Remove garlic smell in jar lid?

[books]

Is there any way to remove the garlic smell from the metal lid of a minced garlic jar? I reuse the glass food jars when emptied.

 

[mike in brooklyn]

I would try soaking the lid in vinegar and then
cleaning it with a mix of baking soda and vinegar.

 

[luvs]

i'd throw it away. garlic is one of those odors that'll linger.

 

[Callisto in NC]

Recycle.

 

[Michael in FtW]

I don't think you can. The lid is lined with a plastic to make it nonreactive and it also contains a sealing compound - both of these will retain the odor. And, the aroma get's "baked in" during the heat processing to can the garlic.

 

[shef_us]

you can use some citrus juice such as lemon juice, it absorbs the odor..

 

[books]

thanks mike...i'll try that

 

[oogmonster]

I know how NOT to do this- the dishwasher. It took me a week & a whole box of baking soda, half a bottle of vinegar & many drops of essential oil of orange to get the stink out! I ended up throwing the lid & jar away in the end. Wish i had read this first!

 

[Callisto in NC]

I know how NOT to do this- the dishwasher. It took me a week & a whole box of baking soda, half a bottle of vinegar & many drops of essential oil of orange to get the stink out! I ended up throwing the lid & jar away in the end. Wish i had read this first!

Are you saying you washed the lid and the smell contaminated your dishwasher?

 

[mike in brooklyn]

thanks mike...i'll try that

Can you tell us if it worked Books

 

[books]

Thank you all...especially Michael in FTW. i tossed the lid yesterday after trying several of the suggestions. But after reading the response from michael in ftw, i feel better about it (some compounds have a lingering influence thats not worth fighting).