Does the fishy smell go away once the cube starts burning, or does it smell while burning also?
1322186
I haven't noticed a fishy smell with these. I have been concerned with the plastic packaging fumes off of it so I started taking the wax out before lighting. I have used them to start pellets burning so I may just use half a cube out of the packaging. Excuse me if I can't be more specific.
1322187
RE "Touching the cubes with bear hands leaves odor on your hands ...."No odor if you use squirrel or chipmunk hands.
1322188
I only smell the fishy odor when I tested the cubes in a relatively enclosed space. Outside the smell soon dissipates. A second source of odor can be your hands. Touching the cubes with bear hands leaves odor on your hands, which does linger and originally I thought it was coming from the burning cubes. After washing my hands, the odor disappears. The cubes don't work quite as well as I hoped, especially if there is even the slightest breeze. It frequently takes two cubes to get 16 oz of water to boil in a light breeze outdoors. Indoors, in calm air, 16 oz of water will boil with one cube.
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I only smell the fishy odor when I tested the cubes in a relatively enclosed space. Outside the smell soon dissipates. A second source of odor can be your hands. Touching the cubes with bear hands leaves odor on your hands, which does linger and originally I thought it was coming from the burning cubes. After washing my hands, the odor disappears. The cubes don't work quite as well as I hoped, especially if there is even the slightest breeze. It frequently takes two cubes to get 16 oz of water to boil in a light breeze outdoors. Indoors, in calm air, 16 oz of water will boil with one cube. I only smell the fishy odor when I tested the cubes in a relatively enclosed space. Outside the smell soon dissipates. A second source of odor can be your hands. Touching the cubes with bear hands leaves odor on your hands, which does linger and originally I thought it was coming from the burning cubes. After washing my hands, the odor disappears. The cubes don't work quite as well as I hoped, especially if there is even the slightest breeze. It frequently takes two cubes to get 16 oz of water to boil in a light breeze outdoors. Indoors, in calm air, 16 oz of water will boil with one cube.
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I find that the fishy smell is strongest when the cube is still in the packaging. I store my fuel in a Ziploc bag so the smell doesn't transfer to anything else in my pack. Once it's lit there is still a slight chemical smell, but you have to have your nose pretty close to smell it. Walk away 10 feet and I doubt you'd ever smell it. The fuel leaves black soot on the bottom of the pot, but you can hit it with a damp rag and it comes right off.
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From Tradecraft: Work Great; Smell Bad: ".... The only con that I have with this fuel is that they have a "fishy" smell when burning and it is pretty nasty. Not enough to be a deal breaker though. ..."
709280
It does lose it's original "new" smell after it's been used - exposure to wind and water. I don't have hypersensitivity to smell so I don't know how it would be with such condition. Best of luck.
1803219
Absolutely. The other day I cooked salmon and burnt it! So not only did I have stinky salmon smelling up my house, but I had a terrible burnt fish smell! Yuck! Turn that purifier on, turn the ozone on, and bam! smell is gone in minutes. Seriously. I love it. I have a smelly Fiance who leaves dirty socks and clothes every where, needs to be nagged to take out the trash etc: turn the purifier on and you'd never know it! haha
1724745
I have this in a fishing shanty. After the initial burn off no smell at all. The exhaust is vented outside.
2192659
I buy a bottle every three months and, after opening it, it has never smelled a little fishy. Maybe you got a bad bottle. I would return it and ask for another one.
233926
At first it does have a smell similar to that of hot glue melting, but I don't believe it released a smell after a few uses.
1642502
It's not odorless but I wouldn't say "dead fish" either.. if you've operated an alcohol fueled stove before then you will know the smell. In my use I haven't experienced any change in any tastes of foods/drinks heated by the fuel because of the fuel smell.
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When I had one of these, the smell went away after a few uses. Unfortunately my unit fell out of the closet and I think it broke inside. I bought another one at a hardware store that died within a week of use, also had a burning rubber smell. I think they are very delicate inside and that is the only fault of the ceramic design.
2221626
Only when I first got it was there a strange smell. Like something burning. I've been using it every day for months and a very satisfied
73142
From my online research the fishy smell is normal for pure rosehip seed oil, mine is the same in odor.I store it in the fridge and that seems to neutralize the odor somewhat
662094
No, that is not normal. Mine did not have a burning smell. You might want to contact the seller.
464560
It was not a problem I didn't notice any smell, its quartz electric nothing to burn off. I do the same as the other guy stated in his review i cover it up during the summer when I use my tools in the workshop such as table saw, bench grinder air compresser ect.
748870
It was awhile after installing mine that I had the burning smell and finally found that the light was degrading the plastic water tray for the A/C's condenser coil. The smell went away a couple months after un-plugging it. I moved it to a main duct away from the furnace as the light is small, but very powerful and remember NOT to look at the blue light!
1902087
It doesn't burn, so why would it smell ? No, there is absolutely no scent associated with it. There aren't any sharp edges either.
1943357
During initial start up you may detect a slight smell. With continued use this smell should dissipate.
828944
Normally I have not noticed a strong fishy smell. If I take a sniff, which I just did to my container, there is a faint fishy smell but I had to take a sniff to smell it.
247856
I have the Rutland fire starter squares. I don't detect any odor at all even when breaking them apart They consistently start easy which is why I use them.