| Tubby Teacher
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An old chef trick for cooking cabbage, fish, brussel sprouts, corned beef, or any other "smells funny" food is to chew a strong flavored gum while you cook. Peppermint seems to work the best. You can also put a dab of the oil on your upper lip under your nose. Make sure it is a sugarless brand of gum.
It also has the benefit of making you feel like you are "tasting" when you're not.
For your hands, buy one of the odor remover aluminum bars from a cooking store.
You do have to get over any squeamishness about handling raw meats and seafood. That is part of working with unprocessed foods. |
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Fri Jan 23, 2004 4:30 am |
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| photogirl
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| that's funny about the aluminum...It is the only thing that get the garlic smell of my hands. I have an aluminu sink...i just rub my finger on it :lol: |
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Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:12 am |
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| caterpillar
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| I'm just bumping this because it's sort of interesting. What I really need is something I can put under my husband's nose so that he doesn't curse upon coming home after I've cooked cauliflower. |
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Mon May 01, 2006 4:00 am |
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| CybilAddi
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| Caterpillar, LOL, I have the same problem!! |
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Mon May 01, 2006 7:39 pm |
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| ladybugnessa
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| for me my DH complains when I roast chickpeas... but then i'm a bit heavy handed with the garlic. |
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Mon May 01, 2006 7:43 pm |
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| RedRox
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| FWIW, fresh fish should not smell fishy. If it came from the ocean, it should smell like seawater. Cooking it in milk can help cut smells though if it isn't all that fresh to begin with. We have one of those aluminum hand washing thingies though too. |
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Mon May 01, 2006 8:35 pm |
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| MissSouthBeach
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| Yeah, on that note, I need to know the quickest, most productive way of getting smells like eggs and broccoli out of a small apartment ASAP. LOL. I have tried tons of candles, Oust, and different air fresheners but I always come home to that nasty egg smell after making them for breakfast. It actually deters me from making broccoli, brussel sprouts and/or cauliflower (which I LOVE) because I'm afraid visitors will get grossed out or I'll be smelling it for days myself. :) |
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Tue May 02, 2006 4:36 pm |
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| recipelover
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Two things that I do:
Simmer on the stove (don't forget to check it often): some water, throw in some cloves, some cinnamon, orange peels (eat the orange and save the peels) or lemon peels.
Or, for a not so great smell, but it works--simmer some cheap vinegar in a small pan on the stove. The vinegar smells disappears quickly in your house, but it is pretty strong to begin with.
Or, just open lots of windows |
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Wed May 03, 2006 1:14 pm |
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| Scout_on_the_Beach
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| I like the cloves and orange peel in water too, but I always open the kitchen windows and turn on the vent before, during and a good bit after cooking "smelly" foods! |
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Wed May 03, 2006 1:51 pm |
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