For the last few days, a smell has lingered about the kitchen. Sort of a something-died-in-here-but-we-cannot-find-it smell. Sadly, all attempts to locate the source of the smell were unsuccessful.
Well, tonight we had a family road trip. Sadly, the trip involved a detour to Target for cheap hand towels, baby wipes, carpet cleaner, and spray fabric refresher. Yes, we were called into emergency automobile vomit response duty. Needless to say, after that clean up, I figured my night would go smoother from there. Wrong.
Upon arriving home, the smell in the kitchen had become stronger. Much, much stronger. Tracing the odor to its source, I was surprised to find the potato-onion hutch oozing a liquid. Opening the hutch, I found a potato and a few of his buddies, who had gone bad. Very, very bad. I’m talking mafia bad.
So just remember, no matter how safe and sound you feel tonight. Be on guard, because even your friend the humble potato can sometimes turn on you.
Yup, potato rotting smell is really something and things tend to be pretty far gone before the problem potato begins to reek. With only 2 of us in the house we have had several instances of a potato problem. We have our potatoes and onions in a hanging basket usually but sometimes we go for a time without eating potatoes and they go bad or don’t go bad and sprout.
Elaine,
This one was really bad. I picked one up to toss it in the trash and the think nearly exploded upon contact. There was some serious chemical reaction going on within that spud. Please, after I threw it away, the smell lingered on my fingers for hours. Nasty. Finally, dishsoap came to my rescue. Beware of the Rotten Spud 😉
– Dave