Clean the sink. Remove all dishes, sponges and other items. While the garbage disposal is turned off, check the inside of the garbage disposal to make sure there is no debris left, such as chicken bones or nuts. These tough foods aren’t meant to be crushed down the garbage disposal, but they’re still easy to accidentally dump down the drain. (This can also be the source of the lingering stench!) Get all those stragglers out of the sewer and throw them in the trash.
Turn on hot water and add dish soap. Point the faucet directly into the drain. When the water is hot, add a few drops of dish soap to the drain.
Turn on garbage collection. Turn on the garbage disposal and faucet at the same time for about three minutes. Depending on the strength of your dish soap, you may want to add a drop or two of soap periodically while the faucet is running. When the time is up, close the faucet and the garbage disposal.
Place ice cubes in the drain. After turning off the garbage disposal, throw about a cup of ice cubes down the drain.
Turn on garbage collection. Keeping your hands away from the drain, turn on the garbage disposal and let it run until the sound of crushing ice stops.
Turn on the hot water again. Once the ice is completely gone, leave the garbage disposal running and turn the hot water back on for about 30 seconds. Then turn off the garbage disposal.
If the smell remains, try again. Particularly strong or persistent odors may require repeating the process.
This article was edited by Ingrid Skjong and Courtney Schley.
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