Dealing With a Grease Trap That Stinks

If your grease trap stinks, you probably don't need me to tell you how bad it is; that pungent, rotten-egg smell tends to speak for itself the moment you walk into the kitchen. It's one of those problems that starts as a faint whiff and quickly turns into a full-blown emergency that can drive customers away and make your staff miserable. Dealing with a smelly grease trap is basically a rite of passage for anyone running a commercial kitchen, but that doesn't make it any less gross when it happens to you. ...

May 18, 2026 · 6 min · Staying Corbett