I bought a similar spatula and it absorbs odors badly. Have you used this with foods with strong odors?
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I have used them to stir food containing chill and garlic, and have had no problems.
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Hi Jo, we test all of our products thoroughly and found these spatulas to be particularly odor and stain resistant. This would be due to the quality of silicone we use. In addition, the whole StarPack Team use our products at home and we haven't had any reports from them or any of our happy customers of the spatulas retaining any odors at all. Hope this helps!
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Yes. That was the mistake I made when I purchased this. I wanted to use this in my cubical but didn't consider that it would smell. Good Question. Again Yes they will smell your food.
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I found it to be horrible for hot works. I ended up using old Le Crueset spatulas. I've had the most luck overall with Oxo's utensils, which have some flexibility in the handles. These have zero flexibility.
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No smell intially... only food smells after using you can just wipe it and then air it and the smell will go away...
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I have it in my cats room by their litter box. I don't think it will reduce cooking smells... I always just turn on the kitchen fan and or open a window depending on what I'm cooking. The filter doesn't seem strong enough to me to pull the cooking odor out the air.
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No, it will not contain odors. The top is split down the middle where the grill handle sticks through.
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I think it does - as I live in a small apartment - and I do not have any left-over cooking odors. However, my air purifier is in the bedroom, not in the kitchen. That's my best guess!
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i have on more than one occasion, and I do a lot of "cajun/creole" cooking - just clean it well and maybe add some lemon juice to totally kill the smell.
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Mine doesn't smell, but it does feel oily after use, which I read is normal. The only thing I use mine for is roasting vegetables that have been tossed with olive oil and kosher salt.
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The problem is not the odors, the problem is getting the food out of the cells. The Mastrad trays are much better as they have silicon on the bottom to enable you to push the food out of each cell. I highly recommend those. Note, I usually love any OXO product, but not his tray.
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throw it in the dryer with a dryer sheet and it will help with the odor. Doesn't last too long unless you have a sensitive nose.
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I have had no issues with this spatula! I LOVE it. I bought 7 of them giving them as gifts and they were a big hit.
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I did not notice any unusual odor. While i have only used the cooker a few times so far i thought it worked well and would recommend it.
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I haven't noticed that kind of smell with this pan. Hmmm...not sure if there's a chemical reaction to certain foods with iron. Or maybe my sense of smell has declined. I clean the skillet with the chain mail scrubber and lightly re-oil the pan after each use. I'm not sure what else to suggest.
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Yes it does have a strong odor; I wouldn't use it without proper ventilation.
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I has worked for me, if you scrub it in good with a broom or stiff brush, is pretty good to remove odor too.
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Alan, thanks so much for sharing this. I have some 'silicone spatulas' with wood handles that were ofcourse never 'adheared' to the head, I have to take care not to get the 'connection' contaminated with what ever it is I am using it for. If you run across a solid sil spat, pls let me know. I'll do the same.