Primary has an odor that won't come out

Was them with a Clorine Bleach solution... Let them soak for a few hours and rinse well with hot water.... Works every time for me

A.J.

Aquired a couple of buckets from businesses saving food containers for me. They were for pickles. Tried bleach, baking soda, detergent, plain water, sunshine. Still smell like pickles. Haven't tried ammonia though.

Steve - Noobie Oregon

Toss 'em. Your time is worth more than what it would cost you to buy new ones, and you'll never get the pickle smell out anyway.

Tom S

I would not even trust glass that has held pickles, much less plastic. That stuff never comes out.

But I agree with the chlorine bleach treatment. After rinsing, let them air dry completely, then rinse one more time. That will remove any possible residue. As a last treatment, you could let them air dry again, then sprinkle in some backing soda, seal and let it sit. That will absorbed any lingering odors.

Ray

FWIW, glass can be _completely_ cleaned of even the nastiest residue. That's not true of plastic however. It's also not true of the caps to some of those vessels, which generally have plastic liners/seals.

Also, most commercial wineries have completely abandoned chlorine for cleaning anything - even floors - due to TCA issues, or the possibility thereof. Still, I regard bleach as safe to use for cleaning _nonporous_ items, with the caveat that such cleaning must be followed by complete and thorough rinsing.

Tom S