Oh Internet.
Something awful happened yesterday morning.
The girl was cooking her breakfast in a Pampered Chef rice cooker. Unfortunately, she didn’t have enough liquid in the bottom of the container, and it burnt.
But not only did it burn the food, but it melted the entire bottom out of the container.
Now the smell of burning food and plastic has permeated the house.
24 hours later the smell is strong. I have opened windows, and burnt candles, and it hasn’t helped.
Anyone have any other ideas?
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Chocolatechic 
that burnt plastic is not good to breathe. I would invest in an air cleaner for sure.
I agree…I think something like an air purifier or ionizer would help. And certainly take a drive somewhere to clear your nostrils and lungs.:)
Sometimes putting out a few dishes of baking soda and water or even just vinegar will absorb some of the yuck.
Poor girl. No one wants to have to smell her own mistakes.
We have kids do that all the time at school. We do the baking soda and water trick. We also run the vents, but you might not have a vent. Good luck!
I hope it isn’t too cold there today – I recommend opening the windows and placing a fan in front of one to blow out the odor.
I googled it and got everything from baking something to mask the smell, vinegar in containers to absorb the smell to coffee grounds to absorb the smell.
I hope you got the burnt container out of the house.
Call your local fire department, or stop in and visit, they should have the answer.
I would also try to open the house and air it out.
Or… if you make microwave popcorn and leave it in for 9 minutes it will burn and overpower the initial odor.
But… what I would do if I were you is make a ginormous batch of homemade cinnamon rolls and a nice pot of chicken noodle soup… very aromatic.
You could always move.A friend of mine at work saw a mouse in her kitchen and told her husband they had to move. She set out 24 traps. Honestly.
They did catch the mouse.
vinegar helps absorb the smell of fried foods. maybe the same for burnt plastic…
Because today was such a fabulous day, weather wise, I opened up every window.
That seemed to help.
Don’t let the girl use a rice cooker ever, ever again? 🙂