Try this, maybe?

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When my house gets stuffy I get out my crock pot, fill it with water and add some spices or aromatherapy oils to it, then turn it on Low. When the water heats up the scents fill the room, and it adds moisture to the air too, which is nice since winter air is so dry. Citrus peels, allspice, cloves, cinnamon sticks and peppercorns work very nicely.

I agree with Ghost but I'd also use Febreeze and mist it on your walls, furniture and carpet.  I personally like the citrus with the fresh orange smell.

Next, put on a crockpot of stew or chili frist thing in the morning and let that permeate your kitchen.   There's nothing like a wonderful strong smell like that to overcome the bad one.  The plus is that you'll have dinner ready when you get home.  Double plus in fact.

Edit...Many moons ago at the ranch I put on a pot of pinto beans.  then the ex wanted to go up on the mountain to check cattle and we ended up being gone quite a while.  (I forgot all about the beans)  When we got home the bean pot was sitting on the porch and a neighbor had left a note.  He said he happened by and saw the smoke and hauled the pot outside.  Try getting the smell of burned beans out of the house.  Lost dinner AND the pot.     Peweeeee.

NancyII and Ghost,

    I thought I'd had the crockpot thing mastered after my mother-in-law gave me a lesson on every recipe under the sun.However, I had never thought of using it the way you two describe. I LOVE THIS IDEA!

     My last two crock dinners were exactly that...crocks.The husband didn't want to touch it,but whatever he doesn't eat The brother does:)

     Ghost,I'm assuming that all the stuff you mentioned is in the spice area of any grocery store so I will check that out.Thanks you!

       Nancy (also my mother-in-law's name)..A woman called into my morning show and told a story very similar to yours about the burning beans.She said her sister had forgotten about some beans she was cooking and went to pick up the kids from school.Needless to say,her house didn't burn down but the family had to move out for a week while professional cleaners came in and stripped the walls and then repainted!

        I'm planning on reading your answers on air tomorrow with some other interesting solutions I've been given.Hope it's alright with you!! Thank you so much,can't wait to get the crock goin' again.

Soak a handtowel.  Wring it dry.  Wave it around the room. 

It'll absorb more bad odors than you'd believe.

Form one who knows.

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I used this method to disguise the fact that I had smoked a cigarette in a room I wasn't supposed to light up in.  (back in the day when I smoked, natch).

SoCaMuscle,

    That place has EVERYTHING!

       I have to admit I haven't been in there yet but I will be adding your solution to my list of on air advice tomorrow as well. I am going to check it out. It sounds much better than the chemical I couldn't pronounce called into us by a guy that cleans pools.

       I will let you all know how my crockpourri/Febreeze/Bio-Clean scent-o-rama turns out.

        Thank you darlin'. (P.S....You too busy to return calls?) lol

Audrey,

    Really? Have you ever done it after the stench was a few days old? I tried putting baking soda in the microwave and hoping it just "soaked it in" but the smell is EVERYWHERE and strongest right as you enter the kitchen. It took me two shampoos just to get the crud out of my hair.

     I will try it.Your answer is going on the show too.I'd never heard of this solution.Thanks!

Rachel, I don't mind at all.  We all learn from others mistakes don't we?

The other day I put a smallish roast in my crockpot and used one trick I've learned.  Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the roast and lay a sheet of foil across the pot and then set the lid on that.  Crunch the foil tight around the pot to seal it.  It's been my experience that most crock pot lids allow some of the moisture out and I've had pots go dry.  Once the roast is sealed in it will create it's own juice and when it's near done, cut up some potatoes to add.  Mine was small enough that the potatoes cooked in the juice and they were sooo good.  I just mashed them on my plate, added a little butter and was in heaven.

Again, another plus is the smell of that cooking roast.  It was almost as good as the roast itself.  Almost.  :-)

Next:  A big chunky stew.  Another heavenly smell.

Put baking soda in the carpet and rub it in.  Then vacuum it out.  I would use a solution of vinegar and water in the microwave.   Wash the sides, top and bottom and then microwave th vinegar water solution to a boil.  Can't hurt.   

The best advice I have, is to try the hand towel thing and open all the windows for a few hours.  

I started doing the crockpot thing when one of my kids got a bad cold and I did not have a humidifier. I put 3 crockpots in her room, turned them on HI, and added orange peel and eucalyptus oil in hopes of helping her breathe more easily. Not only did it work, but her room smelled wonderfully for days! So I do it all the time in winter now.

A horror story:  When I was first married (at 19) I burned popcorn in my kitchen. Now, I did not simply burn it, I set it on fire, along with the kitchen drapes. We lived in that apartment for six more months and I could NEVER get rid of that awful smell! To this day, I loathe the smell of popcorn, even if it is not burned! It literally makes me nauseous.

FYI, rachel, you can get all those spices at the grocery store. If you like aromatherapy oils, you can get those at drugstores, or Lassen's has a terrific selection.

Heh, burned popcorn is horrible. A couple years back, a co-worker thought the building was on fire because someone one building over had burned popcorn and opened their doors. The buildings shared a breezeway and we happened to be downwind and had the door open. So the "lovely" burned popcorn smell came right in the door. I was just suprised the co-worker didn't instantly recognize the smell as it's pretty distinctive.

As for this microwave instance... have you tried moving the microwave out of the house and then airing out the house? The smell may be "in" the microwave permanently now. Hopefully that's the only thing it stuck to (and not the paint or carpets). Put the microwave in the garage for a while and see if the smell lessens.

You gals/guys are the best! I'm getting ready to read some of your comments on the air around 8:12-8:14.Thank you so much for all your help.Shwaine,I wouldn't even know the first thing about how to move the microwave since it's above my stove and was placed there when we built the house. I figure it's probably just a plug and mount deal though so I will have to do it when the hubby is out so as not to hear him say "Why didn't you ask me to do this?" and I don't say "Because I want it done now,not "as soon as you get a chance" " LOL .Which is how some of our conversations go when I'm "fixing" things.

Bakersfield.com bloggers rock! Thanks again! Rach

Hint:  If you're looking for spices as an aromatic, go to the 99 cents store where you can get them for 99 cents.  (imagaine that..lol)

If I remember right they're in the produce section.   Much, much cheaper than the grocery store.

It works better with whole spices, ie., cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, etc.

BTW rachel, you are right; I am definitely a girl. And tell dustin re: using my crockpots for cooking: There is a great invention called a "scrubbie" and it works great with something called "dish soap"...;P

Thanks!