Kitchen
Clear gain- Overall
- 2.90 → 3.30
- Background
- 3.59 → 4.16
- Naturalness
- 2.76 → 4.66
Remove Kitchen Noise from Audio for Free
EraseNoise is a background noise remover that lowers kitchen noise, such as pans, a hood fan, and clinking dishes, behind the voice in an audio or video file. In our real kitchen sample, naturalness went from 2.76 to 4.66 out of 5. Play it below, then try a free 30-second preview of your own cooking clip.
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How do I check kitchen noise before I pay?
Switch each kitchen recording between as-recorded and cleaned while it plays. Then upload your own take and pick a sentence where a pan or a plate hit.
The kitchen recording started fairly clean, so overall quality moved less (2.90 to 3.30), but the background score rose from 3.59 to 4.16 and naturalness from 2.76 to 4.66. Utensils and running water from the same room are below it. Scores are DNSMOS and NISQA predictions on a 1–5 scale for real kitchen and related home recordings from the Microsoft DNS Challenge test set, processed with no hand edits.
Utensils
Clear gain- Overall
- 2.01 → 3.28
- Background
- 1.96 → 4.13
- Naturalness
- 1.84 → 4.29
Running water
Little change- Overall
- 1.10 → 2.91
- Background
- 1.14 → 4.11
- Naturalness
- 1.13 → 2.51
Which kitchen sounds can be removed?
A kitchen mixes a steady hum with short knocks. Both drop when the voice is closer to the mic than the stove.
Pans, lids, and the hood fan
A cooking video or a call taken while dinner cooks. The hood fan is a steady whir like the fans we tested, and the pan knocks between words dropped in our kitchen sample.
Hear the recordingPlates and cutlery
Short clinks under a voice. In our utensils sample, overall quality went from 2.01 to 3.28.
Remove utensil noiseA running tap
Running water is the hardest kitchen sound here: the noise drops, but the voice can sound processed.
Remove water noiseThe dishwasher or fridge
A steady machine hum. Our dishwasher recording went from 1.94 to 4.18 for naturalness.
Remove dishwasher noiseWhy remove kitchen noise with EraseNoise?
A noise gate cuts the pauses but leaves the clatter under each word. EraseNoise keeps the voice and lowers the rest.
Steady and sudden noise in one pass
The hood fan and the pan knocks are handled together. You do not need one filter for hum and another for clicks.
No noise-only gap needed
Kitchens are never quiet, so there is often no clean second to build a noise profile from. This tool needs only the file.
The picture stays
A cooking video comes back as MP4 with the same frames, so you do not export the edit again.
What should I listen for once the kitchen is quieter?
Judge the words that a knock or a sizzle landed on.
Words under a loud clang
A pan dropped on a word can leave that word rough. Check it in the preview.
Sizzling and frying
Frying is a bright hiss close to the voice range. If the voice sounds dull, turn the Noise reduction control down.
EraseNoise vs other ways to remove kitchen noise
Each option fits a different kitchen recording. Pick the one that matches where the noise sits.
| Option | Works best when | Falls short when |
|---|---|---|
| EraseNoise | Clatter and the hood fan sit under the words, with no quiet gap | A pan clangs right on a word, or the tap runs next to the mic |
| Audacity Noise Reduction | The hood fan is steady and you can select a second of it alone | Knocks and clinks change every second |
| Cutting in an editor | A dropped lid lands between two sentences | The knock covers a word you need |
| Re-recording the line | One step of the recipe is ruined | The dish is already cooked and cannot be shot again |
Which kitchen recordings can I upload?
Send the take straight from the phone or camera that sat on the counter, up to 2 GB.
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC
Voice memos and podcast tracks recorded by the stove come back as WAV.
MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM
A cooking video downloads as MP4 with the same picture and a cleaned soundtrack.
How to remove kitchen noise from audio
- 1
Upload the recording
Choose the audio or video file recorded in the kitchen.
- 2
Compare 30 seconds
Play a stretch where the hood fan and a pan knock overlap, first as recorded and then cleaned. No account needed.
- 3
Download the WAV or MP4
Process the whole take only if the clatter has dropped and your voice still sounds like you at the stove.
When do people remove kitchen noise from audio?
Cooking videos and recipe shorts
The talk-through is recorded over the stove. Clean the soundtrack and keep the shot.
Calls and meetings taken at home
Someone was cooking in the next room during a recorded call. Clean the saved file afterwards.
Podcasts recorded in an open-plan flat
The kitchen and the desk share a room. Lower the dishes and the fridge under the episode.
Is kitchen noise the real problem?
Use this page for a mix of kitchen sounds. If one sound is the main problem, its own page is more specific.
| Job | Use |
|---|---|
| Pans, dishes, and the hood fan together | Use this kitchen page |
| Cutlery and plates clinking | Remove utensil noise from audio |
| A tap or a sink running | Remove water noise from audio |
| Scrubbing a pan or a counter | Remove scrubbing noise from audio |
| Music playing in the kitchen | Remove background music |
| Other home sounds, each with a real recording | Compare all 24 examples |
How long is the kitchen recording kept?
Kitchen uploads and their cleaned copies are deleted 24 hours after upload and never become public samples, so save your WAV or MP4 the same day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove kitchen noise from audio?
Drop the kitchen recording into the box at the top and play the free 30-second preview against the original. Download the WAV or MP4 only if the clatter is lower and the voice still sounds natural.
How well does EraseNoise remove kitchen noise?
On a real kitchen recording from the Microsoft DNS Challenge test set, EraseNoise raised the DNSMOS background score from 3.59 to 4.16 out of 5 and NISQA naturalness from 2.76 to 4.66. A recording of utensils went from 2.01 to 3.28 for overall quality. Running water was the weakest kitchen sound we tested.
Will EraseNoise remove a running tap?
The noise drops a lot, but water is the weakest kitchen case: in our sample, naturalness ended at 2.51. Turn the tap off for the lines that matter if you can.
Can I clean a cooking video?
Yes. Recipe clips in MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM are accepted, and the cleaned cooking video comes back as an MP4 with the frames untouched.
Will EraseNoise keep the sizzle for atmosphere?
No. The model keeps speech and lowers everything else, sizzling included. Turn the Noise reduction control down to keep some of it.
How long does EraseNoise take to clean a cooking video?
Processing time depends on how long the cooking video is: as a guide, a 5-minute video takes 10 to 60 seconds. The free 30-second preview of the cooking video uses no paid minutes, so you can judge it first.
How long can a cooking video be, and how many previews are free?
Files up to 2 GB are accepted. Without an account you get 3 free 30-second previews per 24 hours, and 20 once you sign in. Cleaning the full video is billed per started minute, at least 1 minute.
Remove kitchen noise from the next recording
Upload one file. Keep the result only if the clatter is lower and the voice is unchanged.
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