# The Top Four Foods for a Yummy Kitchen Smell **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925 "2011-04-19T02:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/1 "2011-04-19T02:57:27Z")
I have concluded that there are four foods, which if you’re cooking, guarantee that people will come into the kitchen and say, “mmmm! smells good!” Those top four are: 1. bacon 2. onions 3. butter 4. coffee. Yesterday, I had a trifecta: frying onions and bacons in butter, just as some guests arrived. They almost swooned. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/2 "2011-04-19T03:03:59Z")
I’d have to change a couple. 1. Bacon 2. Coffee 3. Cinnamon Rolls 4. Sugar Cookies ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/3 "2011-04-19T03:08:36Z")
1. Fresh bread 2. Coffee 3. Steamed rice 4. Bacon ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/4 "2011-04-19T03:18:34Z")
You forgot garlic & onions sweating in good olive oil. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/5 "2011-04-19T03:33:11Z")
I don’t put coffee in my potato soup. However, I do cook the bacon and onions in some butter. The recipe calls for it. I use a variation of [this](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/leek-potato-soup-recipe/index.html) recipe. I don’t put in pepper, and I use chicken broth rather than vegetable broth. I don’t bother with buttermilk, I just use regular milk…and I shred a carrot into the soup, to give a bit of color and flavor. This involves three of the four smells, and I’ve been assured that it is a very yummy soup indeed. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/6 "2011-04-19T03:55:25Z")
bread baking garlic roasting bacon frying coffee brewing ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/7 "2011-04-19T04:13:07Z")
Bread Vanilla Citrus Coffee ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/8 "2011-04-19T04:29:15Z")
What **flickster** said. In that order. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/9 "2011-04-19T04:40:17Z")
Bacon Coffee Cinnamon Chicken Soup ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/10 "2011-04-19T05:36:16Z")
Roast Beef Bacon Spaghetti sauce Chocolate chip cookies ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/11 "2011-04-19T05:49:15Z")
Garlicoids (Allium) Cabbageoids Cinnamon Apple Pie Roasting Meat ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/12 "2011-04-19T06:10:22Z")
Coffee Cinnamon Bacon Garlic (cooking) They don’t all have to be at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/13 "2011-04-19T06:49:31Z")
anybody else getting hungry? ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/14 "2011-04-19T06:57:51Z")
1. red wine from a wooden cask 2. garlic souteed in olive oil 3. basil, sage and thyme 4. rib-eye steak being seared ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/15 "2011-04-19T07:11:57Z")
> [@mac\_bolan00](#): > > 1. red wine from a wooden cask > … I’ve got a nice Amantillado in the cellar if you’re interested. 😉 1. Cinnamon Rolls 2. Bread or Chocolate Chip Cookies 3. Coffee 4. Bacon ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/16 "2011-04-19T08:00:17Z")
1. Chocolate Chip Cookies 2. Apple Pie (load w/cinnamon for best results) 3. Caramelizing Onions 4. Bread (raisin cinnamon bread best for the purpose) During my brief stint in high end timeshare sales (hate me now) we baked chocolate chip cookies and mini cinnamon rolls (from commercial pre-made dough) in the model unit to entice people to feel “at home” there. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/17 "2011-04-19T08:10:49Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I’ve got a nice Amantillado in the cellar if you’re interested. 😉 whoever told you it’s amontillado is likely a fraud. no one knows amntld better than i do. i must verify yours. i insist! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/18 "2011-04-19T13:58:51Z")
Yeah, I’ve never understood why there aren’t more aerosol sprays with food smells. Bacon Coffee Bread Sphaghetti sauce Not necessarily in that order. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/19 "2011-04-19T14:08:03Z")
Sauteeing onions in butter. That’s the smell of my mom’s kitchen. When I walk into my parents’ house and I smell that, I know that everything is right in the world. ---
**Author:** ![allice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@allice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/allice)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925/20 "2011-04-19T14:34:02Z")
Here is my list: 1. Coffee 2. Fresh bread (or buns) 3. Garlic 4. Melted chocolate [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-four-foods-for-a-yummy-kitchen-smell/578925.md?page=2)