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Neutralize food odors

Thanks to all that nitrogen, coffee grounds absorb and banish funky food smells. Use them like you would baking soda in your fridge—just fill a small, open container with grounds and stick it in on a shelf. After a few weeks, replace the old grounds with “new” ones and transfer the outgoing grounds to your garden or compost heap. Here’s another odor-taming trick: Keep a cup of grounds near your kitchen sink and rub them all over your hands after you chop garlic, onions or other pungent foods. Rinse and walk away clean—no lingering odor.