Water kettle

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dr.drew

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Dose anyone add anything into there water kettle like chicken bullion cubes so it smells like chicken soup in there house . When I once went to an open house , the Realtor had water boiling on the stove with chicken bullion cubes in the water to give the home a warm feeling.
 
Interesting idea..........sorta like putting Hickory Chips (like you'd use for smoking your barbeque) in the firebox when the fire is lit.

-Soupy1957
 
dr.drew said:
Dose anyone add anything into there water kettle like chicken bullion cubes so it smells like chicken soup in there house . When I once went to an open house , the Realtor had water boiling on the stove with chicken bullion cubes in the water to give the home a warm feeling.

I steam about 2 gallons of water a day in my house to give it that clean water smell.. The bowl stays pretty clean using water and the humidity is good.. If I want my house to smell like chicken soup I'll make chicken soup.. If I want my house to smell like baked apple pie I will make baked apple pie, etc.. I find that a decent porcelain coated cast iron dutch oven without the lid works better than anything I have used to add moisture and can take the heat if the bowl runs dry.. My pot sits on the hotplate directly above the cat which runs up to 1400 degrees so my house runs about 50% humidity and is comfortable.. I once had a beautiful solid copper Revere whistling tea kettle that ran dry sitting on the hot plate and the heat destroyed it.. It got so hot that I was able to poke my finger through the copper after it cooled off!!!

Ray
 
Wooddust said:
Cloves, Cinnamon...wrapped in cheesecloth. Smells great

A few drops of cheap vanilla extract, orange peels, etc.
Just don't let the steamer go dry. Eueeewwww!
 
One thing I tried years ago was a black painted cast iron kettle.. Lemme tell you that was a really gross smelling and looking water pot!!! All you could smell was iron and the water inside looks like it bubbled up from a sewer.. Porcelain coated iron is the way to go for me...

Ray
 
I use relatively cheap potpourri from Walmart that I mix in with the water . . . I don't pour it in every time I fill it up . . . just once in a while.
 
Despite having an iron filter and water softener to treat my well water, I still don't care for the smell of it when it is evaporating during the drying cycle on the dishwasher. We use RO filtered water in the kettle, coffee maker, and for cooking but the volume that would be needed for humidification is a lot to run through your average RO filter.

If I had a stovetop with a kettle boiling on it all day long, I'd probably be tempted to scent it to mask the smell of my water. That said, my ash firewood imparts a pleasant scent to the air as it sits in my woodbox waiting to do its duty. Back in my youth we would sprinkle various potpourri-like concoctions directly on the stovetop like it was some sort of native sweetgrass ritual, I think mostly to mask the stench of burning green wood.
 
What smell are they trying to mask with the chicken soup smell?. Big no no when selling a house.
 
I have a stick of juniper that I occasionally will put some shavings on the stove top for a great aroma.
 
soupy1957 said:
Interesting idea..........sorta like putting Hickory Chips (like you'd use for smoking your barbeque) in the firebox when the fire is lit.

-Soupy1957

I don't need no steenkin' hickory chips. Most of what I burn is hickory. Three year old hickory splits burn for hours and hours and give off that great aroma.
 
Kenster said:
soupy1957 said:
Interesting idea..........sorta like putting Hickory Chips (like you'd use for smoking your barbeque) in the firebox when the fire is lit.

-Soupy1957

I don't need no steenkin' hickory chips. Most of what I burn is hickory. Three year old hickory splits burn for hours and hours and give off that great aroma.

If you vent your stove outdoors the smell will go away..

:p

Ray
 
raybonz said:
Kenster said:
soupy1957 said:
Interesting idea..........sorta like putting Hickory Chips (like you'd use for smoking your barbeque) in the firebox when the fire is lit.

-Soupy1957

I don't need no steenkin' hickory chips. Most of what I burn is hickory. Three year old hickory splits burn for hours and hours and give off that great aroma.

If you vent your stove outdoors the smell will go away..

:p

Ray

Isn't that was the flue is for? To vent your stove? ;-)
 
I put a few drops of Youngs essential oils in my water. Cedar, peppermint, clove, etc.
 
xclimber said:
I put a few drops of Youngs essential oils in my water. Cedar, peppermint, clove, etc.

Sounds pretty kinky to me.. Next thing ya know you're into woodstove porn lol..

Ray
 
xclimber said:
I put a few drops of Youngs essential oils in my water. Cedar, peppermint, clove, etc.

I've seen those oils made for wood stove steamers... how long does the scent last when you use them? Is it strong?
 
dr.drew said:
Dose anyone add anything into there water kettle like chicken bullion cubes so it smells like chicken soup in there house . When I once went to an open house , the Realtor had water boiling on the stove with chicken bullion cubes in the water to give the home a warm feeling.

There was a story a while ago about housing development realtors hiring actors to play "the nice family next door" for prospective buyers.

Anyway, my tea kettle goes "commando" with just plain water. Though I am fond of heating up mugs of cider on the stove top.
 
Every now and then I use "Elegant Expressions" from Walmart. I like the "Fresh Linen" scent.
 
LLigetfa said:
If I had a stovetop with a kettle boiling on it all day long,..........



I don't think the water pot on top of OUR stove EVER actually comes to a BOIL!

-Soupy1957
 
Kenster: Very true........except that I have a variety of woods in my cords. Not only Hickory.

-Soupy1957
 
soupy1957 said:
LLigetfa said:
If I had a stovetop with a kettle boiling on it all day long,..........



I don't think the water pot on top of OUR stove EVER actually comes to a BOIL!

-Soupy1957
Hey, I grew up with a wood burning cookstove and the kettle was always boiling. Mind you, we used the hot water for drinking and cooking so no, we would not add scents to it.
 
Shari said:
Every now and then I use "Elegant Expressions" from Walmart. I like the "Fresh Linen" scent.

I think my wife bought some of that . . . a bit too flowery for me . . . I like the cinnamon and spice scent.
 
BeGreen said:
I have a stick of juniper that I occasionally will put some shavings on the stove top for a great aroma.
where do you get your juniper. I am not sure what it is
 
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