How to Remove Strong Smells From a Food Chopper

Food choppers minimize prep time by taking on the chore of chopping up vegetables and other foods for you so there's no need for a knife and cutting board. If you recently used your food chopper to take on something with a pungent aroma such as garlic or onions, the smell has a tendency to linger even after the food is gone. If allowed to stay, these overwhelming odors can transfer to other foods next time your food chopper is used, so eliminating them is imperative. With a few household items, this stubborn smell can be removed.

Dish soap
Lemon
Towel
Baking soda or newspaper

Instructions

- 1
  Wash the plastic bowl that holds the food of your food chopper, along with the blades and any other removable and washable parts with warm soapy water . Removing any bits of food and debris is essential to eliminating the odor.
- 2
  Reassemble the food chopper and use it to chop up an entire lemon into small pieces.
- 3
  Leave the lemon in the food chopper for 20 to 30 minutes.
- 4
  Empty out the lemon into the trash and rinse wash the food chopper again with warm soapy water.
- 5
  Place the food chopper onto a clean dry towel to air dry.
- 6
  Pour baking soda into the food chopper or stuff crumpled newspaper into it and close it up with the lid.
- 7
  Leave the baking soda or newspaper in the food chopper for 24 to 48 hours to absorb the smell.
- 8
  Remove the baking soda or newspaper and smell the food chopper. Repeat the process until the odor is gone.

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