Get Rid of Lingering Food Smells [Food Hacks]

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Cooking and eating a great meal is most enjoyable. Having its potentially less than savory smell linger on in your home for days on end? A tad less enjoyable. Rather than skipping pungent meals entirely, incorporate these olfactory cleansing tricks instead.
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After cooking up a mushroom risotto with ramps dish, home improvements web site The Kitchn was left with what they classified as an unwanted "house guest" of a smell, which got them thinking about ways to deal with unwanted odors of the food variety.
While you'd be wise to open the windows and toss out the leftovers, here are a few potentially more effective ways to rid yourself of an unpleasant post-meal smell from the folks at The Kitchn.
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  • Simmer a pot of half vinegar and half water.
  • Simmer a pot of water with lemon and orange peels.
  • Leave a dish of vinegar out on the counter overnight.
  • Saturate cotton balls with vanilla extract and let sit in a dish overnight.
 
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