While a garbage disposal conveniently eliminates food scraps, lingering odor can be the price you pay for this convenience. Fortunately, a thorough cleaning with the right techniques and supplies can attack and prevent bad smells. We’ll detail how to clean a garbage disposal from removing clogs to deodorizing, as well as how to keep odor at bay.

When deciding between a front load or top load washing machine, bad smells are one of the few front loader drawbacks. But where do you start when your front load washer stinks and you’re worried your clothes do too? We’ll detail what to do when your front load washer smells bad from cleaning the gasket and washer tub to preventing odor.

When your refrigerator ice tastes bad there are several possible causes. We’ll troubleshoot them below so you can figure out why you have ice that smells and tastes bad and what you can do to fix it. These issues include old food in the freezer, stale ice cubes, a dirty water filter, and more. Then we’ll review how to clean an ice maker so you can properly maintain it.

It never fails. It’s the night before Thanksgiving dinner and someone decides it’s a good time to clean the oven. After all, it’s about to perform for an important audience! It doesn’t occur to most people that it may not be safe to use the self cleaning oven feature. Oven cleaning appears simple when you can just activate the self-clean feature, right? Wrong. There is nothing simple about cranking your oven up to temperatures so high it becomes an incinerator in your own kitchen. In fact, it can be downright dangerous. Here’s why…

Your dishwasher is the backbone of your kitchen. It certainly needs some routine maintenance after all its hard work. Learn how to clean a dishwasher and keep odors at bay with our step-by-step guide on cleaning the dishwasher tub, spray arms, filter, exterior, and more.