Kitchen Fire and Protein Smell

8/11/2021 (Permalink)

Protein Fire and Smoke from burning foods will cause hard to remove odors.

One of the hardest and most offence smells is that of meat that is burning in your kitchen. A protein fire results from burning any protein rich fibers, such as those you find in most meat, or eggs. What’s so remarkable about protein fires is that they don’t actually look like fires.  They don’t have large flames and they don’t produce visible smoke. This is a result of the slow-cooking process used to cook protein rich foods.  The animal fat in protein burns down to a fine, nearly invisible mist. While you can’t see it, the mist will coat everything in a sticky, rancid residue.  It gets everywhere, coating your stovetop, clothes, carpets, tiles, and penetrating the paint on your walls.  Any porous surface soaks it up. Call SERVPRO of Ocala and SERVPRO of South Marion County today to help rid your home of this fowl odor. 352-732-6630