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Cruciferous vegetables ...

shy bobcat — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:33:36 GMT

I love cruciferous vegetables but, after cooking, how do you remove the awful odor from youi house?

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kittyloo — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:03:47 GMT

awful odor to you is delicious aroma to me. love the smell of my veggies roasting.

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bmorechick — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:59:26 GMT

I cook them either in my garage or out on the deck in an electric pan. You can fry, steam, saute or boil in that pan and I love it. Fish, shrimp, garlic, onions almost everything that would go on a stovetop that would leave an odor is cooked in that pan.

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Scorpio1971 — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:30:41 GMT

It is part of the cooking process. I love the aroma of everything I cook so it does not bother me. I know some people who do not cook fish and will only eat it in a restaurant because they say it smells. To me I like to have the aromas linger in the air while eating.

As for removing the odors, you could try opening windows on all sides of house for cross ventilation which would clear it out. And keep doors to all other rooms shut to keep it from going there in the first place. I do this automatically if I fry things so the frying odors do not get into bedrooms & clothes.

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sidsmom — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:41:26 GMT

It’s the smell of health.

Now meat cooking, oil splattering everywhere? That’s icky.

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evelyner — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:24:14 GMT

I roast hem in the oven a little olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder. No bad smell

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ECBG — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:04:31 GMT

We have a Sharper Image air purifier when I need it. I also use sugar cookie or apple scented candles.

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TeezNu — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:25:46 GMT

I roast my veggies in the oven - delicious, but it does produce an odor that is offensive to me, particularly the next day. Currently, I spray Febreeze around the house, and it seems to dissipate the smell pretty quick, or at least by the next morning.

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Sooner — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:29:37 GMT

Don't boil them or cook them to death. Quickly stir fry, roast in the oven or sousvide them!

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SaggingGal — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:44:38 GMT

Place a small bowl of vinegar out on your counter. It absorbs and obliviates the odor.

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manhattan1950 — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 03:30:12 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
It’s the smell of health.
Now meat cooking, oil splattering everywhere? That’s icky.

YES, it is. The smell of any kind of meat cooking is nauseating, especially sausage, lamb, bacon, beef, LIVER. I'm amazed when I read here what some people eat.

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shy bobcat — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:48:27 GMT

@TeezNu wrote:
I roast my veggies in the oven - delicious, but it does produce an odor that is offensive to me, particularly the next day. Currently, I spray Febreeze around the house, and it seems to dissipate the smell pretty quick, or at least by the next morning.

@TeezNu Like you, I don't smell anything offensive until the next day and especially when coming in from outdoors. Thank you for the Febreeze idea.

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shy bobcat — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:52:56 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Don't boil them or cook them to death. Quickly stir fry, roast in the oven or sousvide them!

@SoonerI received an Air Fryer for Christmas and have been learning to cook with that appliance. Thank you. I may be cooking 'em to death.

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shy bobcat — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:54:48 GMT

Thank you all for your thoughts and recommendations. I have been cooking and enjoying brussel sprouts and will use your suggestions.

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Snoopp — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:46:13 GMT

@Scorpio1971 wrote:
It is part of the cooking process. I love the aroma of everything I cook so it does not bother me. I know some people who do not cook fish and will only eat it in a restaurant because they say it smells. To me I like to have the aromas linger in the air while eating.

As for removing the odors, you could try opening windows on all sides of house for cross ventilation which would clear it out. And keep doors to all other rooms shut to keep it from going there in the first place. I do this automatically if I fry things so the frying odors do not get into bedrooms & clothes.

I cook fish and it sure does linger in the air. It's one of the harder to get rid of smells.

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Snoopp — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:47:29 GMT

I haven't used this but activated charcoal supposedly helps with odors.

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cookinfreak — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:02:25 GMT

My mom always used a vanilla candle, vinegar in a bowl (which was previously mentioned), or she would burn string. She would cut a piece, light both ends and hang it over the kitchen faucet over the sink. It was heavy duty string and it would burn for a while. I tried it once with the kitchen string I had. I laid the piece over the faucet, lit both ends and it burned up in about 5 seconds. Took care of the yucky smell I had tho! LOL

cookin

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suzyQ3 — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:42:47 GMT

I do agree that overcooking is the culprit.

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okaywitheasypay — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:34:32 GMT

as @ECBG mentioned I use an air purifier that I will move into the kitchen when I have cooked salmon. I also open the window just a bit in the door and turn on the overhead fan and direct a little fan I keep in the kitchen toward it.