Brilio.net - Food storage containers in the form of lunch boxes are very useful for keeping food neatly arranged and preventing spills. Problems often arise when the lunch box to be used still has the aroma of the previous food. Storing it in a closed state can cause the aroma to change into an unpleasant odor.
Even after being washed thoroughly with soap, the lingering odor is often still difficult to remove. Plastic lunch boxes tend to be more difficult to clean from odors than those made of aluminum or stainless steel. This condition not only causes odor problems, but also has the potential to affect the taste of food that will be stored next.
The solution to this problem can be found on the YouTube channel/OMARUMA. A user shared a simple and effective method to remove the unpleasant odor that sticks to plastic lunch boxes .
"With an easy and simple way, stubborn odors in Tupperware can disappear instantly," he wrote in the video caption.
According to BrilioFood's report from YouTube/OMARUMA on Friday (6/12), prepare salt or baking soda. After the lunch box is washed and dried, sprinkle it with salt or baking soda. Then cover and let it sit overnight.
photo: YouTube/OMARUMA
The next day, wash the lunch box thoroughly. You can rinse it with water or wash it again with soap. Salt and baking soda play a role in helping to remove the smell of stubborn food residue in the plastic lunch box.
Reported from thehealthsite.com, salt apparently also helps keep lunch boxes more hygienic and germ-free. Usually, lunch boxes are often the source of unpleasant odors.
photo: YouTube/OMARUMA
But besides using these two kitchen ingredients, you can also remove the unpleasant odor in plastic lunch boxes in another way. Namely by drying the plastic lunch box in an open condition under the sun. Sunlight can help kill bacteria and eliminate the unpleasant odor.
"Dry it for a while, don't leave it for too long. Then store it," he explained further.
photo: YouTube/OMARUMA
This trick to remove the bad smell from plastic lunch boxes has caught the attention of other YouTube users. Among the tens of thousands of viewers, many netizens have responded in the comments section.
"Thanks for the info... Hopefully the smell will go away," said YouTube/Jajuk Triagustin.
"My Tupperware also smells of Rinso, even after washing it a few times, it still doesn't go away," said YouTube/Sri Mulyati.
"My Tupperware smelled after being used frequently for cold brew. After I tried using baking soda overnight, it really didn't smell anymore if I filled it with water. Thanks for the info :)," concluded YouTube/geby maryono.
"Thank you, sis," said YouTube/ktavianus rooselvelt.