Fish is a product with many useful substances and trace elements. Along with this, it has one drawback - a specific smell. This is not at all a reason to limit yourself to the use of such a useful and valuable product. What is recommended by experienced housewives to do to eliminate an unpleasant odor, see below.
We remove fish aromas from hands and kitchen utensils
Ideally, each housewife should have a separate board, dishes, pots and pans intended directly for cutting and cooking various types of fish. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford it.
Wash all utensils immediately after cooking. Use hot water with the addition of mustard, the fishy smell should not be absorbed in time. After half an hour, it will be quite difficult to remove the smell.
If the smell has been absorbed, boil water and add vinegar there, in a ratio of one tablespoon to one liter. Put all the dishes in a container with the resulting solution and boil for 10 minutes. Pour the resulting mixture into a frying pan and leave to simmer over the fire for 3 minutes. Once the solution boils, turn off the stove and let cool completely. After boiling, thoroughly wash all dishes with the usual detergents. After working with fish, soak the board immediately in cold water with the addition of vinegar for 5 minutes, and rinse thoroughly. Wipe dry with a towel.
Hands smelling like fish
To eliminate the smell of fish on your hands, use mustard: rub the powder between your fingers. Wash them well. Lubricate with any cream for a light and pleasant aroma. For less sensitive hands, wash them with regular liquid soap and rinse with an aqueous solution with a small amount of vinegar. Be sure to rinse with plain water.
Eliminating the aromatic fish trail indoors
When you fry or cook fish dishes, its specific aroma fills the entire space of the apartment. To minimize this process, it is better to turn on the exhaust ventilation to the maximum. Ventilation is the most productive method. A few more tips to muffle the fishy smell in your kitchen space, use:
- orange peels or aromatic coffee beans. For a richer flavor, toast the beans, a few will suffice. In the absence of these substances, boil a pot of water, adding a little acetic and 5 grams of citric acid to it. Let the mixture boil over low heat, the liquid will gradually begin to evaporate. Do not remove it until all the smell has evaporated.
- While grilling, place a few bay leaves on the wire rack to absorb all the smell. Melt a little sugar, and pour a little vanilla into it, the fetid aroma will be defeated. If during the frying process, drop a few drops of lemon juice into the oil, the fish will not only emit less odor, but will also reach readiness much faster.
- Immediately after frying, soak the pan under cool water and leave a couple of tea bags on the stove.
To muffle the fish trail on fabric and clothing
Whatever the structure of the fabric, it instantly absorbs any odors, including fish. As a rule, in the kitchen, things made of woven material should be kept to a minimum. The curtains should be pulled to the side during the cooking period.
At the first sign of odor on them, wash. If it gets into the fibers of the fabric, it will be difficult to remove it. In the event that time is lost, soak the laundry for an hour or an hour and a half in a solution based on 5 liters of water and vinegar, 2 tablespoons are enough. Then put in the machine and wash as usual.
Removing the fishy smell from the refrigerator
The specific smell of fish from the refrigerator is not very pleasant. Even if it looks clean, it is annoying.It is necessary to immediately begin to eliminate it. Both household chemicals and improvised means can help in this matter.
Routine cleaning
- free the entire refrigerator from food;
- take out shelves that can be washed and dried well;
- wash it thoroughly with a baking soda cleaner. It is an excellent odor absorber;
- after the refrigerator has dried, put all the shelves in their places.
Folk cleaning methods
- Mix a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of ammonia. Dilute the resulting paste with water and wipe the walls of the refrigerator.
- Dissolve a spoonful of baking soda in a liter of warm water. Wipe all equipment with this solution.
- Take a glass of vodka, add 10 drops of lemon juice to it. Having processed the refrigerator with this solution, you will not only disinfect it, but also leave a pleasant lemon smell.
- Mix equal amounts of vinegar and water, the resulting mixture is excellent for disinfecting.
- Put orange peels on the shelf in the refrigerator, it will not only leave a pleasant smell, but also absorb all unnecessary odors.
- A paste of vinegar essence and ground cinnamon will relieve the unit from the strongest unpleasant odors.
Specialized chemistry
With a strongly persistent odor, substances such as:
- OdorGone - removes unpleasant odors in 12 hours;
- Top House - easily copes with even the strongest fishy smell;
- various helium odor absorbers.
How to beat fishy aroma in a car
The smell of spoiled fish, or the scent of freshly caught ooze, is a common concern for most anglers. Sadly it sounds, but proven folk methods in most cases are powerless.
After removing the source of a not so pleasant fishy smell, it is recommended to leave a glass with ammonia or vinegar in the cabin for 24 hours. After the expiration of the time, thoroughly ventilate all cars.
When it was not possible to get rid of an unpleasant fragrance, only dry cleaning will help.
By following some preventive conditions, you can easily reduce the spread of fishy odor. Therefore, you should not limit yourself to the use of this product. After all, it has such useful properties.
