Picture this: You’ve arrived at the office in the morning and are excited to make your morning cuppa. However, as soon as you walk into the pantry and open your thermos, you are hit with the most horrible smell! The smell of tea or coffee from the day before persists for a long time. This can be quite a mood breaker in the morning. But hey, you don’t have to endure this every day. Recently, we saw a viral hack on social media that shows how to remove foul smell from your thermos in just a few minutes. If you use your thermos frequently, this hack will definitely be a lifesaver.
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The video of this genius hack has been shared by digital creator Deepti Kapoor on Instagram. In the clip, she mixes baking soda with some water in a thermos. Then, she shakes the thermos well and lets it sit for about 15-20 minutes. Next, all you have to do is wash the thermos as usual, and voila – it smells so fresh! The caption of the post reads, “Hack to remove foul smell from thermos.”
Watch the full video below:
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Since being shared, the video has received over 85.4K views and thousands of likes. Internet users were impressed by how easy this hack was and expressed their gratitude for it. Some people also inquired about how to clean plastic bottles.
Check out some of the reactions below:
“What about plastic water bottles?”
“I was just thinking. My thermos stinks whenever I drink tea and coffee. Thanks for sharing.”
“Water is normal or hot is to be taken (do we have to take hot or cold water)?”
“And how to clean the rust?”
“Thanks – will definitely try this hack”
“Very important”
“And how to remove stains from the inside of a thermos?”
“Very useful”
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