Say goodbye to the smell of frying: some tips to ensure your home stays pleasantly fragrant

As they say, "everything tastes better when it's fried" - but the smell of fried food, especially when it lingers, if far from appetizing. We all know that it take hours to get rid of smell of frying. But there are some tips you can use that can help with this problem - keep reading:

Some tips for before you start frying

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• Parsley: you can add some sprigs into the oil and these will ensure that the smell of frying is much reduced;
• Lemon: add about ten drops of lemon juice to the still-cold oil, and the smell of frying should not develop;
• Apple: for the same result, you can add a few apple segments to the still-cold oil, leaving them in only until the oil reaches frying temperature.

Other tips can be useful after frying

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• Vinegar: once you have finished frying, you can fill a saucepan with water, add a glass of vinegar and bring it to a rolling boil. This way, the smell of frying will be dispersed;
• Fabric softener: in a similar way, you can slowly bring a pot of water with 20 ml of fabric softener to the boil. A fresh, clean smell will be released which will "overpower" the smell of frying;
• Various spices: staying withe above boiling method, you can boil spices such as cloves or bay leaves to get the same result. Once brought to the boil, these spices will release a pleasant smell which will cover the smell of frying. Another effective combination is orange peels and cinnamon - give it a try!;
• Coffee: you can leave the coffee grounds in a bowl in the kitchen and they will absorb the smells produced by frying.

Other precautions you can take

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There are also other precautions that you can take. If possible, keep the kitchen door closed, so that the smell does not spread throughout the house. At the same time, you can open the kitchen windows to allow the smells to escape.

If the oven is equipped with an extractor hood, make sure this is turned on when you start frying.

Another option is to buy an air fryer, which uses hot air instead of oil to fry food. Additionally you will avoid dirtying your pots and pans and generating large quantities of used oil you later have to get rid of.

A final tip is to use good quality oil, preferably corn or seed oil. These oils break down more slowly than olive oil and give off a less pungent odor. And lastly, immediately cleaning the pots and pans you used to fry your food in can help limit the spread of fried food smells.

If you follow these tips, frying need no longer be a thing to be scared of!