Tips for removing smell from using Grill Pan in an apartment

[jstarr]

I'm an apartment dweller that likes to use their grill pan to substitute for an outdoor grill in the summer. Unfortunately, the after smell sticks around for at least 1 day.

Any tips to either prevent, or remove the smell from grilling indoors on a grill pan?

[pdxgastro]

This is going to sound SOOOO crazy. A greek woman I knew in London used liquid fabric softener. Yes, in the kitchen. Not sure how safe it is around food items but she would soak something in it and then rinse it off.

[RavaIdli]

Try burning a couple of votive candles for an hour or so after cooking. I have no idea why, but this usually works well for me. (I put them on the stove & set a timer to avoid forgetting them--& far worse consequences than a smelly house!)

[Chowrin]

activated charcoal, plus fan. IQAir sells a decent one.
Alternatively, you can pollute your house with ozone.

[caseyjo]

Silly question: do you have a fan, and are you using it?

I don't know what kind of grill pan you have, but if you have a cast iron grill pan this trick might help. Instead of grilling things like hamburgers and steaks on the range, do them under your broiler. I have a drawer broiler at the bottom of my oven, so I take out the broiler pan and put in my grill pan. Then I just pre-heat the broiler until the pan gets hot, pull out the drawer, add a bit of oil with a paper towel (just like on a regular grill), and throw on the meat. I find this really cuts down on the smell, and since it's high heat directly above the meat it seems to closer approximate outdoor grilling.

[Ruthie789]

I have a bad recommendation but it will work. Bad because it is not a natural product and it is strong. Pinesol is one of the few cleansers that you can use that will remove odors. However, your house will smell like pine.
I have used the suggestions by jstarr, but nothing works better than Pinesol. We have a very heavy smoker in the house and the Pinesol really removes smoke smells.

[nlgardener]

I simmer the spices todao suggests IN the vinegar, not water. Whole cloves, whole allspice, cinnamon stick...or generic pickling spices. We once had a skunk spray in our garden right near a bank of open windows in a great room with cathedral ceilings. I put a crockpot of this vinegar/spice mix in that room and simmered it on high without the lid for 24 hours. It works.

[todao]

Thanks for advancing the tip. I hadn't tried putting the spices in the vinegar; next time I will.

[todao]

Simmer some white vinegar in an open pot on the stove. Dampen a towel in white vinegar (don't soak it) and wave it in the air in the kitchen (or other affected area) as you move through the space.
Put some spices (clove, oil of clove, cinnamon, or a combination) in some water and simmer on the stove in an open pot. Open windows and turn on the central heating/ac fan.