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Putting stinky clothes in pressure cooker? will it work?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:40 pm
Got a old jacket I'm partial to though its seen better days. Lately its gotten a funky smell just like you let it get rained on and then piled it up on the floorboard of a truck for several days (exactly what happened to me). Tried soaking it in vinegar/water solution then washing but that didn't make a lick of difference. So right now its "cooking" with vinegar in the pressure cooker for the next 2 hrs.
Anyone know of anything that WORKS to get rid of funky odors from clothes? Usually I just throw them out or turn them into rags because I've never found anything that actually works.
Anyone know of anything that WORKS to get rid of funky odors from clothes? Usually I just throw them out or turn them into rags because I've never found anything that actually works.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:52 pm to Turnblad85
Hang it outside for a few days
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:03 pm to Turnblad85
I would probably “cook it in baking soda solution…but don’t put baking soda and vinegar at the same time.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:41 pm to Turnblad85
Seal it up in a container with an ozone generator.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:40 pm to Turnblad85
Spray it thoroughly with Febreze Fabric Extra Strength. Then hang it outside, hopefully during sunny and dry weather, and let it air out for a few days.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:40 pm to Turnblad85
Lysol laundry sanitizer but get the sport one. It works wonders on odors
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:19 pm to Turnblad85
Borax works pretty well to get smells out of laundry. Especially mildew. Good luck. That’s the worst because sometimes you don’t quite smell it until it gets damp again …. The worst.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:29 pm to 10tiger
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sometimes you don’t quite smell it until it gets damp again …. The worst.
Thats what I'm dealing with. Smells great right out the dryer. A week later you put it on and it gets wet with rain or sweat and you start smelling the funk. Irritates the hell out of me. I've intentionally ripped shirts off like the wrastlers do on the TV.
We'll see what happens after the jacket dries from being in the cooker. If the heat ruined it or it funk comes back I'll try the borax and Lysol. I hate most scents included with detergents so that doesn't make it any easier.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:04 pm to Turnblad85
Did you really put your jacket in a pressure cooker on the stove? 
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:10 pm to Spankum
Instapot pressure cooker.
If its a bacteria that causes the funk, surely 230-240 degrees will kill the bacteria, right? Though I know bacteria can grow in saltwater disposal wells 3000 ft below ground in a near saturated salt brine mixed with petroleum. So idk.
Good chance the temps have ruined the fabric or any elastic though too. Cant tell until it dries out. Def lost some color though.
If its a bacteria that causes the funk, surely 230-240 degrees will kill the bacteria, right? Though I know bacteria can grow in saltwater disposal wells 3000 ft below ground in a near saturated salt brine mixed with petroleum. So idk.
Good chance the temps have ruined the fabric or any elastic though too. Cant tell until it dries out. Def lost some color though.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:38 pm to Turnblad85
It won’t fit when it’s done
Borax detergent dawn in a tub for a few days
Borax detergent dawn in a tub for a few days
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:38 am to Turnblad85
Ozone generator works pretty well for this.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:44 am to LEASTBAY
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Ozone generator
Need to explore this option as well.
In addition the jacket there a few funky towels that I no longer use for humans but just use for spills or drying dogs. Be nice to fix them too.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:49 am to Turnblad85
I have several. Some I made myself. One battery operated I put in deer stand with me, another plug in I put in bin with hunting clothes for about 30 minutes and I have a 3rd larger one that I bought to remove smoke smell from a house I flipped.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:33 am to Turnblad85
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I sweat profusely, and in the summer, I would change shirts a couple of times a day and could never get the sweat smell out of my clothes. We invested in one of these ozone machines that you connect to your washer water lines and it has done wonders. No detergent needed, you can use a scent booster if you want your clothes to smell fresh. I wash all of my hunting clothes with this as well, and it has not done me wrong.
I sweat profusely, and in the summer, I would change shirts a couple of times a day and could never get the sweat smell out of my clothes. We invested in one of these ozone machines that you connect to your washer water lines and it has done wonders. No detergent needed, you can use a scent booster if you want your clothes to smell fresh. I wash all of my hunting clothes with this as well, and it has not done me wrong.
This post was edited on 12/10/25 at 10:23 am
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:20 am to Turnblad85
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piled it up on the floorboard of a truck for several days (exactly what happened to me).
You got piled on the floorboard of a truck?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:55 pm to Turnblad85
What would be the science behind it? I would assume a pressure cooker would kill certain bacteria that may be causing smells. Other than that, what would a pressure cooker do?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:07 pm to Turnblad85
I have this happen with my gym bag and gym clothes. Even after a wash they'll smell funky. I put them in the bag and zip them up with my ozone generator inside of it for 30 minutes or so. Works well.
Be careful wth the ozone though because it causes rubber/elastic products to degrade quickly
Be careful wth the ozone though because it causes rubber/elastic products to degrade quickly
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:12 pm to Turnblad85
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Instapot pressure cooker.
And you're going to cook food in it later? You may end up having to toss the silicone ring that's in the lid. Those things absorb flavors, which is why some people have one ring for savory, and a different one for sweet dishes.
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