How to Clean an Oven

Cleaning the oven after every use is the most sufficient way of keeping the grease away. It is not easy as we all know as it requires time to clean the grills, the bottom, the walls and the oven door. But, although time consuming, it will save you from having to scrub hard if you postpone the cleaning for a long time and, also, using toxic cleaning materials.

When the oven hasn’t been cleaned for some time, the grease dries up and sticks all over the oven shelves, grilles and surfaces.

There are two ways of cleaning the scorched grease.

Mix bicarbonate of soda with a bit of water, forming a thick paste and apply all over inside the oven. Leave the cleaner in the oven overnight and scrub well with water and a scourer on the next day. Clean the residue with a damp cloth and polish well with a microfiber cloth.

The other cleaning method includes the use of industrial oven cleaner or a home prepared of ammonia bleach and water. You must use a face mask and rubber gloves as both oven cleaners are extremely violent and may affect your lungs, rhinopharynx and nose. Spray all over the inside of the oven and leave for at least an hour. Take out the shelves and grilles, scrub well with a metal scourer. Clean the oven in the same way. If the grease is difficult to remove, repeat the procedure. Clean well the residue with a damp cloth and polish the oven dry.

Important: Make sure that other persons and pets are not around when cleaning the oven with toxic chemicals as it may affect and endanger their health.

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