Please tell me a home remedy to remove cooking odours in the house.?

Question

We put our house on market and some of the buyers who came and saw our house said that the house has cooking odours. I tried all the room freshners, scented candels, potpurries and incense sticks. Nothing removes the odours completly. Please help!!

Answer 1

Oust and Febreeze are good places to start.... use the Febreeze on all the fabrics in your home (even curtains).

One simple and effective method to help a home 'smell clean', is to slice a lemon, just a few minutes prior to your guests arrival. I know of a few realtors who use this simple trick, hehehe.

Other approaches would be to clean the kitchen thoroughly.... under the stove top, and if you have a range hood, then the grease trap in it.... remove any and all trash, etc. (you can pour some baking soda down the sink in the garbage disposal, if you have one)

Living in the home.... you probably do not even notice the cooking odor.... after youve scrubbed the kitchen (you may even want to consider cleaning the walls), used the Oust, sprayed the Febreeze....slice a lemon, and ask someone to come over, and check the effect.

One other option to consider is using one of those air fresheners that sprays on a timer. Ive used these commercially for decades, and its nice to see them on the counter now.

Have Fun!

Answer 2

Try washing the walls, cabinets, vent hood and ceiling with a good deodorizing detergent. The stuff made for carpets and pets works well. Use Fantastic antibacterial multipurpose cleaner on the oily areas in an around the kitchen. Always use the vent hood when you cook if it has an exhaust that goes outside or leave a few windows open to create a cross breeze that will carry Oder's outside. Don't let oils get too hot when cooking so they smoke. This is a common problem in homes that use lots of oils in cooking and frying.

Answer 3

Might want to consider painting the inside of the house. This does help sell and adds some value to the home. If you dont want to go to this extreme, you need to do a quick wash on the walls. Use a mixture of water, ammonia, vinegar and if really dirty put some baking soda in it. Then when people are walking through, have a pot of water simmering on the stove with lemon slices in it, or maybe a loaf of bread or cookies baking in a low heat oven, just warm enough to keep the aroma going

Answer 4

A bowl of vinegar in a room gets rid of smoky odors. Put coffee in your vacuum cleaner, it gets rid of carpet odors. Get boxes of baking soda and leave them in each room. Take a few cups of water and put a few cinnamon sticks (or a tablespoon of ground cinnamon in the water). Let it simmer on the stove for a few hours. That gets rid of really noxious cooking smells and makes your house smell like cinnamon buns! Hope these help!

Answer 5

You cold install an extractor fan above the stove & turn it on whenever you cook. This will also help stop condensation in the kitchen from the steam. Also open your windows wide to let the air circulate.

Answer 6

Odor clings to fabrics so consider having the drapes, curtains, and carpet shampooed with an odor neutralizer. The lemon trick mentioned before also works well.

Answer 7

Try spraying amounia from a spray bottle in areas such as around baseboards and behind cabinets. It is a great oder neutralizer that will remove odors not just mask them

Answer 8

Try an Ozone air machine. That is what fire and flood restoration companies use. Good luck.