Guide to Cleaning Your Oven: Everything You Need to Know

While cleaning your oven may seem like a daunting task, you’d be surprised to know how easy it is as long as you know what to do. This is why we thought it would be useful to put together a brief guide on how to clean ovens. If this is something that you’re interested in learning more about, read on as we break down everything you need to know about cleaning ovens.

What Do You Need?

Before we begin, it’s vital that you are sufficiently prepared to clean your oven. Now, you’ll be glad to know that the preparations are relatively simple as you only need a handful of tools in order to clean your oven. For the most part, all you’ll really need are gloves, cleaning solutions, and washcloths.

How Do You Clean Your Oven?

Take everything out of the oven. Your oven should be cool before you clean it, so wait for about two hours after you turn the oven off. Remove all racks, pots, pans, and thermometers from your oven to make sure you have plenty of space to work with later. Mix about 3 tablespoons of water for every half a cup of baking soda in a small bowl until you get a thick paste. The amount of paste you need depends on how large your oven is, but make sure you have enough paste to cover the interior surface.

Apply a generous coat of paste to the inside of the oven. While wearing gloves, rub the paste against every part of the inside of your oven. Be careful not to get any of the paste onto the heating elements, like the gas valve or the electrical grate. Leave it on for at least 10 hours. You can also use the paste to remove grime from oven racks by spreading the paste onto them and then spraying them with a vinegar-filled spray bottle. The racks will foam as you scrub them well with a sponge. After the foaming calms down, soak the racks in a bathtub filled with hot water and dishwashing liquid overnight.

Lastly, scrub your oven racks with a sponge. Next, wipe down your oven racks with a warm, damp cloth. Use an abrasive sponge to scrub away stubborn stains, or spray any stubborn clumps of paste with vinegar in a spray bottle to foam them up before wiping them away.

How Often Should You Clean Your Oven?

If you use your oven several times a week—even if it’s just to toast some bread—you should clean it thoroughly at least twice a year. Ideally, you should clean it every three months. Deep cleans will prevent any food spills or burnt bits from becoming permanently stuck and will keep away unwanted smoke. To prevent having to do deep cleans on an ongoing basis, do a quick clean after each use. As soon as the oven has cooled, wipe it out with a rag to remove any debris or burnt bits to prevent creating foul smokey flavours in your next meal. When cleaning your oven, make sure to read through any parts of the user manual that cover maintenance and cleaning.

Conclusion

We hope this guide proves to be useful when it comes to helping you gain a better understanding of how to clean your oven properly. While it may seem difficult at first, the information that we’ve outlined above should help you the next time you have to clean your oven. Feel free to reread this guide if you feel like you need more help when cleaning your oven.

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