Sarah Wilson
Sarah is a blogger atCleaning the oven can be a very time consuming task, and there are a few things to bear in mind before tackling it. By following some handy and straightforward tips, you can get your oven shiny and clean with as little fuss as possible.
Oven
cleaner
This will be essential, and it can often
be a good idea to get two bottles of oven cleaner, especially if your oven is
very dirty and has a lot of burnt on food and so on. Generally, all oven
cleaners are just as good as the next, but be aware that they are very toxic
and can cause burns and irritation if exposed to skin, so you should make sure
you have some protective gloves on when handling and applying the cleaner.
Preparing
to clean
The two main things that you should do
are: Make sure you have a lot of paper towels, old newspaper or disposable
cloth underneath your oven. Once the cleaner is applied, it will start to drip
out of the bottom of your oven as it gets to work, and could damage your floor
and cause a mess.
Secondly, make sure you have all the
windows open, and if you have any ventilation, systems turn them on. The vapors
from oven cleaners are unpleasant and can cause irritation, so make sure the
room has a lot of fresh air and you can quickly dissipate any fumes as you
apply the cleaner.
Cleaning
your oven racks
Before applying your cleaner to the
inside of the oven, remove the trays. The first thing to do is to scrape any
burnt on food or carbon off your racks. A metal scraper is ideal for this, but
you could equally use an old heavy-duty spatula too. Make sure you get good
heavy-duty scourers to scrub off as much as you can before applying any
cleaner.
Once you are done scouring and scraping,
apply cleaner to the racks with an old paintbrush or something similar, and
pour some into any baking trays. Once the racks and any trays are covered, set
them outside or in the sink and leave them for around 20 minutes or so to let
the cleaner get to work.
Once the time is up, simply rinse the
cleaner off, and have one last check to make sure everything has been cleaned
away. Any leftover bits of food should be easy to scrub off now.
Cleaning
the oven
A handy trick is to slightly pre heat
the oven before you apply any cleaner. Be careful though, as you do not want to
forget the oven is on, so pre heat to a low temperature, around 40-50 degrees,
and once the temperature has been reached, turn the oven off at the mains. This
little bit of heat will get the best out of your oven cleaner.
Make sure you apply the cleaner to the
inside of your oven generously, including the glass. Depending on what kind of
cleaner you have, you may only have to wait 10 to 20 minutes for it to get to
work. Some cleaners require longer, around 24 hours, and these are generally
slightly weaker, but a bit safer to use. It is best to keep all your windows
and the ventilation on overnight if you have to, as the gases can quickly build
up in the kitchen otherwise. Another handy trick, that can preserve your oven
components such as the fan, is to spread your cleaner on instead of spraying.
If sprayed on, cleaner can easily get into the working components and cause
damage
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