Anonymous wrote:We like the smell of slow-cooked stew pervading the house.

It's okay that night but it needs to go away by morning. I make sure to wash all dishes and take out the trash and all is good by morning.

We like the smell of slow-cooked stew pervading the house.

Air out your house, take a shower, light a candle.

The misplaced thinking that everything is better in an Instant Pot just has to be laid to rest. Is it quicker? Sure. Will it give you a stew even half as good as one prepared in a Dutch oven? No way.

There are few things that make a house smell better than a pot of stew in the oven. Maybe chocolate chip cookies, or banana bread.

Shave your head and burn all your clothes? Probably have to burn the place down too, and start all over.

Sometimes I use (and vent) my instant pot on my deck for this very reason.

Open windows, take a shower.

If the smell of meat grosses you out, consider going vegetarian

Did you use a slow cooker stew mix? I used that and not only did everything stink, I felt nauseated and couldn't eat it.

Anonymous wrote:Never experienced that with beef stew.

Oh trust me, your house smells like meat after you make stew.

Sounds like the meat was going bad OP.

Never experienced that with beef stew.

made Beef Stew in my Instant Pot. Came out great! But now my house, my clothes, my hair smells like meat. How do I get the smell out. I even changed my clothes and I still smell it.