Cost Effective Way of Keeping Oven Clean

emperorstevee

Hello everyone,

I don't know about anybody else's oven, but mine gets grimy very quickly. Grime all over the surfaces and on the meshes. I have been cleaning these areas with cheap bleach, 90p for a two litre bottle. However, I was thinking that perhaps there was a more permanent single application (or at least only a couple of times a year application) method that I could use in place of spending time and money bleaching the oven? A method which is also more economically effective, of course. Time saving would be a secondary concern.

Thank you
Steve

Fire_Fox

Try a proper oven cleaner rather than bleach. Oven Pride is often recommended: thick gel so clings to surfaces, comes with a massive thick plastic bag for oven shelves/ racks, much kinder to your throat and lungs than foam (protect your skin and eyes tho).

Apply liberally and leave well alone for as long as the instructions permit.

nanto3girls

I always use Oven Pride. I leave the shelves in the bag overnight.
Be careful if you leave the bag in the kitchen,i've seen the damage it can do if bag leaks.
I alway leave mine outside overnight.

suki1964

Oven Pride, can be found for as little as £2 a bottle and as already shared, leave the bags outside whilst soaking

emperorstevee

How much does it cost? Because bleach does the job and it's only 90 or so pence for 2 litres. Thanks!

Rusty_Shackleton

emperorstevee wrote: »

How much does it cost? Because bleach does the job and it's only 90 or so pence for 2 litres. Thanks!

B&M and similar places often have oven pride for £2 for the kit, and as others mentioned,that comes with the bag for your shelves to go in. Spend the extra £1.10, it's really not worth saving that amount of money considering the effort Oven Pride saves!

ttoli

a mixture of bicarb and hot water , wipe over the surfaces and allow to dry
this forms a film next time it needs cleaning just wipe with a damp cloth, reapply once clean.

suki1964

emperorstevee wrote: »

How much does it cost? Because bleach does the job and it's only 90 or so pence for 2 litres. Thanks!

Ok , so because you haven't read the replies to your thread, I will say again, you can buy it for around £2 a bottle and unless you are living in a hovel and wrecking your oven, a bottle will do at least two cleans


Now if you want to slosh bleach everywhere ( no control as its a cheapo liquid ) then thats up to you

you have asked a question, the answer is oven pride.

stragglebod

suki1964 wrote: »

Ok , so because you haven't read the replies to your thread, I will say again, you can buy it for around £2 a bottle and unless you are living in a hovel and wrecking your oven, a bottle will do at least two cleans


Now if you want to slosh bleach everywhere ( no control as its a cheapo liquid ) then thats up to you

you have asked a question, the answer is oven pride.

A 5Kg bucket of bicarbonate of soda will cost about £15 and do a couple of hundred cleans. As well as do a whole lot more around the house, just google to see what I mean.

suki1964

stragglebod wrote: »

A 5Kg bucket of bicarbonate of soda will cost about £15 and do a couple of hundred cleans. As well as do a whole lot more around the house, just google to see what I mean.

Im sure it does

Im not adverse to suggesting bicarb

However , theres a product on the market that cleans an oven to near new standards for a few quid, without having to break your back scrubbing and scrubbing ( and with bicarb - elbow grease is required)

So why kill yourself if you are that much of a slob ( as I am ) that allows an oven to get so dirty? If I wanted to kill myself using bicarb, id be cleaning my oven after every use

But I don't because I work and have a life

cybervic

I try not to let grease built up into a burnt and stubborn filth in the first place. Use a larger tray/pots (with lid) to avoid overflow and splatter. I put the biggest tray that comes with oven at the bottom to catch any drips or spills. If there's a spill/drip during cooking, cover it with salt immediately so it won't be brunt into a carbon residue. Dishwasher usually able to sort out the tray/dishes easily.

When the oven is cooled down and/or slightly warm, give it a quick wipe with soapy water especially the top bit. I have a small spray bottle with diluted washing liquid for this purpose.

I still deep clean it once or twice a year. I use oven brite to save elbow grease, I only need to use it 1/3 to 1/2 bottle each time. One bottle usually lasts me well over a year because my oven is almost always pretty clean.