Jenna Sanders wrote:
John- Do you fill the jar with bleach and water or just bleach?
It matters less how much you dilute the bleach (the active oxidants in the bleach
will find the odor molecules) and more the amount of contact time. As has been noted, the metal lid with its painted-on coating absorbs more of the odor than the glass itself, so I like Matu's idea of swirling the de-odorizing solution around and then letting the jar sit upside-down for a while.
Or you can just soak all the lids overnight in bleach/water and hope that takes care of most of the problem.