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Fried chicken inside for the last time
Posted on 9/3/25 at 7:38 am
Posted on 9/3/25 at 7:38 am
I used my electric deep fryer to fry about 25 pieces of chicken Sunday, and I noticed that when I walked into the kitchen this morning the house still smells like chicken.
Any tips to avoid this other than just cooking it outside from now on?
Any tips to avoid this other than just cooking it outside from now on?
Posted on 9/3/25 at 7:52 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I always fry outside
Posted on 9/3/25 at 8:18 am to Cosmo
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I always fry outside
Same. Wide open vent hood exhaust, open windows, Febreze, etc. None of it prevents the smell (and mess) that follows indoor frying.
I have a large Fry Daddy that I use on the patio, with the gas grill cook surface as the counter. Let it splatter.
My mother has always kept a big cast iron pot full of grease on a propane burner on her patio. It's fried a ton of fish and chicken over the decades.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:01 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
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Any tips to avoid this other than just cooking it outside from now on?
No. That's the only tip. Gotta be outside
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:23 am to Twenty 49
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None of it prevents the smell (and mess) that follows indoor frying.
I told the wife that the mess that goes along with it must be the reason that those women at Popeyes are so damn angry all the time
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:50 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
You’d be shocked at the way grease vaporizes and gets all over everything. You can smell it because there’s a layer of grease all over every wall, surface, and appliance in your kitchen right now. Go fry about 5 feet away from an exterior window then look through it at night to see what I’m talking about
Posted on 9/3/25 at 3:16 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I find frying chicken to be one of those things that just isn't worth the trouble. It makes a mess, makes the house stink and even when the outcome is good, it's not as good or better than a good Popeyes.
That said, when I do need to fry stuff, I have a single propane burner that I use outside.
That said, when I do need to fry stuff, I have a single propane burner that I use outside.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:43 pm to coolpapaboze
Same reason I don't cook bacon inside any more. No matter what I did, the smell would linger for days. Smelled great when you were cooking it. The next morning the kitchen still smelled like a Waffle House. I tried cooking it on a sheet pan in the oven, and opening the window and door. As soon as it was done I took the whole sheet pan out to the deck and then put the bacon on paper towels. That helped some, but didn't totally get rid of odors. Now I just do a whole pack on the Blackstone outside.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 6:32 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
If you have a powerful vent hood you won’t have a problem.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:43 pm to TU Rob
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Same reason I don't cook bacon inside any more.
I now cook bacon inside the oven. 385 degrees. 28 to 30 minutes, as I like it crispy.
No mess. The smell goes away quickly as I have an air purifier.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 12:18 am to Will Cover
This right here. Cook in the oven then put on the stove top with the vent on blast. I hardly get the bacon smell in my house anymore.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 6:58 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Wherever you cooked the chicken clean the area/countertop with some type of cleaning degreaser then mop all the sounding floors... Then do Febreze...
Posted on 9/4/25 at 7:12 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
My wife came home with an air purifier about a year ago. Two, actually, a larger one for the front of the house and a smaller one for our bedroom/ bathroom. Didn't see the need but sometimes, I just keep quiet.
Like you, if I fried chicken/ fish inside the house, the smell was still very evident when walking out from the bedroom the next morning. The first time I fried something inside, after her buying the air purifier, I walked out and the first thing that registered was that I wasn't smelling the grease from the night before. It made a huge difference and was an advantage that I wasn't anticipating.
I guess she's right sometimes!
Like you, if I fried chicken/ fish inside the house, the smell was still very evident when walking out from the bedroom the next morning. The first time I fried something inside, after her buying the air purifier, I walked out and the first thing that registered was that I wasn't smelling the grease from the night before. It made a huge difference and was an advantage that I wasn't anticipating.
I guess she's right sometimes!
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:32 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
What fat are you frying in? Try beef tallow. No smell the following morning
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:53 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I don’t understand why people hate their house smelling like fried chicken or any foods? That shite smells good.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 12:17 pm to sta4ever
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don’t understand why people hate their house smelling like fried chicken or any foods? That shite smells good.
This.
And the smell goes away in 2-3 days. Cant believe people would rather spend a couple hours frying in the outdoor heat than have a fried smell for a couple days.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 4:13 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I fry chicken at least 6-8 times a year on my stove and it takes me just over 1 hour to finish off 3 batches that one cut up fryer makes.
Two wings, 2 pieces of back, 2 legs, 2 thighs and since the breasts are so large I will cut them in half across the breast to make 4 pieces. I also fry the liver, heart and gizzard.
I do 3 batches at 20 minutes a batch turning the chicken every 5 minutes so it cooks evenly.
I run my hood vent when cooking and the next day I'll strain the cooled down oil and use it to make a quart of roux to use in stews, gumbos, etc. Nothing goes to waste.
Any smell is usually gone by the next day.
Two wings, 2 pieces of back, 2 legs, 2 thighs and since the breasts are so large I will cut them in half across the breast to make 4 pieces. I also fry the liver, heart and gizzard.
I do 3 batches at 20 minutes a batch turning the chicken every 5 minutes so it cooks evenly.
I run my hood vent when cooking and the next day I'll strain the cooled down oil and use it to make a quart of roux to use in stews, gumbos, etc. Nothing goes to waste.
Any smell is usually gone by the next day.
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