How does one get the smell of cooked broccoli out of the kitchen if there are no windows?!
also, is there any way to prevent the smell when cooking broccoli in the 1st place!? i seem to recall someone said put something in the water you boil it with i forget what though, mustard seeds or something!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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boil some water with lemon slices in, that should help get rid of smells but you really should have some form of ventilation, if you're renting speak to landlord!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am concerned you do not have any way of ventilating your kitchen! Building regulations require that you do, so it is time to have this seen to! Apart from broccoli, it must smell of anything you cook and get very stale!.!.!.!?
However, that is not your question!.!.!. To prevent broccoli smelling, avoid overcooking and never cook in an aluminium pan!. It would probably be best if you microwave your broccoli, so there is very little steam entering the atmosphere!. When it has cooked, you could then take it to an open window or door and take off the lid or cling-film cover, so the steam escapes outside and not in your kitchen! (I do that with fish, even though I have a well ventilated space!)
You could also try not boiling or steaming it, but stir-frying instead!. If you pour boiling water onto broccoli, cover and leave for five minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water, you can then "fry" it without fat in a non-stick pan with lid!. Many people overcook most brassica including broccoli dreadfully, so try reducing the time you cook yours (by whatever method), so that there is less time for the smell to develop and permeate your kitchen space!.
Additives to stop broccoli smelling could well be lemon juice in the water, but I think your problem is more likely to be overcooking!. Bicarbonate of soda is supposed to reduce cooking time and keep the colour of all greens!. I once heard a cook say that you can place a slice of bread on top of broccoli to absorb some of the odours during steaming, but I do not know if that works!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
However, that is not your question!.!.!. To prevent broccoli smelling, avoid overcooking and never cook in an aluminium pan!. It would probably be best if you microwave your broccoli, so there is very little steam entering the atmosphere!. When it has cooked, you could then take it to an open window or door and take off the lid or cling-film cover, so the steam escapes outside and not in your kitchen! (I do that with fish, even though I have a well ventilated space!)
You could also try not boiling or steaming it, but stir-frying instead!. If you pour boiling water onto broccoli, cover and leave for five minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water, you can then "fry" it without fat in a non-stick pan with lid!. Many people overcook most brassica including broccoli dreadfully, so try reducing the time you cook yours (by whatever method), so that there is less time for the smell to develop and permeate your kitchen space!.
Additives to stop broccoli smelling could well be lemon juice in the water, but I think your problem is more likely to be overcooking!. Bicarbonate of soda is supposed to reduce cooking time and keep the colour of all greens!. I once heard a cook say that you can place a slice of bread on top of broccoli to absorb some of the odours during steaming, but I do not know if that works!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Clean the microwave and put a bowl of vinegar in the microwave!. Put another bowl of vinegar out in the rooms that smell!. Vinegar is a natural odor eliminator - if you can stand the smell of the vinegar that is!. Otherwise, burn some scented candles, or get some canned spray!. I don't cook my broccoli in water since I like it steamed vs!. boiled, so I've never noticed the place stinking like broccoli!. My kitchen doesn't have windows either and opens up to other rooms!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
light a match, when you blow it out it takes away any other smells!. or burn a scented candle / incense!.Www@FoodAQ@Com