It only took a few days for our kiddo's new lunch box to get a dousing of spilled milk.
If there's any smell that gives me the heaves, old milk—
:::retch!
HAD to be remedied, STAT.
The ol' soap and rinse couldn't cut through that lingering stench, so I got to researching and compiled a three-step attack combo that finally did the job.
Step 1- After a thorough soap and water cleaning, I dumped baking soda inside the box and shook it around. To activate the baking soda, I sprayed a 50:50 white vinegar and water mixture on top and let it sit for about 5 minutes before scrubbing and rinsing.
Step 2- I towel dried the inside of the box, filled it with crumpled newspaper to absorb residual odor and left it overnight.
After this, the smell was almost gone, but a faint, gag-worthy trace remained.
Step 3- I soaked three cotton balls in vanilla extract and left them inside the lunch box for several hours.
Aaaaaand DONE-ZO!
No lingering stench!
I really thought I might have to toss this brand new lunch box if I couldn't solve this problem. Gagging while packing sandwiches is no good. Can't imagine how kids in the caf would react to chowing down next to a sour milk bag. Buh.
Tackle stink with these three simple steps and keep those appetites kickin'! Don't forget to leave a love letter along with the pack.
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Stink be gone!
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