Professional Oven cleaning

GreenQueen

I know it isn't very money saving, but has anyone had their oven cleaned professionally? How much does it cost? Did the job live up to your expectations?

My oven is really disgusting, and I'm wondering whether I need to invest in a thorough clean, and then start from scratch with regular cleans myself before it gets too bad again.

many thanks,
GQ

MallyGirl

I have only ever done the really evil stuff that comes in a kit with a big bag for your shelves and gunk to spread on the oven walls and leave for hours. That was pretty effective if you choose to go DIY

hex2

I have. £70 for a stainless steel range oven and hob. Took two of them a couple of hours, It was filthy and it came out looking lovely. They take the inside panels off for chemical treatment, and use power tool things to make the hob bits spotless.

Could I have got it that clean myself? No, I don't think so, but I also hope I don't have to get them in again as I am trying to keep on top of it now. I have invested a few pounds in some oven liners to make it easier to keep clean in the future.

I did it after a friend used one of those offer companies to get hers done and she said it was good. I searched for local company rather than do that, and found that the price was roughly similar anyway.

Browntoa

I used a local company , cost £40 for a double oven , when I first moved in here. All the chrome bits taken outside and soaked in something in the van whilst the rest was done by hand . was 100% better when she was finished


I now just keep it clean on an ongoing basis and use an over liner at the bottom to avoid drips of stuff baking solid

moneyistooshorttomention

When I had a cooker that needed cleaning - then I put a large oven tray at the bottom of it to catch "drips". I was wary of using oven liners myself - ie heating up plastic and wondering about fumes etc.

Thankfully - I recently got a new kitchen anyway and cookers these days seem to have the self-cleaning "burn it all off as it goes" thingie with them. That was another blessing of having a new kitchen imo:D

GreenQueen

Many thanks, all. Mine is really getting me down. I have used the "overnight bag for the shelves" cleaner, and that's the best I've used, but it's still a job I hate.

All the comments are positive about the end result, so the only decision I need to make now is whether I can afford it!

GQ

Chris25

I haven't but know someone who had the oven & hob cleaned. Oven came out beautifully but the rings on the cast iron hob have now rusted slightly & need to be regularly oiled. No idea how much it cost.

JIL

There's always an offer on Groupon, go through tcb.£35.

I had mine done, was here an hour, oven looked great afterwards. I paid £10 for the hob but I don't think that was any better than I could have done myself.

I will definitely pay to have my oven cleaned once per year.

Cupcake_Returns

I always use oven pride. It's usually only around £3 and a bottle will do two ovens

Yes it's a hateful job, but I've found if I keep on top of it, it's not too hard. I've a double oven and I mainly use the top one so its that one that's cleaned monthly, the large one is around once every three months

I do clean the glass doors and wipe off any spills with each use. I also use oven trays so spills are contained

If your oven has got to the stage where it's just beyond you ( and none of us are perfect) then pay for a professional clean, then buy liners for the bottom and use something like oven pride to keep on top of it. It's a lot easier keeping something clean then trying to clean something that's beyond you

Hermia

GreenQueen wrote: »

Many thanks, all. Mine is really getting me down. I have used the "overnight bag for the shelves" cleaner, and that's the best I've used, but it's still a job I hate.

All the comments are positive about the end result, so the only decision I need to make now is whether I can afford it!

GQ

I would go for it and then clean it regularly yourself so you don't need to pay out again. The company near me charge £50. What I like is that they don't just get the oven clean, but they also leave the kitchen spotless and take the rubbish away.

dekaspace

I myself do like above, I have a tray below to collect drips as that tray costs a few quid at most and saves time and effort scrubbing it down, still get a few pieces which I am not sure how to get rid of as its a new oven so don't want to use abrasive stuff.