Cleaning my Oven

LegalBlonde

I need to clean my oven. I am not too ashamed to say I have never needed to do this before as I have always lived with other people or not lived somewhere (rented) long enough for it to be an issue,

But my oven now is smmmmmmmmoooookkkkkkyyyy any time I use it. I just tried to clean the bottom with a damp sponge (wasn't sure what i could use re cleaning products with it being a place that gets hot and where my food goes!!!) and I think I made it worse.

Heading out to tesco soon (which will be deserted LOL just hope it's open) i know there are spray cans and stuff but they seem really chemical and I was hoping to use my oven tonight!!!!

Can anyone help me???

Pink.

Hi LegalBlonde,

I would normally clean the oven after dinner one night before using it the next night, because no matter what you use it tends to leave a residue that takes quite a while to rinse or burn off.

These threads have lots of advice on cleaning ovens that may help:

cleaning the oven

heavy duty oven cleaner

Inexpensive oven cleaner??

I'll add your thread to the first link later, once you've had a chance to have more replies.

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MsDee

Hi there,

What I would do is fill a bucket with hot water and washing up liquid. Give it a general washdown with that and get the initial film of grease and grime off.

Then get yourself some Stardrops (88p in Wilkos) and pour it on concentrated to the stuck on bits. Go to bed.

Get up and wash down with hot water and diluted Stardrops. Buff with kitchen towels - if it doesn't come up sparkling, I would be very surprised.

Good luck and happy cleaning - it's a pain, but my god, you do feel better afterwards:D

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I had mine done by an oven cleaning firm last week and its the best money I have ever spent .The lady used Astonish oven and cookware cleaner and lots of elbow grease and a gadget with a long thin bit on the end with a single-edged
razor blade in it .The oven is electric and to have it cleaned cost me £36.00.As I have arthritis and cannot bend very well it was worth every penny and now is like a brand new one.So clean I am loathe to use it much, but will be using it mainly for baking as I have a remoska for cooking dinner in which is easier to keep clean.I was so impressed with this astonish stuff that I bought soe in Lakeland on Wednesday with Orange oil in it and have used it to clean my draining board with and its now back to its gleaming old self again.The Oven lady told me that if you use a spray on the oven and don't gewt it all off it keeps working and it does discoulour your oven She showed me where it had done it to mine and I have binned all the chemical spray stuff now.I shall stick to the paste for cleaning other stuff, and the company to come and do the oven for me when needed.

Penelope_Penguin

LegalBlonde wrote: »

Heading out to tesco soon (which will be deserted LOL just hope it's open) i know there are spray cans and stuff but they seem really chemical and I was hoping to use my oven tonight!!!!

If it's in a really bad way, I'd bite the bullet and get Mr Muscle spray. You need to leave it overnight, but it works wonders

It contains caustic soda (which is why it's so good at shifting the grease ) but this can cause burns, and blindness if it gets into your eyes, so please take appropriate precautions, and read the pack carefully.