what to put in kettle on stove?

OK fellow hoarders.. My wife likes nice smells.. we have a 6 quart kettle on top of Woodstove for moisture.. But the question is what can I put in water to scent the air.. I tried cinnamon, cloves and ginger.. but all they do is mess up the kettle! what do you guys use for scents?

 

How abut some balsam oil scent? I think its used for candle making?

 

great idea.. where would you buy it dave? never bought candle oils ... ohh ebay..

 

There is a local store that sells it. I think it around $3 for a small vial.

 

So is this be a kettle fer kookin in or just smellifying? A nice slow cooked batch of little smokies smells good or some sauerkraut and sausage. If you have a sacrificial kettle maybe try some crushed pine needles in water or the rinds off citrus fruits in water.

 

Mmmm bacon fat...

 

Essential oils can be found on Amazon or other online stores. Heck, you can find them at Wally World in their candle section (and in ready made blends of 2-4 different scents). Essential oils work much better than the spices for scenting up a room.

Orange oil is nice, cedar, balsam, frankincense, rosemary (one of my favorites) etc. Be careful if you get clove and/or cinnamon oils as they are very strong so don't use more than a drop at a time (and immediately wash any skin that comes in contact).

 

......and keep away from the spicy food, especially the "CHILE" if you want to maintain "Status Quo".............. no need to Thank me for the advice..............

 

just a kettle to put moisture back into air..


I'm a guy so .... some nice oils will work! plus they are cheap make wife happy so she can put up with and I quote your fire wood addiction and friends..

 

Oils... hmmmm... some 2 cycle oil would smell wicked awesome...

 

Well after weedwacker, saws, splitter snowmobile that's kind of what my clothes smell like with a hint of bonfire.. oh yeah and some sweat.. I think she is looking for her version of nice smell.. like her scented candles

 

bogieb thanks for the woman perspective.. rosemary,, mmm

 

Sassafras roots.

 

All of those I gave you were scents "appropriate" for the autumn into winter season. Now, if you (ie - SHE) want something light, Ylang Ylang is really nice (be careful, it is light - but intense) or even just some lemon (essential oil, not juice ) or Bergamot.

Vanilla mixed with lavender is always nice and relaxing. As is pure Sandlewood - or Sandlewood mixed with vanilla.

 

yeah I did a nice beef stew last weekend.. kind of a slow cooker thing... IS STT was around 250 for close to 6 hours and it came out great.. I think her point (I know I am going out on a limb trying to guess what a woman is thinking) was sort of why can't we make this floor smell nice all of the time... so I am looking for Easy...

 

bogieb all right I will order some of those too.. Wife is a fall person.. with a penchant for nice smells!

Wouldn't that smell like rootbeer?

I am with ya, she gets mad... I buy real bacon ...she buys turkey bacon cause it's healthy.. family comes over to play 2 lbs my bacon gone half hour.. hers gets put in container in fridge.. healthy bacon is wrong!

 

A few drops of this should do the trick.

 

I love that scent - but I also like WD40 scent too. Does that make me strange , or just weird (as a female)

 

Babaganoosh house may smell like that already as if I had guns I am sure they would get cleaned

I think goal here is try to make living room not smell like the garage and barn..