Another way is to move the detector farther away, giving the smoke a chance to dissapate. Moving a ceiling-mounted detector to a wall can also reduce nuisance alarms. However, this will also make it a little slower to respond to a real fire. If the detector is the ionization type, another option is to replace it with a photoelectric. This detector is less sensitive to smaller smoke particles and thus is less affected by cooking smoke.
Every smoke detector comes with a test button.
We recomend that people test their detectors regularly, at least once a month. Every smoke detector comes with a test button. We recommend that people test their detectors regularly, at least once a month. This is not recommended because the burning objects used to create the smoke might cause a fire. Some stores sell pressurized cans of simulated smoke for this purpose.