Do you want an oven that is always fragrant? Find out how to deodorize it with these DIY tips

Keeping rooms and appliances clean is useful and necessary for proper home hygiene and to ensure the optimal functioning of the various appliances, and it is undoubtedly also a pleasant result to behold. Entering a room that smells clean, or opening the fridge or oven without being assailed by a strong, unpleasant odor, is certainly preferable to having to deal with an obnoxious stench.

Given this, even the home oven, which often traps the smells of the foods that have been cooked in it (as well as those of the detergents used to clean it), can be deodorized and can become pleasantly scented. And it can also be done with very simple homemade remedies, such as those that we describe below:

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• Lemon: use a plate or bowl that can be placed in the oven (even pans or oven dishes will do) and fill it with a couple of inches of water. Halve two lemons (you can also try with just one) and squeeze their juice into the water, putting the squeezed halves into the container with everything else as well. Preheat the oven to 120 °C (250 °F) and then place the bowl into it for 30 - 60 minutes (depending on how strong the odor was), and you can deodorize it in a pleasant way, as well as - if necessary - helping to loosen up any deposits of greasy dirt and grime. You can also add sprigs of rosemary or mint to the bowl with the other ingredients if you like their smell.
• Vanilla: For a sweet smell that will give the impression of being in a sweet shop, you can use a teaspoon of vanilla extract dissolved into a small bowl or cup of water. You can either put it in the oven which is turned on to 100-120 °C (210 - 390 °F) or dip a clean rag into it, wring it out and wipe down the inside walls of the oven, including the bottom and the top.
• Oranges: if you want to use oranges, it is better to use the rinds rather than the juice, so you can use the rinds after having first eaten or squeezed them out for some other purpose! Put the peels on a baking tray and leave them to cook in the oven for an hour, at a low temperature.
• Apples: the peels of apples can also be used just like those described above for orange peels. Twenty minutes in an oven preheated to 100 or 120 degrees will be enough. You could also sprinkle them with some ground cinnamon before popping them in the oven for an extra "kick".

These methods will spread a pleasant smell throughout the kitchen!