That’s why estate sales are full of them now.
You’ll see one sitting between vintage Pyrex bowls and old potato mashers, and unless you recognize it, you’d never guess what it does.
It’s Easy To
Mistake for Something Else
To be fair, they don’t exactly advertise their purpose.
Most odor remover bars are:
smooth
silver
rounded
completely unmarked
No logo. No instructions. Nothing.
So people mistake them for:
paperweights
decorative metal blocks
tool parts
massage stones
random junk drawer objects
I’ve even seen someone online think it was a fancy cheese-aging tool. Which… honestly, I kind of understand.
Here’s the Funny Part: You Might Already Own a DIY Version
A lot of people don’t realize this, but you can often get a similar effect using
regular stainless steel items already in your kitchen.
For example:
a spoon
a butter knife
the side of a stainless sink