I have noticed a slightly chemical smell in a single cabinet in my apartment since moving in January 2025.
Any dishes placed in this cabinet will take on this same smell within a few hours.
None of the other cabinets cause this smell on the other dishes.
I have rinsed the inside of the cabinet with hot water and with plain vinegar.
The dishes come out of the dishwasher with ZERO smell. I run with rinse aid and sometimes without. Same result.
I use Finish detergent pods.
I have hand washed with the same result.
The kicker is I recognize this smell from the storage room in a commercial kitchen I ran years ago.
Any ideas? Can I get the cabinet tested for anything?
Any follow up questions welcomed.
Edit: I keep my mugs and cups in the affected cabinet and a quick rinse with tap water will remove the smell from the dishes so I've been doing that prior to use