Try burning some candles Linda. Maybe set out some vinegar. I hope you feel better soon.
Leslie

Pour some baking soda down the garbage disposal! Some of the smell can be coming from there.

I usually put my pots or pans with burnt on foods outside. That way, the source of the smell gets out of the house faster. :)

But additionally candles should do the trick.

Moni

Thanks ~ I did just put a candle on a warmer in the kitchen. I hope it helps. I can't stand that smell much longer.

Linda

I think the candle should be lit Linda. They used to say, when smoking was popular, to set candles around the room, as it helped keep the smoke down.
Leslie

Try the vinegar is little cups here and there in the kitchen and surrounding rooms.
Sorry about your mishap.

Linda, I did that one time with bacon grease and almost burned down the house. I found it just as the flames were starting to leap up. The smell was awful...I don't know how to tell you to get rid of it...but what was worse...everything in that little house was coated with a greasey film. Even things in another room in a closed closet.

I had driven my daughter to school, just about a mile away, and remembered I had left the skillet on the stove. I was trapped in the morning traffic. When I got there, smoke was coming out of the windows. My two cats were inside. The house was full of smoke, except for about 12" above the floor. I ran in, grabbed the skillet and threw it out the back door. Fortunately, my cats were okay.

I know it stinks, but glad you caught it when you did.

The vinegar is supposed to work well. You can also try to put a pan of water on to simmer with spices in it....cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and some vanilla. I have even brought it to a boil and carried it around my house to help get rid of odors.

Put one cup of vinegar in the microwave and heat it up until it's steaming. Set it out for about 15 or 20 minutes. You might have to reheat a time or two but the hot vinegar will make the smell go away.

Another thing, one cup of Vodka to one cup of water in a spray bottle will take most odors out of a room too...but I think the sweet smell of the vodka water makes me queasy so you might want to test that one on a day when you aren't feeling bad ;0)

Ex-Hubby worked for a company doing the clean up of homes etc where death had occured. Sometimes the odours were.. well.. disgusting. His team always travelled with a large tin of ground coffee and a heavy duty frying pan. Pour a cup or so of the grounds in the pan. Put it on medium heat, and warm/brown the grounds. Don't let it burn, but allow the smell to permeate the area. They were then able to get on with the job with out being sick to their stomachs. Apparently the smell of a coffee house is the cure all for all smells!

Buy some Citrus spray. Will have orange and lemon scent. In a slender can, and it sells at Kmart as well as other stores. One or two squirts into the air and the odor will be gone. Many salons are using this now to rid the rooms of chemical smells. Works GREAT in a bathroom too!

I always find it in the automotive section with the other scent related items.

It was brought to my attention when the odor of a dead skunk permeated my home. The skunk was in the woods, but the odor, GAG! Two squirts into each room and the odor was completely gone. No joke! I have the jar type in my vehicle for a fresh smell.

Zipper, that Vodka mix... hum... HUmmm.. HUMMMMM!

a wet towel soaked in either plain water or vinegar and swished thru the air will really help when the odor is "fresh"

otherwise,the coffee trick will work wonders...I moved into the dead man apartment last August..I know that odor....

I'll trade houses... our dog got skunked two nights ago and my partner didn't realize at first when he left him in the house for about 10 minutes...I can't open the windows either because it's below freezing right now. I've Febreezed, bathed the dogs twice with de-skunk stuffs, used Oust, used baking soda on the carpets,, Swiffer Wetjetted all the tile floors in the house twice, everything and the stink is still here, but better LOL

You might need to wipe down some things in your kitchen - especially right over the top of your stove. If you have a vent hood - clean that up good. Use something that will cut grease and has a fresh scent - ammonia (diluted some) will work good.

My vent hood has screens - I put those in the dishwasher from time to time.

Oust and similar (better quality) spray air fresheners do help. The citrus ones are good too but I prefer the "unscented" Oust or Neutra Air to the heavy citrus smell. Course anything is better than the foul odors mentioned above.

Although expensive, some bowls of vanilla out will help too, but vinegar is a marvelous odor absorber, as are candles.

Anything washable in the area should be washed too. That will speed up the odor ridding. Things like curtains, towels, etc. Wash in vinegar if you can without harming the fabric will help for odor and Borax will freshen it up too. Wash down the walls with a Borax solution if it's hanging on there.

I burned some potatoes the other day. I feel your pain, er smell your odor! Although I had it in the convection oven in foil and fortunately I caught it before it burned too badly so I grabbed the foil and threw the whole works out into the garage. The smell dissapated overnight for me.

Oh, and moving the air helps. Start a fan moving. If you have a vent hood, go ahead and use that too, but remember the filter in there will absorb smell so clean it up.

Good luck!

Pkguy, It might be hard for you to explain to the store clerk, but I've read that Massengill (sp?) or other similar feminine products are supposed to work on skunk odor.

pkguy ~ Twelve years ago we had just moved into a new home. It was out in the country. I was in the garage about midnight unpacking boxes. I had our two German Shepherds out there with me. They found a skunk in the yard and obviously tried to play with it. When they got sprayed they ran into the house through the doggie door. Before I could get in the house behind them they had rubbed against the washer and dryer then ran into the living room and did a lot of twists and turns on the sofa before flying into the bedroom. That odor was so strong. I did everything I could that night, including bathing the dogs in tomato juice, but the smell was still there. I went to the vet as soon as his office opened the next morning and got a spray bottle of something called Skunk Off or Skunk Away or something like that. I sprayed all the surfaces the dogs touched with it and sprayed it into the air as well. It had a real sweet smell to it. It was so sweet smelling that it was nauseating, but not as nauseating as the skunk smell. I used it for a few days along with cleaning with baking soda etc. Eventually the odor went away.
I thought dead skunks along the highway smelled bad. Well, they do, but it is mild compared to fresh skunk spray. LOL!!

Linda

Hope you feel better soon. Candles was what I was going to recomend.

As for the skunked dog, Pkguy, here is Lori's Skunk Smell Removal Recipe. She uses it on poor Tuffy every time he gets skunked!

1 qt. peroxide
1 qt. warm water
3 T. DAWN dishsoap (underlined heavily in my notes!)
1 c. baking soda

Mix well. Sponge on dog. Get him soaking wet. Let sit 15 to 20 minutes. Add some water and lather. Rinse well.

Tami

The only thing I have found that really removes odors is an effusion lamp. They burn perfumed isopropyl alcohol from a heated stone. We have 8 indoor cats and the Lampe is exceptional for removing uh, fresh odors! And I use it weekly just to freshen up the air. The alcohol also removes airborne bacteria as it evaporates.

Lampe Berger is the original maker (turn of the century), but there are many more manufacturers out there now like LaTeeDa, Scentier etc. Here's a good link to check them out at. You can also find them on Ebay.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fragrance Lamps

Something you might have in the house that I use is a fan, box fan preferably. Being that you can't keep doors and windows open while cold outside, put a fan in the window or door. Face the fan toward the outside so the back of it pulls the smoke and odor from in the house. Only takes a few minutes. After closing the door, I leave the fan on in the house and stick a dryer sheet between the holes of the screen guard (what do you call that thing? LOL). The dryer sheet works great to make the house smell good.

my house and I both have the winter blahs! and, I've been really lazy after working so many hours as a sub and then another 25 hours or so at my other part time job...phew! I barely have time to say hello to my family, much less dust! so, I was excited to see this post...couldn't wait to try it..and yes, it did work. however, I did not brown in a skillet on the stove, I put the coffee in a small crock pot...worked great....no burn...less electricity being used too!