Getting rid of smells

[Patf]

This is serious, though I'm posting it on the Lighter Side.

 I forgot about a pan of rice boiling this afternoon and the smell of burning is all over the house. I tried opening all the doors and windows, but it's so COLD. So this didn't last long, and didn't work.

Are there any other ways of freshening the air? I don't want to use chemicals unless really necessary. Hoping someone comes up with a good idea.

[Chrissie]

You could try all or any of the following - I'm not vouching for their efficacy!  Try each in one room first to see how it goes, and let us know afterwards.....

Cut a raw potato in two and place in the room with cut sides uppermost.

Ditto with an orange.

Put a couple of saucers of milk in the room.

Good luck

Chrissie (81)

PS In case you didn't already know, you can get the burnt patches off most pans by covering in salt, then adding very little water so it's a bit runnier than a paste, and re-boiling.  Keep an eye on it and add more water as necessary.

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Bi-carb soda is great for absorbing smells in the fridge (like cheese!). Maybe it will be able to absorb the smells around the house too?

R.

[Nell]

An onion cut in two and left in a room gets rid of the smell of paint ..... May work for other smells - I don't know, but I can vouch for it for paint. [:)]

[Russethouse]

How about putting a lemon cut in half  in some water and heating it - the resulting aroma may dispel any smells ?

[woolybanana]

All these lovely ideas. Get an old granny and leave her in the house, moving her from room to room after an hour or so. The original smell will go but .......[6] Well, good for long enough. Seriously, hang up banana skins and as they dry, so the smell will go.

[Nell]

Oh Wooly - You do make me laugh - [:D][:D][:D] I can just picture the rocking chair on wheels, for ease of moving from room to room...

My New Years Resolution - If feeling a bit down, log onto this forum and search for your latest postings [:-))]

[cooperlola]

[quote user="woolybanana"]All these lovely ideas. Get an old granny and leave her in the house, moving her from room to room after an hour or so. The original smell will go but .......[6] Well, good for long enough. Seriously, hang up banana skins and as they dry, so the smell will go.[/quote]A young male cat works equally well. 

I think there's something very odd about recommending your own species's skin as an air freshener.

[Patf]

So I'll try to collect a potato, an orange, some milk, some bicarb., an onion, and put a lemon in the microwave and hope they work.

As for the old granny, I'm a granny, (hoping not to be old), and that hasn't helped.

And over-ripe bananas do have a very pungent aroma [Www]

[Clair]

[quote user="Patf"]And over-ripe bananas do have a very pungent aroma [Www][/quote]

They do hang around, don't they?

I'd try the bicarb in suckers in several places overnight

[Théière]

Go and make a curry

[Bugsy]

Patf, you are welcome to borrow our old incontinent cat if you want.............................

Not only will you have a different smell, there is also the fun of hunting to find it............[:D]

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[Patf]

Bugsy - thanks for your very kind offer, but I found a solution.

Teapot -  I found an answer similar to yours - I made a yeast cake. I also boiled up lemons and oranges for ages, and the burnt smell has now gone.

[ViVienne]

don't usually have to hunt for, it the cat seems to know with good effect where the best place to go is to optimise the sleepy stumble in the morning with no slippers on!!

[Bugsy]

[quote user="Shivy"]don't usually have to hunt for, it the cat seems to know with good effect where the best place to go is to optimise the sleepy stumble in the morning with no slippers on!![/quote]

We've been there...............[:D]

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