Any Ideas... Coffee smell out of coffee jar

gothic_girl

Hi

I have got an empty 'dowe egberts' coffee glass jar with glass lid that has a plasticy rubber seal on it. I have had the idea that as it looks like an old sweet jar I was going to fill it with sweets as a small present for my cousin.

Problem is I cannot get the coffee smell out of it and fear it will contaminate the sweets. Any ideas on getting the smell out?

Thanks

THIRZAH

Try filling it with water with a couple of teaspoons of bicarb and leaving it for a few hours.

freakyogre

I wanted to get rid of the smell of sandwich spead from jars a few months ago and tried bicarb, but it didn't work. I stuffed some newspaper in instead and it worked wonders!

gothic_girl

Thanks so much, I will give these a try.

freakyogre, sorry I may be being a bit of a silly one but wet or dry newspaper?

wanttobeasaver

Hot water & lemon juice & heat in micro for a few minutes:j

freakyogre

gothic_girl wrote: »

Thanks so much, I will give these a try.

freakyogre, sorry I may be being a bit of a silly one but wet or dry newspaper?

Dry (my message is too short so i'll type this to fool it...aha!)

redruby

or try leaving it out in the garden with the lid off overnight x

tandraig

or put coffee flavoured chocs in it? mmmmmmmmmm love those

gothic_girl

tandraig wrote: »

or put coffee flavoured chocs in it? mmmmmmmmmm love those

I would but then I would be a bad person for giving my cousin 'adult' and 'dangerous' stuff! I kidd you not ...!

timmmers

I have dozens of these as they make great spice and food containers...just a drop of lemon washing up liquid and fill to the top with hot or boiling water ..leave to soak overnight and rinse does it for me.

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ubamother

Once all the cleaning things above have been tried - if there is a trace left, try leaving the jar and lid in the freezer overnight