Cleaning the oven.

Will second that sal it does a marvellous job for about a fiver.
I bought a large blue tray from Lakeland to sit the bag in which makes it easier and then use it at other times for standing plants in pots for watering and storage.

Lakeland do a kit with a hugetray and chemical soaking stuff. Bought mine and happy to say, never used it!!!

Tray has been useful for potting up plants on, clipping the dog on etc............my heart isn't really in it. Do put liner in over to catch the worst spills.

Put the oven trays in the bath with a good scoop of biological washing powder and leave for a few hours. No brillo pads or scrubbing . Rinse and dry.

Dr Beckman's spray oven cleaner. It has transformed my oven (except for the truly burnt bits that seemed to have melded to the enamel). The Dr Beckman's and my cordless vacuum cleaner are the two best things that have happened in my life. I have turned into the equivalent of a 1950s ad housewife - smiles and a spotty apron.

I have a Rayburn range and can't use any normal commercial cleaning products. I clean the top with Mr. Muscle (when cold), the inside I have to resort to scrubbing with a wire brush. I did get a company in to do it a couple of years ago and I think I may do so again - cost then was around £100

Having neglected my oven for longer than I should, I put shelves and removable glass doors in my Lakeland oven shelf tray and soaked them in a Borax solution. The results were amazing! You do need space to do this.

Or I could just buy a new cooker every 6 years or so. Thanks for all the help!

Oven pride is easy to use and does a good job also use Lakeland oven liner to catch spills before they weld themselves to the bottom of the oven

My daughter gets a professional to do it. It costs £40 and they do a brilliant job.

I have a ceramic hob and fan oven. Bought Astonish oven cleaning kit only to discover it can't be used on my cooker. As Hob Brite is great on my hob, planning to use it on my (double!) glass oven doors. However hubby does most of the cooking and specialises in putting his oven cooked creations in dishes that are too small so that there are always stalagmites on the oven floor. often right after I've cleaned it. (We have lots of larger dishes but I think he just selects the top one)........ The current one is rhubarb juice!!!!! Not complaining, just hoping a magic potion appears on this page to get rid of it as it is particularly stubborn.....

Another vote for oven pride!

A fractured shoulder is the best excuse reason for getting in a professional oven cleaner so I am going to do just that.

I hate dirty ovens so I always cover any food I am cooking if possible when I use mine. I also only keep one of the two sliding oven trays in the oven so that any grease whirling around doesn't settle on the other one which is rarely used.

My current oven is also one of those pyrolytic ones which are very good, although you still have to clean the glass door, or any grease on it will just become harder to remove. I use those non scratch pads on the glass door and soak the non stick tray and side bits in hot water.

I must admit I have my oven cleaned once a year, and in between I use oven pride, in the bag cleaner. I hate cleaning the oven, but with a family of 5 plus extras !, the oven is used at least once a day

I have the oven cleaned once a year by a firm that do a really good job on it.In between times just wipe it over with fairy liquid and hot water.
Looks like a brand new oven and glass door when they do it, so it's worth it.

For glass oven doors (and also stainless steel) I use Bar Keepers Friend. I use the powder but it also comes as a liquid these days. It's brilliant stuff and I have used it for years and years. It just doesn't scratch. Brilliant!

Get a man in! Always worth it. My excuse reason is dodgy knees - I can't kneel down

Nasty job. I put the oven shelves in the dishwasher - with two Finish tablets - any bits left on the shelves come off easily with a wire cleaner. I use Mr Muscle on the inside of the door - which comes off for cleaning. I am a bit mean - I was quoted £50 to clean - a bit much I thought.

Oven pride every time, plus liners on the bottom that go through the dishwasher. My friend tells me barbecue cleaner is magic for glass doors. About to try that.

I experimented with different oven cleaners until I found the one I think cleans best.

My advice is to buy a cleaner with a spray nozzle, spray the cleaner on the oven and the inside of the glass in the door, heat oven to 180 degrees C turn it off after 10 minutes and wash it clean with warm water after at least 6 hours. If possible leave it to the following day. Clean it regularly, depending on how much you use it, perhaps once a month.
The glass panel looks best if it is rubbed completely dry with a tea towel.

I have a big blue tray from Lakeland - like a giant cat litter tray . I put that on the draining board and fill it with hot water and lots of soda. All the loose bits, pan rests and oven shelves go in to soak and then I paint Oven Mate gel cleaner on the gruesome areas in the oven. Leave for an hour or so and then the oven wipes clean and the soaked items need the gentlest rub with one of the aforementioned wonder steel scrubbers. I've tried just about everything over the years but this is the least painful. You also have a spotless oven!

Get a spray can of Gunk degreaser from Halfords or any other motor parts shop. Spray the door and let it soak for five to ten minutes and then scub it with wire scourer before rinsing it of. I did mine yesterday and it's sparking.It also works on the wire trays.
Other than that gert a professional oven cleaner to do it - it costs about 45 pounds.

Another vote here for Lakeland oven mate gel. Paint it on with the brush including the glass door and a couple of hours later wipe off. No smell either

We've had a professional firm in to clean our (double) oven and it is brilliant. The man brought a van with cleaning equipment and took various parts away to the van to be cleaned. Glass doors, shelves, everything! Truly it came up like a brand new appliance. Not cheap at about £70 (we live in the NW) but worth it. We are in the process of selling our house and I am so relieved that when the oven is opened, it gleams!

Our oven is self cleaning but smells terribly during the process. Makes my eyes sting. Maybe we leave the oven too long between cleans?