- “Easy Off”, rubber gloves and a bucket of water
- Turning A Blind Eye (definitely the method I have been using on my oven at present)
Because I had never used the “self cleaning” option before and I am not typically one to read instructions I have just simply ignored my oven as you can clearly see.
So, with no preparation at all, (in other words, I didn’t remove any pre-burnt residue or read the instructions) I pushed the self cleaning button, shut the door (which automatically locked) and waited for the miracle to happen.
This is what I noticed:
- After about an hour things started to really heat up in my kitchen. I am really glad I wasn’t doing this on a warm summers day.
- I was really glad I didn’t have any pots and pans stored in the oven, they would have definitely been ruined
- There was a definite odour that wasn’t a “you have just burnt your dinner” smell. It reminded me of the smell of bakelite (although I am sure it wasn’t) which lingered in the house until the next day ….. note to self, do not do this on the day company is coming.
- Everything turned to white ash and wiped off extremely easy.
- The baked on splatter marks on the oven window didn’t turn to ash. I assumed because it didn’t it would still be stuck like “white on rice” but I was wrong. I used a pot scraper and a cloth and it cleaned up nicely.
- It worked!
My one concern was how good is this for my oven? With temperatures possibly going over 1000 degrees (not your typical 350 or 500) I fear this probably isn’t too good for my stove. I have read several complaints about self cleaning ovens and how hard it is on the stove. But, everyone loves the idea of “self-cleaning” and not of “one self”. So perhaps the solution is to not use it for the typical 4 hour cycle, only until you notice things turning to ash, which for me was about after an hour or so.
So, all in all it was a positive experience.
Positive Feedback: I will suffer no longer the terrible fumes one has to inhale when cleaning with “oven cleaners”. I will not have to deal with the slimy, brown goop the chemicals turn my burnt offerings into. And, it was super simple!
Negative Feedback: Because I didn’t read any instructions and just simply pushed a button I didn’t learn until later that I was supposed to remove my racks during the process. I have now “de-glossed” them and they don’t slide as easily…. live and learn!
Check out our blog post for the “aqualift” option to clean your oven:
http://barberandhaskill.blogspot.ca/2014/09/aqualift-versus-self-clean.html
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