. You pull it up and the gel-like cone of the product absorbs the smells. It takes about 24 hours but it works. The smell of the gel is very strong on the first day, but soon it will dissipate along with the smell you want to get rid of.
* You can also buy home oil scents and burners from various candle stores. With fruity flavors like mango and all the benefits of aromatherapy, this could be the way to go. The range of flavors available is quite extensive and would suit the tastes of most aromatherapy fans.
They also make useful burners for the oils. The best part is that even though the bottles are small, you only need about five or six drops each time, so the bottles will last forever. You can even find a small scent burner that you can hook up to the lighter in your car, which is a lot more effective than those cheap little air fresheners you hang on your rear view mirror.
* Natural detergents and odor-removing products are a good idea. If you want to get rid of that smoke smell in an eco-friendly way, how about some of the cleaning products you can find in the organic and natural food section of your local grocery store? Often these products work just as well as the brand name chemicals. Examples of these so-called natural cleaners are plain old borax, hydrogen peroxide, enzymatic cleaners, and oxygen bleach.
Removal of cucumber odor
First of all, it should be pretty obvious to you that it’s not the pickles themselves that are causing the funny smell in your house/car/closet/jar; it’s actually the smell of the pickling agents (vinegar or brine) that cling to your prized belongings and possessions. If you want to get rid of that foul smell, try one of these tips.
* First wash the glasses well in hot soapy water and rinse them completely. Then pour in a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. Leave it uncovered overnight. Rinse, dry, store uncovered and the smell should be gone.
*You can also fill the jars with crumpled newspaper and leave overnight to remove odors.
* Only use your pickle jar for pickles, no more. If you can’t use it on pickles, throw it away or recycle it.
* For entire rooms that smell like pickles, try leaving an open box of sodium bicarbonate, aka baking soda, in the contaminated region (like the fridge or your closet). It can work there for a few months and helps tremendously in eating up cucumber smells and other smells. Buy two boxes and sprinkle one on your carpets to help deodorize as well.
*You can either go to your local hardware store and rent a carpet steamer to shampoo the carpets yourself, or you can hire a professional to bring a large truck over and do the dirty work for you. If you’re looking to save money the choice is obvious, and the guarantees are that some companies these days will smell weirder than the pickle smell you’re trying to remove.
* Check all corners and cupboards in the apartment for any pickle residue and then ventilate with as much cross ventilation as possible for a few days.
*Potpourri or air fresheners will only mask the smell, but they’ll do for a short time if you just have to get through another day in cucumber-smelling hell. You can also burn some incense if you like; it basically uses the same idea.
* The key is to disinfect. A bottle of bleach or ammonia and a heavy-duty pair of rubber gloves should go a long way in sanitizing every little nook of your pad. Yes, elbow grease is the way to get rid of pickle funk.
cleaning services
* Hire professional cleaners as a last resort; However, for many people, the cleansers are the go-to choice because of the sheer ordeal of pickle odor removal. When all else fails, there is actually commercial cleaning to help you.
Regardless of the renter’s situation, a professional cleaning service can cost a lot less money than most people would expect. The cleaning staff provide all equipment and cleaning products. Most importantly, they have the experience of cleaning rooms that would probably make your pickle-smelling room smell like roses by comparison.
Another point to consider is that if you tried to do the job yourself you would undoubtedly be spending more time than a professional cleaner and time is money! Get out of that pickle and let someone else do the work for you.
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