If you’ve ever fried anything in oil, you know that the nasty cooking smell can linger for a long time after your food is served.
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Fortunately, there are ways to eliminate the odor before it overpowers your home. Here are some tips from Insider.
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Crack a window: Before you pour the oil, open your windows and (in the summer) turn up the air conditioning.
Close the door: Seal off the entrances to other rooms, especially bedrooms and bathrooms, so the smell doesn’t permeate the entire house.
Clean up: As soon as your food has finished cooking, get rid of the used oil, and clean up any pots and pans you used.
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If your house still has that sour, oily smell after dinner, there are a couple things you can use to make it fade away:
- Vinegar: Combine 1 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring them to a boil and let the mixture simmer for a few minutes.
- Feel free to add rosemary, vanilla extract, lemon peels or other ingredients to replace the oil smell with a pleasant one.
- Coffee grounds: Leave a bowl of them on the counter overnight to absorb the odor.
- Cookies: Like you need an excuse! The smell of baking cookies will overpower that of the oil — what could be better?
(H/T: Insider)