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Doc Savage May 6, 2015 3:34 am

Barbecue. Either grilled over the flame, or wrapped in foil with butter/oil/seasonings.

Tout suite!

tentseller May 6, 2015 4:59 am


Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 24771893)
Haddock.

I sauteed it in some butter and olive oil in my All-Clad frying pan. I think I also deglazed the pan with vermouth, come to think of it...

That would do it, liquid in vermouth evaporating over high heat in a short time and then circulated around the house.

crabbing May 6, 2015 5:28 am

i used to live in an apartment complex with a few small outdoor grills in the center. some of my neighbors loved to grill mackerel, obviously to avoid stinking their unit - so everyone in the entire complex got to enjoy it (not).

when my spouse and i first moved in with my in-laws, our bedroom was directly over the kitchen, and my mother-in-law would grill mackerel almost every day. i'm surprised we even lasted one month!

lhrsfo May 6, 2015 7:11 am

First of all, make sure that the fish you buy is fresh - if it's been sitting around for a day or two in the supply chain, then it will smell, whereas straight off the boat won't smell much, if at all.

Second, as stated above, use a proper extractor fan and keep the window open.

Third, remove the leftovers, including the packaging, to outside.

Following the above, the smell has always gone by breakfast.

flipstah May 6, 2015 11:00 am


Originally Posted by exilencfc (Post 24773599)
You can cook fish in the dishwasher, well at any rate you can cook salmon. Apparently it works very well, i've never tried it. I think the idea is that you wrap the fish in foil and the heat/steam of the dishwasher cooks it.

Yup, it is possible. :)

BamaVol May 6, 2015 12:25 pm


Originally Posted by flipstah (Post 24775635)
Yup, it is possible. :)

Just remember not to load up the detergent tray.

flipstah May 6, 2015 12:48 pm


Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 24776208)
Just remember not to load up the detergent tray.

Seal the foil tight and you can multi-task! :p

Paint Horse May 6, 2015 1:26 pm

I believe I must place this in the weird category.

cubbie May 6, 2015 1:32 pm

I mostly cook fish (salmon, mahi mahi) in the oven these days, in a pan with some liquid and herbs, and that approach doesn't seem to produce strong or lingering odors.

I concur with the following pieces of advice:

- eat fried fish and seafood at restaurants, not at home
- cook on the grill if you have suitable recipes
- wash pans and dishes right after dinner and take garbage with fish packaging outside quickly

Hadn't heard of the vermouth trick, and I do like vermouth for cooking, so I'm going to try that soon.

YVR Cockroach May 6, 2015 5:49 pm


Originally Posted by cubbie (Post 24776570)
Hadn't heard of the vermouth trick, and I do like vermouth for cooking, so I'm going to try that soon.

Hmm, come to think of it, I think the trick might be for removing the fish smell from the cooked dish - which might explain the OP's kitchen stinking of fish.....

YVR Cockroach May 6, 2015 5:50 pm


Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 24776208)
Just remember not to load up the detergent tray.

and leave the rinse-aid container empty unless one uses vinegar.

nkedel May 7, 2015 5:25 pm


Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 24768795)
I made fish for the first time a couple weeks ago. I'd found an article in the NY Times saying that if you cook the fish at high temp quickly, it won't stink up the house for days.

It still stank up the house for days.

Is there a better way to cook fish that doesn't result in a long term stank?

Buy a non-stinky fish in the first place?

gfunkdave May 7, 2015 8:09 pm


Originally Posted by nkedel (Post 24782956)
Buy a non-stinky fish in the first place?

It was haddock! Not a stinky fish.

exerda May 7, 2015 8:32 pm


Originally Posted by Yoshi212 (Post 24768852)
Try wrapping the fish in parchment paper and then cooking. I have done this with baking in the oven and then pan searing.

Ah, yes, en papillote! Works very well with many types of fish.



Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 24776208)
Just remember not to load up the detergent tray.

And don't use a rinsing agent!


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