Ugh… what is that smell? Have you ever said that? If it happened in your kitchen, it’s probably extra disturbing. Sometimes the source of an odor can be hard to find, but if you have a garbage disposal, it is quite possibly the source.
If any organic matter gets stuck in the machinery or left on the blades, it will smell when it starts to rot and break down. This is why it is important to know how to use and clean your garbage disposal.
If you run a lot of fibrous material through it, the fibers can wind around the blades and get left there. This is why you should leave the water running for a while after all the garbage has gone through.
To clean the blades after something has gotten stuck, you can run ice cubes through the garbage disposal. It won’t harm the blades, and it will break off anything that got stuck.

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