How to Get the Smell Out of the House When Making Venison in a Slow Cooker
When slow cooking a prime cut of venison in your home, the aroma can be enticing. But after dinner is served, eaten and cleared away, that smell can linger and become rather unpleasant. The smell may just be lingering in the air, or it may be emanating from the dinner dishes themselves. In order to get rid of the stubborn cooking odor of venison, there are a number of ways to tackle the problem. Does this Spark an idea?
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Open the windows. While this may not sound like a pleasant option in the winter, the rest of the year cracking a few windows in your kitchen and throughout your home can help to vent the smell. Try adding a window fan to help move the air out more quickly.
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Remove all traces of the meal from the house. Clean all the dinner dishes and the slow cooker, and take out the trash. This will remove all remaining venison food particles and reduce kitchen odors.
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Spray air freshener. Look for a brand that will neutralize the odor, rather than mask it with an additional layer of scent that will do nothing to reduce the original venison odor.
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Boil lemon slices on your stovetop. The natural oils in the lemon will combine with the steam to refresh the air in your kitchen.
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Fill several small bowls with a cup of vinegar each, and place around the kitchen. When left in place overnight, the vinegar will absorb odors from the air.
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Invest in special gadgets. Both ozone generators and UV vacs can break down even the most stubborn cooking odors that may have permeated drapes or even porous latex paint. These are quite pricey, however, when compared to your other options, and so are best suited for homes where you cook frequently or have an ongoing problem with lingering odors from slow-cooking venison.
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