Cellar freezer with an odor

So I got home tonight and saw my neighbor had a nice Frigidaire chest freezer on the curb. Looked brand new, so I popped over and asked him. Turns out the thing was two years old, worked great, but when he had a power outage over the holidays while they were gone some meat and other food spoiled in there, leaving an odor behind. He says he's hit it with bleach, soap etc., but couldn't totally clear the smell.

So now I have a nice chest freezer, where I could easily add a temperature probe, but it has an odor to it. It's not overwhelming...you have to lean in to catch it.

Would this be a concern when cellaring? Would waxing all bottles help? Would corked bottles be more problematic? If it is a worry, any cleaning suggestions? Freezer looks perfectly clean white inside, he thinks maybe the smell just permeated the insulation.

Thanks!

 

Thanks, that was my hope. Based on online recos, going to run it the first couple weeks with a bowl of baking soda and then cat litter. Absorb all I can.

 

While I'm at it, is it fair to assume this is a good/best temperature probe?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...liid=I22PW3GMKTAII5&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

 

That'd my concern. Waxing is so cheap and easy, I may just do it for the piece of mind, however slight. Plus I like the aesthetic. I don't want to wax corked bottles though...they're my bigger concern.