How do I get the smell of curry out of my new home?

Question

I steamed cleaned the carpets, cleaned the appliances, etc. I have used javex, pinesol, perfume, air freshener and incense.I am in the process of removing all my blinds and bought some new. I have had my furnace cleaned and have bought new air vents. The windows have been open for two weeks.It still lingers.
I have bought paint. All suggestions would be welcome.

Answer 1

Did you pull all the appliances out away from the wall so you could clean under and behind them? Maybe wash as much of the range hood as you can, too? Sounds like some must have got splashed somewhere it shouldn't have. I've never had a problem with curry lingering... But when I was in college, one of my housemates made chitterlings while the rest of us were out of town. Apparently, he'd never made it before but his mom always had, so when he bought a bad batch, he didn't know it and also managed to get it all over the kitchen. That kitchen stunk unbearably for months. We made him bleach the whole kitchen, and the smell would go away, but then it'd come back, and we'd make him bleach it again. It would have been funny if it wasn't so awful.

Answer 2

I had tenants in my single family home that cooked with curry for a little over two years. The odor is very difficult to eliminate. I had the carpet professionally cleaned and deodorized, cleaned everything thoroughly, aired the house out for several days, and replaced the hood over the range. Then I sprayed everything (walls, carpet, ceiling, etc..) with vinegar and water and then with a 1 : 1 solution of a live microbial agent and water three times and let air dry. The curry smell still remained. I used an ozone machine for over 24 hours, but the curry smell seemed to return after a couple of days. My last effort seems to be effective. I had the kitchen, family room, and entrance hall painted with Kilz. Then, the second coat was a latex paint. All woodwork and the inside of cabinets that seemed to smell of curry were painted with an odor sealing shellac. I also left Arm & Hammer Odor Eliminator for Carpet on the carpet for over two days before vacuuming. The new tenants just had a walk-through and think everything smells good. I ve got my fingers crossed that the curry smell has been sufficiently eliminated.

Answer 3

Sorry to mention this but curry has been adsorbed by the walls what I would do is repaint the walls and celing and rewax the floors.To be extra sure that the oder is gone sand the old paint off first, and use a good latex paint to seal the oder that still might reside in the wood.

Answer 4

Maybe it is you smelling an odor that is not really there? I mean if that smell bothers you so much that your willing to do what ever it takes to get rid of it maybe your brain is producing you to smell it. Have a friend come over and see what they say. Also you can try to clean you carpet with enzymes. you can find them at any professional cleaning store. Also use fabreez ( I don't like the smell of commercial deodorizers so I mix my own. I get a cup of water a cup of vodka and put in what ever essential oil about 10 drops shake it up and it is ready to be sprayed).

Answer 5

the best thing is cook the food u love most, which smells to ur taste and u feel like cooking the same dish until u smel it. The old curry smell wil be gone.

If u have the option of allowing the sunlight into ur kitchen everyday, the smell of curry is out.

Switch on th eexhaust continously for few days.

Generally, if it the Indian curry it will not stay that long if u allow sunlight into u r kitchen.

Answer 6

hopefully you didnot use the paint yet because that's the key part.
WASH the walls. Use a mild cleansing solution. I would use baking soda but scrub gently
whenever you cook with curry keep all the windows/ doors open, well ventilated. once you're done cooking don't turn the fans off / close the doors. Keep them on/ open for another10 min. or more...depending how strong the smell was

Answer 7

Place white vinegar open containers in various locations around the room with the offense odor. Also, burning candles will help. If the smell is as strong as you are describing, I think painting and replacing the carpet might be your only options.

Answer 8

take a quart size glass jar and fill it 2/3 full of white vinegar. Do one for each room. Leave open and let it sit out for at least 3 days. You should have no more odors.
I do this at least 1 time per year to get rid of pet odors that somehow linger with other methods. My friends use it to rid their houses of cigarette odor when they have someone over that smokes and it has never failed for any of us.

Once you are done with the vinegar put it down your drains and it will freshen them as well.

Answer 9

Buy some inexpensive bottled apple juice and some ground cinnamon. Pour an inch or so of the apple juice into a shallow pan, sprinkle cinamon (just a little) onto it, and put in on low on the stove. Let it simmer for a couple of hours, adding more if needed when the apple juice evaporates.

Answer 10

i make curry at least 1 every couple of months and never have a problem getting rid of the smell after. I do burn oils though to give my house a nice smell and it does work.