How to get rid of the smell of fish.

[Linda51]

I love eating fish but my husband always complains about the smell as it does linger for a long time. Has anyone got any tips of how to get rid of it. Thanks.

[gudgeon]

try lighting a couple of candles

[WendyS]

If you live near any Indian shops, you can buy joss or insense sticks in a variety of aromas. I burn lavender insense sticks to get rid of the smell of fish. They've very effective and each one lasts about 10 minutes. . You can buy little wooden trays with a hole in, in which to place the sticks to catch the ash, but you can also stick them in an orange or a potato and rest it on a saucer.

Another effective way is to get one of those little china aromatherapy pots with a small dish to contain water and aromatic oil and burn a tea light candle underneath. Again I use these with lavender oil which is very effective but you can buy lots of different fragrant oils and see which one you light best. Citrus oil is also a good fragrance.

[Quizmonster]

Just pour a little vinegar into a saucer and place it on a kitchen work-top. Works a treat every Friday, when we have kippers for breakfast!

[gary baldy]

Slice up a lemon and put it in a saucepan of boiling water and 'cook' for a good while.

[funnywebsite]

Insense might help, you might need to burn at least 2, one while you are cooking and one straight after. Sometimes you might need one for the morning after. Try the lemon juice or vinegar as already tipped.

[qapmoc]

The best way is too cook it at the bottom of the garden, this usually stops pretty much all of the smell hanging around the house. Seriously though, if you cook fish often you might want to get a cooker hood with filters+fan etc.. this will help a lot.

[cardi88]

being a chef, i hate the smell of fish especialy smoked fish on my hands, rub a little english mustard powder into a paste in your hands and wash them - gets rid of any smell on your hands including garlic/onions and no, it doesnt make your hands smell of mustard!!

[Markandshez]

Are you getting rid of the fish or the husband?

The latter is much easier