re: Putting stinky clothes in pressure cooker? will it work? Update

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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?

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Pressure cooker allows water to get hotter than 212 degrees, which cannot happen at atmospheric pressure. This is the reason it can cook food faster.

Rent an ozone generator

The No Scent type laundry detergent used for hunting clothes has worked great for me. I usually add a little apple cider vinegar to the wash.

Any update on the pressure cooker results?

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Any update

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Wanted to wear it a bit to make sure the funk was out and can say with 95% certainty it is. I've gotten it damp and it still smells fine. Usually thats the trigger for it to start smelling again.


The bad is that it did make splotches from washing out the colors almost like a light bleaching. So now some areas are purplish isstead of the dark gray it should be. I think this may been from not having enough water in the instapot and it getting much hotter on bottom where heating element is.

I'd much rather the splotches than the smell which was about to send it into the trash.

I do wonder now if the oven set around 250 would work just as well. The istapot get to around 240 google says. Is a wet 240 more bacteria killing than a dry 240? Also wonder if a microwave would work too.

I have some floor towels that need the treatment so I'll do some experimenting.


TLDR: it did work but won't be my first choice going forward.

it was a hoodie jersey jacket. probably coulda been twice the size and still fit.

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I do wonder now if the oven set around 250 would work just as well.

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Try and let us know, Cosmo Kramer

I cannot speak to that, but it does well to remove the smell of dog urine.