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Cooking smells

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Linsco56 Mon 14-Nov-16 14:53:59

Has anyone found an effective was to neutralise cooking smells without using an aerosol?

I usually open the back door and have an extractor hood above the hob but smells from cooking broccoli etc seem to permeate the entire house. Plus it's also getting a bit cold working in the kitchen with the back door open.

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Ginny42 Tue 15-Nov-16 16:53:12

I cooked salmon for lunch with a friend today. I lit the Price's cook's candle in the kitchen before starting and lit a lavender candle in the lounge.

I apologised for any fishy smell, but she assured me she couldn't smell fish!

I keep a small container with bicarb in the fridge and transfer it to the microwave for a while when the cooking ends,then back to the fridge. (N.B. not with the micro on.)

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TriciaF Tue 15-Nov-16 17:32:30

I don't think salmon has an unpleasant smell when cooking, for some reason.
The worst is fried fish hmm Best to fry it in a deep fryer outside.

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Anya Tue 15-Nov-16 18:25:06

The smell of wet dogs and DH's socks mask all cooking odours. I'm very lucky.

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Jalima Tue 15-Nov-16 19:01:20

I need to borrow a wet dog but not your DH's socks!

(We had the kippers today)
The extractor fan was on for hours!

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