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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
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The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
2
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
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2 Answers
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active
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active
oldest
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up vote
53
down vote
accepted
The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
53
down vote
accepted
The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
53
down vote
accepted
up vote
53
down vote
accepted
The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
answered 6 hours ago
mech
98411117
98411117
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
13
13
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
I find the trick of putting the contaminated product in a trash bin also works really well for pantry moths. You should get a patent on that!
– RoboKaren
6 hours ago
2
2
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
– Clockwork
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
2
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
8
down vote
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
2
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
edited 4 hours ago
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
2194
answered 5 hours ago
CPHPython
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2194
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Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
 |Â
show 3 more comments
2
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
2
2
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
Won't putting detergent-smelling rice in a weird-smelling container just result in rice that smells like both detergent and weirdness? I don't see how that will reduce the detergent smell of the rice. The question is about how to get smells out of rice, you seem to focus on how to get smells out of other things by using rice.
– Nuclear Wang
4 hours ago
3
3
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
Perhaps this is a good, natural, trick to making something like a musty cabinet smell better!
– SnakeDoc
4 hours ago
2
2
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
@NuclearWang the issue that mech raised in his answer was that the rice may go to waste. My answer just provides an alternative... Also, you do use detergent to clean most containers, so unless the container itself absorbs detergent, and since common rice generally absorbs smells, you shouldn't need to worry about it...
– CPHPython
4 hours ago
5
5
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
– dlb
3 hours ago
2
2
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
You can also fill a new sock with rice and sew it closed. Use as a hot/cold pack for injuries (by freezing or microwaving it).
– Justin
3 hours ago
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