Plus, we'll have a special segment on how to get rid of the odor of decaying flesh. First up, we'll examine the household use of zombies and animated skeletons. Zombies are the traditional staple undead servant, considering their bodies are in at least moderate shape within the first year of death. However, brawn isn't everything when it come to household chores.
Zombies are almost useless for household cleaning.
In addition to being sluggish workers, grave dirt and rotting flesh defeats the purpose of cleaning, and the flies they bring with them are a real nuisance. By the same token, they make unsanitary cooks, and the ones which have had time to dry, such as mummies, run the risk of catching fire if they are to close to the stove. What I have found to work best is to keep the zombies working in the garden. The smell blends with that of the compost heap, and their rotting remains help act as fertilizer. The vigorous work of gardening and farming also helps them work the rotting flesh off so they become the more useful skeletons, and the local birds will keep busy picking maggots of the zombie, rather than the seeds in your garden.