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Be careful how you go about cleaning the kitchen oven. There are many oven-cleaning products on the market today that have lye in them. Lye is an alkaline, which is why it does such good work. It can quickly dissolve grease. But it is very dangerous because it is poisonous and can damage most paints. Lye also can cause severe skin burns. The fumes are toxic, and can hurt copper, aluminum, and fabric surfaces. When working with this kind of oven cleaner, you need to wear gloves, long sleeves, and a dust mask. Easy Off is probably the most popular brand on the market. Never put oven cleaner on the heating element or get any on the oven door gasket. And never use oven cleaner on a self-cleaning oven. Not only can you cause damage to the oven, but when you turn the oven on it will make the whole house smell like oven cleaner.
If you want to avoid lye-based products, another way to clean your oven is to put a pan of ammonia on an oven shelf and let it sit over night. This will help soften baked-in crust and soil so that you can use an all-purpose cleaner to wipe the entire interior area clean the next morning.
There is not anybody that likes to clean the oven that is why it very seldom gets clean. But if you would get in a habit of cleaning the oven every couple of weeks it would not take long at all. You need to remember to let the chemicals in the oven cleaner do all the work. So don¡¯t start cleaning the oven till the chemicals had time to work. Let them sit all night in a warm oven.
The best way to start cleaning an oven is to lay down a tarp or an old rug under the oven door to protect the floor from cleaner drips or crumb fallout. Next use aluminum foil to cover anything in the oven that you don¡¯t want oven cleaner on. Then put on precautionary gear, such as safety glasses, long sleeves, gloves, and a dust mask. Clean the door inside and out first, and then remove the door, if it is removable, by pulling straight up on it and set it out of the way. Some might have latches or remain secured.
After letting the cleaning product sit all night, you should take a plastic putty knife or a plastic spatula and slowly scrape it across the oven, dumping debris in a garbage bag. Then take a sponge and warm water to start cleaning the rest of the oven. Spots that won¡¯t come clean will need to be sprayed again. Wait thirty minutes and wipe these areas clean. Then take the racks outside or to the basement and clean them with oven cleaner, using protective gear again.
The top and rest of the stove you can clean as you would other appliances. Be sure to clean up the mess and store commercial oven cleaners in a safe place away from children or pets.
Gas ovens must have the gas turn off before cleaning them. Follow the manufacturer¡¯s directions to clean these. You will have to light the pilot lights when you are finished.
Self-cleaning ovens are great. Check the instruction manual to make sure you do it correctly. Then take paper towels to wipe the inside dry when done.
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