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Big can of sauerkraut; too much to eat in a single meal. Stored in refrigerator in glass dish with plastic lid for about a week until it was eaten up.
Afterwards, plastic lid reeked of sauerkraut, even after washing.
Tried baking soda paste soak. No noticeable effect.
Put crumpled newspaper in the glass dish with the lid on. After a night, the newspaper reeked of sauerkraut. The lid still reeked too. Put in fresh crumpled newspaper. After a few hours, the fresh newspaper reeked, as did the lid.
Tried 2 soakings in hot water with dissolved sodium percarbonate power (oxygen bleach). This reduced the smell, but didn't get rid of it.
Tried soaking in hot water with vinegar for about 10 minutes. No noticeable effect.
Sprayed "Pure Citrus" air freshener (Citrus blend - 100% oils extracted from citrus fruit) on it and rubbed it in. Let it sit and evaporate. After that, the lid smelled like a mix of lemon and sauerkraut. Sprayed a larger dose of the oils on the lid. Let it sit and evaporate...
Maybe I'll try coffee next. Should instant coffee work the same well as coffee grounds?
If that doesn't work, I'll try more newspaper.
Update (Jan 17, 2013): The only method that finally worked to get rid of the odor, was to put the smelly plastic lid outside where the sun could hit it. I taped it to a south-facing window and left it there for a week or two. Now the odor is gone. Next time, I'll try to remember to use this method to begin with.
Afterwards, plastic lid reeked of sauerkraut, even after washing.
Tried baking soda paste soak. No noticeable effect.
Put crumpled newspaper in the glass dish with the lid on. After a night, the newspaper reeked of sauerkraut. The lid still reeked too. Put in fresh crumpled newspaper. After a few hours, the fresh newspaper reeked, as did the lid.
Tried 2 soakings in hot water with dissolved sodium percarbonate power (oxygen bleach). This reduced the smell, but didn't get rid of it.
Tried soaking in hot water with vinegar for about 10 minutes. No noticeable effect.
Sprayed "Pure Citrus" air freshener (Citrus blend - 100% oils extracted from citrus fruit) on it and rubbed it in. Let it sit and evaporate. After that, the lid smelled like a mix of lemon and sauerkraut. Sprayed a larger dose of the oils on the lid. Let it sit and evaporate...
Maybe I'll try coffee next. Should instant coffee work the same well as coffee grounds?
If that doesn't work, I'll try more newspaper.
Update (Jan 17, 2013): The only method that finally worked to get rid of the odor, was to put the smelly plastic lid outside where the sun could hit it. I taped it to a south-facing window and left it there for a week or two. Now the odor is gone. Next time, I'll try to remember to use this method to begin with.