Fishy smell is caused by alkaline organic compounds called amines. They
can be neutralized with acid, so try wiping down all the surfaces with
vinegar-water and a little detergent. Then let it air-out. (the smell
is probably in the plastic surfaces, and plastics don't wet very easily,
so the air-out part is probably more important than the vinegar)

Bob


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?)
>
> Anyway, I'm looking for your opinion. Minimal effort solution
> preferred, of course. My current plan: Heat a plateful of charcoal
> briquettes in the oven to dry them out thoroughly (and drive out any
> aromatics they might have collected while sitting in the garage), then
> put the plate in the fridge. In a week, I hope the odor will be
> gone! :-)
>
> [1] for Rhode Island style "spicy and greasy" calamari, along the
> lines of this:
> http://www.loulies.com/rhode_island_...y_crisp_greasy.
> except my version is not as greasy and uses a variety of peppers to
> limit the heat and add more color. Plus some fried onion rings. Over
> buttered fettucini. Mmmmm.