[lpm67]

I was having dinner tonight when one of my neighbours popped in to say hello and remarked how wonderful my meal smelt...he could smell it from his place (no it wasnt curry just simple casserole).
That got me to thinking that this could be real problem if the SHTF.

Can anyone suggest a way to disguise cooking aroma's? And no I dont have a open fire to cook over to disguise the smell in smoke, so burning cow pats wont help either.

[stairman]

And I was gonna suggest burning cow pats too. Just tell em its a possum casserole and theyll probably go back home.

[TaintRight]

Hire my wife to cook for you. Dogs will slink away in terror.

[stairman]

Our dog is fat from the wifes supper flops

[TaintRight]

Don't tell my wife your dog is fat......

[LaRemnant]

First off, if you are in a foreign land, eat like the natives. Trackers can literally smell you, if you eat differently, because obviously you will literally exude what you ingest through your pores...

Also, to make being tracked through scent by predatory manimals (depending on the wind, people can easily smell you probably over a mile, if not further), cook FAST and eat it FAST and wash up FAST. If you allow the smoke from your fire to be built and burn close up next to a tree with a lot of foliage hopefully, the branches and leaves will spread the smoke out and it will be less noticeable/visible from a distance.

Spread out your fire coals after they have cooled off, and if you are in a do or die survival mode, bury your trash too, to prevent trackers from finding you as easily and/or gaining an understanding about you and your situation (i.e. who you're with, how many, etc). A good tracker WILL still find you regardless but will take them longer. Try to leave as few signs behind, and bury your poop too, perhaps along with your trash under a log or something similar.

[cowgirlup]

A quick thought depending on what you're making. I usually smell the seasonings I use so maybe you could add them halfway through or at the end? Just to keep the aroma down.

[Checkmate]

Well I doubt that in a SHTF situation you would be cooking cassarole but just for a quick thought or 2. If you are outside and you are under High pressure (Weather)with not a lot of wind, then your aromas aren't really a problem. The smoke will rise and your cooking smell will also. If not then you could.

1) Use a double boil method over a small Dakota Firehole to quickly heat what you can. If MREs and the like.

2) Cook your meats in a Makeshift oven Made from whatever you can. Sealing the meats in a small (Bakable) container will diminish the cooking odors. Bark& Mud method or tin cans with foil lid works well. Either way your smell from the fire itself is probably more of a problem than your food. Both could indicate your position pretty easily.

Location, Location Location

[lpm67]

Thanks for the posts guys. I think this could be a real potential problem for preppers as we will be eating when others are starving, and they will be looking for any sign of food.

As for the neighbor....he's getting a mystery delivery tomorrow from the supermarket and I'm trying to organize some precooked grampy meals for him, however having said that there are certain meals I make (and baking) that seems to draw my neighbors in, whats a girl to do I do take pride in my cooking and feeding my family well even when money is tight.

[Dick]

Stock up on dried Bombay duck, it really smells like crap when it’s cooking...but it tastes good.