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How to Avoid Smell of Food Cooking Overnight



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Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:31 am
My husband can't sleep when he smells food cooking in the house, which means putting food in the slow cooker for Shabbat lunch (or dinner) does not work. Does anyone have any suggestions? Are there any cookers that keep the food AND THE SMELL inside that can be pre-programmed?

Specifically, I like making lima bean soup, in case that makes any difference.

Thanks!
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amother
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Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:34 am
No. So don’t serve anything that gets cooked in crockpot. Make food that you can put in blech in the morning. Or food that’s good room temp
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Rutabaga




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:46 am
Can you put the crockpot up in the garage or at a neighbor? I know people who do that when the wife is pregnant and can't stand the smell of cholent.
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amother
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Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:47 am
There's no way to avoid food smelling while cooking.
Does he smell it even when the door is closed?
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Pita




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:51 am
amother [ Yellow ] wrote:
There's no way to avoid food smelling while cooking.
Does he smell it even when the door is closed?


Yes. The smell permeates even when the crockpot is in the guest room (empty) at the other end of the house and both bedroom doors are closed.
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Pita




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 9:52 am
amother [ Mauve ] wrote:
No. So don’t serve anything that gets cooked in crockpot. Make food that you can put in blech in the morning. Or food that’s good room temp


Good idea. I have never had a blech. I will think about getting one.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 10:31 am
Do you have a garage you can set up a crockpot in?
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solo




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 12:54 pm
I have the same problem. It’s not just the smell, cooking food also creates a sort of humidity that really bothers me when I’m trying to sleep. I haven’t figured out a way around it. So I prefer cold or reheated meals. But mostly I keep the crockpot in the basement. In cooler weather I leave a window open where the crockpot is.
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greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 2:04 pm
oh I wonder if there is a way ... I used to get so sick when I was pregnant with my youngest that I stopped making cholent or leaving the oven on & it's been 25 years
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amother
Hotpink


 

Post Fri, Sep 27 2019, 2:49 pm
I use a rice cooker instead of a slow cooker and interestingly, the smell doesn’t permeate. We have to open the lid to smell the food.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Sep 28 2019, 11:25 am
In the end though, you do you... You have to eat. Some people SMOKE now that's most, most harmful and it's also allowed at home
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amother
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Post Sat, Sep 28 2019, 1:25 pm
when im pregnant my neighbour makes enough tchulnt for us too.

when she is pregnant we make enough tshulnt to bring them.

when we are both pregnant there simply is no tchulnt, the men eat in shul we serve stuff that can be put on plata.

Smile
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