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Your kitchen is supposed to be a place where you can gather to enjoy meals with family and friends. But if you walk into the room and are turned off by unpleasant smells, you may quickly lose your appetite. There are lots of reasons why your kitchen may be stinky. We spoke to a couple of cleaning experts to find out the most common sources of kitchen smells and how best to address them.

1. Kitchen Sink

The sink itself is a common source of undesirable odors in the kitchen. “Many people regularly wipe down their countertops but neglect to clean the sink, which is constantly coated in food remains and liquids of all sorts,” says Ben Pullman, founder of Cubby Bear Cleaning in Chicago, Illinois.…