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    abbyful    June 7, 2011   Kansas City

    So.. this is gross, but I had leftovers in my crock pot crock that ended up getting pushed to the back of the fridge and were very nasty/smelly when I finally cleaned it out. The crock still has a "funk" to it even after being soaked and washed several times, any idea how to get it back to normal? I don't want to use it as-is. Should I just throw it out?

     
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    SapphireSun    July 9, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    Maybe try turning it on with a little lemon juice mixed with water for a while?

     
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    julies1949      

    1. Half fill with hot water, add a cup of vinegar. Run it through a cook cycle for a few hours. Wash and rinse well.

    Charcoal and baking soda are both good odor absorbers.

    2.Try putting a cup of baking soda in the pot, put the lid on it and let it sit for a few days. Wash it well.

    3. If the smell is not gone do the same with charcoal.

     
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    sherryberry    March 13, 2014   BC

    baking soda is your friend!

     
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    skipper2010    October 2, 2010  

    I agree with adding some water and white vinegar and running through a cycle.

     
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    spaneshal    October 19, 2012   UK

    Warm water, baking soda and a bit of white vinegar to create the froth, and a bit of lemon juice! Better than most commercial cleaners on the shelves..

     
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    abbyful    June 7, 2011   Kansas City

    Thanks for the ideas so far everyone!

    I "cooked" water and vinegar for about 6 hours yesterday, and let it sit overnight to cool down with the water/vinegar mixture in it. (Don't know if that helped or not, all I could really smell was vinegar.) This morning I made a baking-soda paste and rubbed it all over it, it's currently sitting with that on it, in a couple hours I'll add water and "cook" it with baking soda. I ran out of white vinegar, but when I go to the store today I'll get more and some lemon juice and add that to my cooking baking soda.

     
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    soyjoy222    June 1, 2012   PA

    When I read the title of this I thought you meant "pot" as in "toilet" and I thought...OMG!!

     
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    caszos    June 2010   Florida

    I agree, vinegar and baking soda is the best I have used! 

     

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