On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:25:56 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> wrote:

-->I made the mistake of thawing a plateful of frozen squid[1] uncovered
-->in the refrigerator a few days ago and now the inside smells of fish.
-->Apparently strongly enough that my wife's coworkers noticed the smell
-->on the Tupperware containers she brought in with her lunch.
-->
-->So, I've Googled the 'net and absorbed the "wisdom" contained
-->therein. Seems like mostly old wives' tales: "I put FOO in my fridge
-->to absorb the odors and in a week they were gone!" (Gee, ya think a
-->week's worth of opening the doors several times a day might have
-->something to do with it?)


Large bowl of vinegar, leave in fridge overnight