Home
Log in / Sign Up
    Private Messages   Advanced Search   Rules   New User Guide   FAQ   Advertise   Contact Us  
Forum -> Household Management
No vent hood for oven- whole house smells



Post new topic   Reply to topic View latest: 24h 48h 72h

amother


 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 10:12 am
Whenever food gets cooked, the whole house smells. The vent hood over the oven makes a lot of noise but doesn't work and my landlord isn't going to fix it.
There is no door to the kitchen, and even with kitchen and upstairs windows open, the smell can linger a loooong time. ( esp if onions were used) and esp on the staircase that is closed in.
I am pregnant with HG and the smells r making me so sick!
So firstly, how to prevent the smells from wafting upstairs, and if I can't prevent it- how do I get it out?! I had the windows open for hours and froze- still reeks....
Back to top

Lady Godiva




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 10:16 am
Get a portable fan and put it on exhaust in your kitchen window. Use it every time you cook.

Besha'ah tova! I hope you feel better soon.
Back to top

greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 10:16 am
use a fan & an open window to blow the odors away from the kitchen & outside

maybe do this while cooking to prevent the build-up from spreading to upstairs

fix the vent hood fan yourself ?
Back to top

amother


 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 11:13 am
Thought of a fan but how do I get it to blow the smell out of the window not just around the room?
Back to top

Lady Godiva




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 11:29 am
amother wrote:
Thought of a fan but how do I get it to blow the smell out of the window not just around the room?

If your fan has two settings, choose the exhaust setting.
If it doesn't, turn the fan so the air blows out the room--out the window, instead of into the room from outside.
Back to top

amother


 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 11:35 am
No exhaust setting but I will try to turn it around thank you!
Back to top

Mishmish




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Apr 29 2014, 10:50 pm
Boiling cinnamon or other aromatic spices in water on the stove while cooking can help a bit. Sort of masks other cooking smells.
Back to top
Page 1 of 1 Recent Topics




Post new topic   Reply to topic    Forum -> Household Management

Related Topics Replies Last Post
Would you buy this house?
by amother
6 Today at 12:50 pm View last post
Does anyone come to your house to clean car flatbush
by amother
1 Today at 9:52 am View last post
Kashering an oven
by amother
6 Today at 9:03 am View last post
Oven insert
by amother
1 Today at 12:52 am View last post
Cleaning stove/oven pieces with ammonia 4 Yesterday at 11:53 pm View last post