Cooking smells

Have you tried a chef's candle? Not 100% effective but helps a lot. Available as tea lights also.
Chef's candle

That may be worth trying shysal. Perhaps a big one in the kitchen and a couple of tea lights in the dining room.

You beat me to it, sal!

We have got some kippers for tomorrow's lunch, I could do with some of those candles

Jug method...... no smells

? jollyg

In a microwave with cling film over the top? That doesn't help with the smells inevitable when you put it out on a plate to eat, though.

I've seen some suggestions that if you want to mask unpleasant cooking smells you should bake some bread.
Evidently everyone loves the smell of baking bread. But it's a rather time-consuming remedy!

The only kippers I do at home are those boil in the bag ones. Then I eat them quickly

The op didn't mention kippers - just cooking smells.

candles or a open dish of vinegar

TriciaF I'd be way too tempted to eat the bread

Elegran I think you're correct, the smell will travel with the plate!

I was adding to Jamila's and jollyg's posts, kittylester

I think I'll order some chef's candles and will try grannypiper's suggestion of a bowl of vinegar until they arrive.

It wasn't aimed at anyone specific 'maggie'.

I mentioned kippers! The undyed, put under the grill, splash everywhere kind.

We've got an extractor fan to the outside and that works fairly well, if you open the kitchen window it pulls through fresh air .

Pour some brown vinegar into a saucer. Shut the door and the vinegar absorbs the smell. Simples.

Jalima what other sort is there worth mentioning? ?

I have found it best to light the candles before you start cooking rather than after.

From the fount of all knowledge Google..

Place into a large jug. Fill with boiling water and cover so the kippers are immersed except for the tails. Leave for five minutes then pull out by the tails. Serve with a lump of butter on each.23 Oct 2014.

I think I'll get DH to do them on the barbecue outside

a cut onion will absorb smells ,even paint fumes

Fish is one of the worst smells to have around a house. I
I don't think spraying anything around will help.
Just completely cover the fish in a dish and cling film and air the room really well.