The smell of frying at home will disappear in an instant with these simple tips

Frying is one of the most popular cooking methods, because it turns food tasty and crunchy, while significantly increasing its calorie and fat content. When frying at home, however, we are forced to deal with an annoying and persistent inconvenience: the smell. The smell of frying tends to linger inside the house for a long time, even penetrating into clothing and other fabrics.

So, what can we do about this? Follow these simple steps to solve this problem in no time:

Eliminate the smell of frying in an instant: all the tips

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• A very effective remedy to eliminate the smell of fried food is vinegar: boil a saucepan containing water and 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. The aroma will spread throughout the house replacing the bad smell; you can also use this tip while frying, to prevent the fry smell from spreading;
• Citrus fruits: take the peels of the citrus fruits, ones you have removed from oranges, tangerines and grapefruit are also fine, and put them in the oven at 170 degrees. Their pleasant scent will eliminate the smell of fried food;
• Lemon: like other citrus fruits, lemon is also very useful in eliminating the smell of fried food; in addition to the method described above, you can put lemons in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil, letting its scent gradually eliminate the smell of frying;
• Cloves: use as per the above methods;
• Coarse salt: salt is known for its ability to remove bad smells; place several bowls of salt in the house in strategic points; the salt will slowly absorb all the unpleasant smells;
• Bay leaves: boil these together with 4 teaspoons of bicarbonate, letting the mixture spread its aroma for a few hours in the house;
• Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda): another remedy known for its deodorizing properties and which is very effective on fabrics; just sprinkle the powder on carpets, cushions, sofas and leave it to act for a few hours before removing it with a vacuum cleaner.

Even while frying, however, you can adopt some useful tips.

Make the smell of frying disappear while cooking

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There are some tips that you can employ while frying:

• choice of oil: a key thing is to choose the most suitable oil for frying; a new and good quality oil will leave a less pervasive smell;
• doors and windows: close all the doors of the house, so that the smell does not come out of the kitchen and in the room where you do the frying, always keep the windows open;
• extractor: activate the oven extractor fan, especially if your kitchen has no windows or doors;
• parsley: often accompanied with frying, a bunch of parsley can be added directly to the oil, to inhibit the unpleasant smell;
• lemon: into the frying oil, you can also add lemon juice and the half lemon that you have squeezed; this will counteract unpleasant smells with its perfume;
• apple slices: a washed and seedless apple sliced into the oil will help limit the smell; check whilst frying and replace the slices when thet turn brown.

Now you are ready to fry without the smell!