Oven shelves - can someone plse tell me how to clean them easily?

littlewren

Hi,

I've seen posts for cleaning dirty pans, but can someone please tell me how to get oven shelves up like new?

I have the Oven Rack Soaking Tray from Lakeland but don't want to go to the extra expense of buying their Oven-Mate (or anything similar) if there's a cheap way to get them sparkling again.

I would find it quite hard getting into all the nooks and crannies due to the fact that I have M.E. and my arms ache easily, so any easy ways of removing the gunge - or whatever it is - would be great.

I did actually buy a special cleaner from Betterware, but it didn't do the job.

Thanks in advance,

Carrie

Bargainbabe_2

Bio washing powder does the trick. Apparently its the enzymes in the powder that shift the grime.

Lucie_2

I use oven pride. It contains a bottle of chemical cleaner, a pair of rubber gloves & a huge plastic bag. Put on gloves, put oven shelves in bag, tip in noxious goo & leave it.
It's quite pricey (£5 I think), but it was reduced to £1.50 in Sainsbury's a while ago so I bought a few. I always wash in the dishwasher afterwards to get rid of all the chemical residue.
The trick is to KEEP THEM CLEAN once you've done it, so you don't let them get into a state again. I use a spontex scrubby thing for the stubborn bits, involves a bit of elbow grease though.

sce37

Ditto: Washing powder. Pour into the bath of very hot water. Lay the shelves in there and leave overnight. Loosens all the grime and makes it far easier to scrub off the remains.

Sarahsaver

I put mine in the dishwasher, or leave them out in the garden overnight!

millie

I always use ariel washing powder, but I expect any sort will do and the grease just comes off with a dishcloth.

Queenie

Soak in the bath with a strong solution of soda crystals and hot water To get into the nooks and crannies, use an old toothbrush, in the main though, a scouring sponge thingy should do the trick.

littlewren

Thankyou so much for all the tips! I will try some of them out today. In fact I'm off to Sainsbury's soon, so I'll also look for the Oven Pride.

Thanks again.

Carrie

carly

iIit all depends on how dirty you allow them to get. it would take more than a soak in biological powder to get mine clean ( oh the shame of admitting that ).

I have used ovenpride and it IS good but expensive.

I also have the big blue tray from lakeland, and i dissolve caustic soda crystals ( bought from Boots, Superdrug or chemist or local hardware shop)in hot water enough to cover the shelves and let them soak over night next day the burnt on bits just rinse away.

BUT make sure children or pets cannot go near the tray whilst it is full of solution. I always put mine in the garage.

littlewren

Are caustic soda crystals the same as the soda crystals that you can buy in places like Sainsbury's, where you can clear pipes by pouring some down the plug-hole?

carly

littlewren wrote:

Are caustic soda crystals the same as the soda crystals that you can buy in places like Sainsbury's, where you can clear pipes by pouring some down the plug-hole?

No, they're not the same. caustic soda is sodium hydroxide ( which is the active ingredient in most commercial oven cleaners