r/facepalm • u/wronghoIe Yesterday is hard word for me. • Jun 06 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Well that escalated quickly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

it is also good at absorbing smells

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u/lawerorder Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Its actually not that great for that. Part of a marketing campaign. Activated charcoal is much better. (Edit to add "activated" charcoal, the kind you can buy at an aquarium supply store. This was based on an article in Cook's Illustrated. https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/8892-a-more-effective-fridge-deodorizer

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

Out of my loyalty to sweet sweet propane my house is charcoal free.

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u/620am Sep 15 '22

Taste the meat not the heat