Comments on: Apartment Smells Like Cooking, And Not The Good Kind Of Cooking

By: Keri Garland

Keri Garland — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +0000

Whenever you have to cook odoriferous foods in your own apartment, try placing a small bowl of white vinegar on your stove top. It absorbs the odor instead of masking it.

By: Lydia Maki

Lydia Maki — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:45:52 +0000

Vanilla works great for a kitchen that smells. Put vanilla(a few tablespoons) in a very small bowl. Microwave on high for 30 – 45 seconds.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:47:08 +0000

I just burned fish in my apartment the other day, so I speak from experience. Try filling a saucepan full of water with 2-3 lemons juiced into it; throw the rinds in as well. Let the whole thing boil for 20-30 minutes. For really persistent smells you can boil white vinegar, but you’ll probably want to follow with the lemon water to get rid of the vinegar smell!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:51:20 +0000

When I moved in to my house the guy before us smoked in it and well it smelled. I bought two air purifiers that were on sale for pretty cheep and in a couple of weeks there was no more smell. They work really well and are great in the kitchen. I don’t have a range hood thingy, so this is what I use.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:48:47 +0000

You can always bake cookies when having company, to cover up any yucky smells.

Amy @ http://prettybabies.blogspot.com

By: LoriW

LoriW — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:30:44 +0000

If you don’t have cinnamon sticks or don’t want the stove on, here’s a quick variation. Liberally wet a paper towel and sprinkle cinnamon on it. Pop it into the microwave for 2 or 3 minutes (depending on how wet your towel is). The inviting smell of cinnamon will be wafting in a matter of minutes! Rather than throw away the towel, just re-wet and pop it in again!

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:21:38 +0000

I lived in a dorm room, and when I moved in, it was rather, let’s just say smelly, from the guys who drank and smoked there. Since i was not able to hire a carpet cleaner, I just kept vacuuming, and using febreze on my curtains and carpet daily. After about a week it got MUCH better, and after two weeks the smell was completely gone!

By: La Rêveuse

La Rêveuse — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:17:31 +0000

Or just start baking bread in the bread maker really often. Your couch and carpet pick that up, and who doesn’t like that smell?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:09:20 +0000

I live in an apartment and had this problem too. (Oh my, the smell of bacon lingers for days.)

Sad to say, most range hoods in apartments don’t really do anything. What has worked the best for me is to generously sprinkle baking soda over the carpet, sweep it in with a broom, and then vacuum it up the next day.