Are there any tricks to keeping a stainless steel sink from smelling?

Question

My stainless steel sink always seems to stink no matter how well I clean it. Its a strange metallic smell and it drives me crazy!

Answer 1

Baking soda will help !If your garbage disposal will not freshen up with the normal vinegar, cleaner, or baking soda treatment, the rubber cover may be dirty. Debris can collect under the rubber flaps. This gunk stays damp and creates a strong aroma. To get rid of it, turn off the disposal and use a stiff brush or rag to clean underneath the rubber flaps. In rare cases, smelly tap water can be a problem, but more often, the sink drain itself is the source of bad smells.If you have a nasty odour coming from your sink in the kitchen it will undoubtedly be your drain needing a freshen up. Instead of filling the sewers with expensive commercial products simply pour a cup of vinegar into the trap. Let stand for 30 minutes and then flush with cold water. It will deodorize it well. If you repeat this process every week the odor should not return
hope this helps

Answer 2

don't really understand the question.. but Lemon oil cleans the stainless steel sink. and makes it the sink smell good.
If it is the drain you are talking about. Pour some baking soda in the drain.. boil some vinegar and pour it down both sides at the same time. it will clean what ever is down in the drain out and the smell will be gone.
After doing this run Hot water down the drain for a couple of minutes to finish the cleaning process.
really works.
Are you leaving something that has acid. like tomatoes or something else in the garbage disposal.. don't know where else a metalic smell could come from.. sorry can't think of anything else.

Answer 3

Iv'e had stainless stell sinks for 40 yrs. and have never had an odor problem. I pour vinegar in the dair once a week and let set for 30 minutes the flush with water; Then I put bleach down the drain and let it sit for 5 min. to kill any bacteria. Bacteria cause odors,

Answer 4

someone told me lemon scraps work not sure have not tried it. take the lemon scraps and rub it in the sink. hope that helps, or you may want to check with your local hardware store, or a store that sells stainless steel sinks.

Answer 5

pour 1/2 a box of baking soda down it ..that with get rid of the smell

Answer 6

well thats easy to fix, change it for a white porcelain sink, metal will smell like metal, such is life.

Answer 7

keep the plug in it

rub oranges or lemons or limes on it

Answer 8

Bleach will kill the odor.