In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Silvar Beitel wrote:
> >
> > 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! :-)
>
> I doubt that would be effective. Ordinary charcoal is
> not activated charcoal.
>
> I'd think ammonia might be effective in destroying the smell.

Oh NO!!! NEVER try to kill organic smells using ammonia!
It will only make it worse.

The only thing ammonia is good for is for cutting grease/oil.

When I worked (briefly) for JITB, they used ammonia to clean the pan
under the french fry draining area.

Nasty job, that. And since I was the newbie, guess who got to do it? :-p

Made me almost never want to eat there again...
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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