How to remove the smell of burnt meat?

The kitchen is the favorite part of the home for men, because here a caring mother, girlfriend or wife can prepare a delicious dish that gives a storm of emotions. There is probably not a single normal man in the world who does not like meat. Pork or beef can be an ideal complement or a separate dish, enticing with its aroma. However, there are unpleasant cases when meat burns, notifying you of this with its unpleasant odor. How to remove the aroma of burnt meat, returning freshness and comfort to your home? We will talk about this in this article. After all, ordinary ventilation will be too little.

Recommendations

The ideal solution is to use a quartz lamp. It has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties, so just turn it on and wait 20-30 minutes. At the same time, you need to remember that it is prohibited to be in the room with a working lamp.
If the smell of burning spreads in a private house, then you can save things by taking them outside (in good sunny weather).
Heat water with acetic acid in a large container. The amount of acid must be noticeable so that its smell overcomes the aroma of burning. It is enough to wait for the solution to boil, after which the stove turns off. There will be a strong aroma in the house, so it is better to go for a walk and ventilate the room when you return home.

Universal methods

If the smell of burning in your home is not particularly strong, then increased humidity will help. In the kitchen, just turn on the hot water tap. If the smoke has spread to other rooms, do a wet cleaning, wiping the surfaces of cabinets and window sills: soot can settle on them too.

To increase humidity, you can take wide containers (basins, bowls), pour hot water into them and place them around the rooms. It is advisable to change the liquid several times so that it constantly creates steam. With cold water, this method of eliminating unwanted odors will be less effective and take longer.

Other products that are always at hand are good at eliminating odors:

You can soak fabric (towels, sheets) in a vinegar solution and hang them around the rooms. To prepare the working solution you need to take 2 tbsp. l. acid (70%) per 5 liters of water.
Vinegar can be used in other ways. To eliminate the smell, it is recommended to boil water over low heat with the addition of acid in the above proportion. As it boils, water can be added and treatment can be carried out until the burning smell disappears. Sometimes this may take several hours.
A universal remedy for eliminating any odors is special household chemicals. There are aerosols and liquid preparations that remove any air pollution by breaking down the molecules of volatile substances. These include Odorgon, SmellOff, etc. The composition must be used according to the instructions attached to it.
Chlorine is a universal remover of all unpleasant odors. This substance is found in chlorine bleaches, Belizna, carpet cleaners such as Vanish, or household chemicals for disinfecting bathrooms and bathrooms (calcium hypochlorite, chloramine, etc.). The substance must be added to the water according to the instructions when carrying out wet cleaning.
You can also mask the burning smell with an air freshener. This measure is effective only with minor smoke and has a temporary effect.

How to remove the burnt smell after cooking?

When food burns in the kitchen, smoke and soot enter the room, remain in the oven or microwave, and on dishes. An unpleasant aroma can not only pollute the air, but also spoil the taste of other dishes. The fight against this type of burning must be carried out comprehensively:

To make it easier to remove the smell of burning in the apartment, it is better to immediately empty the pots and pans of the burnt contents and fill them with hot water. Residues of food on the surface of the dishes will no longer emit a burnt smell, and it will be a little easier to clean the deposits.
Wipe the interior surfaces of the oven and microwave with water and vinegar (1 teaspoon of 6% vinegar per 0.5 liter of water).
To eliminate a persistent burning smell (chicken, fish) in the microwave, you need to boil 1 glass of the same vinegar solution. In this case, the fan of the device will force vapors of the substance to pass through all the cavities where the smell of burnt food could remain, and the oven will stop smelling. If desired, you can use a soda solution instead of vinegar (1 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate powder per 1 cup of water).
In the oven, from which it is more difficult to remove the smell, you can put a container with an ammonia solution overnight (a household product or pharmaceutical ammonia, diluted in the proportion of 1-2 tablespoons per 1 glass of water). The oven must be heated to +90°C before processing. In the morning, wipe the oven with a wet cloth and dry it with the door open.
You can only remove the smell of burnt meat from a baking sheet using household dishwashing detergents. If persistent carbon deposits have formed on an enamel pan (from milk, rice, etc.), you can eliminate the smell and clean the enamel by boiling a soda solution (2-3 tablespoons of soda for every 1 liter of water). After this, clean the carbon deposits with a hard sponge.

You can remove the burning smell from a burnt pan from a room using the products already listed (vinegar or household chemicals). If there are no such products in the house, folk methods of deodorization will help.

How to get rid of the burning smell after a fire

Smoke from a fire in the house permeates everything. The smell of burning lasts the longest in textiles. Thin fabrics (bed linen, curtains, etc.) and clothes are easiest to wash with high-quality powder. Outerwear must be dry cleaned.

The heavy smell of burning in an apartment after a fire, even with slight smoke, persists for a long time in the textile upholstery and filling of upholstered furniture. This can be eliminated using a steam cleaner (vaporizer). If there is no such device, then products like Vanish or similar, intended for carpets and furniture, will help clean the upholstery.

Leather upholstery should be wiped with water and 6% vinegar (1 teaspoon per 1 glass). You can refresh dark leather with a decoction of natural coffee, and clean suede with damp grounds from the drink. It is easy to shake off or vacuum up after drying.

The smell of burning in the house after a fire is removed from carpets using absorbents: salt or soda. These substances just need to be poured onto moistened pile and left until dry. Collect the remaining powder with a vacuum cleaner.

Wallpaper absorbs unpleasant odors well. If they are expensive and not damaged by smoke, they are wiped with a damp cloth with a solution of anti-odor agents (Usta, Odorgon Smokebuster, etc.). In any case, wall coverings damaged by fire will have to be replaced.

Soot from tiles and plastic wall trim is the easiest to remove. The materials do not absorb smoke, and after a fire they can be wiped with a vinegar solution or use one of the above-mentioned chemicals to remove the smell of burning.

The main thing is to act quickly and carefully

So, the sooner you notice that your dish is burning, the better your chances of saving it. The easiest thing is burnt thick soups. Their rescue is almost always completed successfully, and no one usually realizes that a little trouble happened during the preparation of the soup. Immediately remove the pan from the heat using oven mitts or a kitchen towel. Pour the soup into another pan.

The escaped milk just needs to be poured into a clean container. If the milk smells very burnt, try adding a little salt or straining it through cheesecloth a couple of times. Don’t forget to pour a baking soda solution into the ladle with burnt milk - this will make it easier to clean off.

A roast or stew of meat that has begun to burn is more difficult to salvage. Such dishes very quickly become saturated with the smell of burning. But you can try. Immediately turn off the gas and remove everything from the pan that is not burnt. Trim off the burnt crusts from the affected pieces of meat. Place all the saved meat in a clean frying pan, add broth, add a piece of butter and seasoning, and simmer over low heat. It's also a good idea to add tomato sauce and fried onions.

If the rice is burnt, it should also be transferred to a clean pan (of course, only the one that has not been damaged and has not changed its color to radically black). Place a crust of white bread in the same pan and cover everything with a lid. After half an hour, the crust should pick up the burnt smell. Remove it and do what you planned with the rice.

Burnt custard often spoils the mood of housewives. But you can correct the situation by pouring the cream into another bowl and adding lemon zest or chocolate to it. The taste of the cream will acquire interesting shades and noble depth.

A burnt pie will upset anyone. But if the scale of the damage is not too great, simply scrape off the burnt crust with a knife. If the cake is sweet, sprinkle it with powdered sugar or cover it with a simple glaze.

Carefully transfer the burnt milk porridge, without touching the burnt part, into another pan, add a little milk and cook, stirring and not taking your eyes off it.

Let's summarize

If you have time, the above remedies and are not allergic, you can use the recommendations on how to get rid of the smell after a fire and remove them yourself. However, especially if the fire was severe, it is advisable to use protective equipment: gloves, boots, a respirator, a special suit. This measure is necessary, since the skin, mucous membranes, and lungs absorb everything that is around a person. But it’s better not to risk your health and turn to the professional services of a cleaning company. The work of specialists will give more effective and high-quality results.

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Cleaning up the house

If there is heavy smoke in the apartment, this affects things and furnishings, especially upholstered furniture. Wood, fabric, leather, carpets and other materials, especially natural ones, strongly absorb fumes, smoke and other foreign odors.

Therefore, it is better not to postpone general cleaning with wet treatment so that unpleasant odors are not absorbed.
You can order on-site dry cleaning at home, or you can independently treat interior items with specialized household chemicals.
In any hardware store (supermarket department) there are enough drugs, both in liquid form and in the form of aerosols.
Don't forget to use gloves and safety glasses.

How to save burnt goulash or bigos

Are you making a stew, bigos or soup and feel it burning? Do not panic. All is not lost yet. First of all, try to avoid mixing food. If you do this, the entire dish will taste bitter. Quickly take the second pan and carefully transfer the food, avoiding any burnt layer on the bottom. In the same way, you can save burnt porridge or rice.

The first stage of getting rid of the burning smell in the apartment

You need to find the source of the burning and make sure it is safe. If it’s a frying pan with burnt cutlets, you can treat the spoiled food to a street dog. If it is a melted plastic bowl that is not even worth restoring, feel free to throw it in the trash, after rinsing it in water so that the plastic cools.

If the cause of the burnt air is a small fire, for example, a kitchen towel or curtains are set on fire, the textiles should be immediately thrown into water, for example, into a sink.

If your shirt catches fire due to a forgotten iron, the first step is to immediately turn off the household appliance.
If larger objects (washing machine, TV) are the cause of the burning, you must immediately disconnect the equipment from the power supply, if there is an open fire, cover it with a thick cloth (blanket) to block the supply of oxygen, call firefighters and an electrician.

If your home is not in danger, then you can take care of yourself - cover your head with a headscarf so that your hair does not absorb the burning smell and protect your respiratory organs (mouth, nose) with a protective mask or just a cloth.