My roommate cooked scallops a few nights ago and the odor is still around. He cleaned the stove/microwave and left some baking soda in each. We cant really figure out where the smell is coming from now. I also sprayed some febreeze air effects which helps for a while but then disappears.


Anyone have a suggestion that would eliminate the odor?

11/19/2007 6:17:23 PM

11/19/2007 6:31:31 PM

not quite mastered the distinction between chit chat and the lounge, eh?

though i did laugh

11/19/2007 6:42:23 PM

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"not quite mastered the distinction between chit chat and the lounge, eh?"

Fuckin' noobs.

[Edited on November 19, 2007 at 7:45 PM. Reason : To answer the original question -- open the door to you apartment for awhile and air it out.]

11/19/2007 7:45:01 PM

take out the trash?

11/19/2007 7:54:40 PM

Maybe you have an escapee and there's one rotting away under the fridge or something.

11/19/2007 9:20:48 PM

I know there are some candles that are designed to remove oder in a room.

11/19/2007 9:21:39 PM

Maybe you just need to air the place out? I cooked a garlic sausage the other night, and it's still faintly garlicky in here.

11/19/2007 10:19:40 PM

might be some rotting in the disposal

11/19/2007 10:28:37 PM

microwave? seriously?

11/19/2007 10:43:39 PM

i read this as Lingerie Odor Removal

11/19/2007 10:57:00 PM

i think he cooked them on the stove then might have reheated them later in the microwave


the microwave is the only source that we have found, and we know its not the only one

11/19/2007 11:17:22 PM

mastered years ago. it seemed appropriate given the stove/microwave combat theater. seriously though, take out the trash and give it time.

11/20/2007 1:39:52 AM

Invent the Smelloscope

11/20/2007 1:57:23 AM

i love scallops, but this seems to happen to me all the time too.

11/20/2007 2:46:10 AM

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"i read this as Lingerie Odor Removal "

me too!

11/20/2007 6:28:24 AM

i burn a candle (or have a tart burner going) when i cook, or immediately after, and it usually gets rid of any food smells for me. but take out the trash also and make sure all the dishes you used are clean (not just sitting in a washer or something)

11/20/2007 8:00:14 AM

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"take out the trash?"

wash your dishes, vacuum

11/20/2007 11:29:29 AM

dishes have been washed

trash was taken out immediately

we boiled vinegar and water (supposed to get rid of smell)

both stove and microwave were cleaned & left baking soda in them

sprayed febreeze in the kitchen

vacuum may be the next step

[Edited on November 20, 2007 at 3:15 PM. Reason : c]

11/20/2007 3:15:05 PM

Realistically, this is like trying to get rid of cat piss odor.

11/20/2007 3:18:48 PM

Does it smell like the dish did the night it was cooked or rotten?

Most likely, juices or seasoning got on something that is sitting in your kitchen.
I suggest:

Wipe Counters, Cabinets and all food surfaces

Put baking soda down the sink drain

Wipe down the trash can

Mop up the floors

If it is just a food smell, buy a Lamp Berger from Belk. While they are pricey, it will sanitize the air and remove the odor. I have had one for 4 years. It will knock out curry smells, garlic, and when I use the self cleaning oven. They only need to be lit for 20 minutes or so at a time.


http://www.lampeberger.com/catalog.aspx

11/20/2007 3:38:58 PM

my parents cooked scallops in the house a few weeks ago. that night my mom cleaned the counters and sink, took out the trash, wiped out the trashcan, and washed all the dishes. they sprayed all sorts of air fresheners, used glade plugins, candles, and 3 of those sharper image ionic breeze things. that stench stayed around for over a week. they vowed never to cook them inside again.

i didn't go to visit while that smell was around. my roommate in college did that once. i was scarred for life.

[Edited on November 20, 2007 at 4:00 PM. Reason : ]

11/20/2007 3:59:01 PM

must have been some nasty ass scallops

fresh shellfish shouldnt smell fishy

11/20/2007 7:02:56 PM