Oven slob.

Year! Not week.

I told my other half before we married, when i moved in with him that i don`t do ovens/fridges/ windows or your`s and your childrens washing/ ironing.
The older three were old enough to do their own anyway,ages 14-16
I haven`t and he does.

I’ve only had my oven 2 months and today I’ve had to take the door off to clean it as there was a big greasy steak between the door and the glass. Struggled to release the top edging off that releases the glass. This is where the vent is that seems to let the grease in / bit of a design fault me thinks!

NonnaLor - how on earth did you manage to get a steak in there?

Ohmother, luckily, around here (N London/Essex border) there are plenty of oven-cleaning companies.

One's actually called 'Grease Lightening', so amusing too.

They take all the dirty oven parts out to their little van and steam them clean - brilliant!

Hetty58. I’ve heard of them and after today I might consider spending £70 if it’s for a double oven, but I’m not sure it is.

I’ve still got crud stuck to the roof of one oven. I’ve done it 3 times now!

CrazyH - streak not steak

Oh. Do ovens need cleaning?

NonnaLor. That picture of a steak in between the glass made me think you were the slobbiest so far. ?

I use my oven as a store cupboard, never cook in it, so it never gets dirty. Only cook on the hob. I had a rich friend once who never cleaned her oven. When it became really dreadful she bought a new one. Seriously!!! I still can't get over that!!

Ladyleftfieldlover

Year! Not week.

Ah. I was soooo impressed !

Sugar soap works wonders on ovens, tiles, woodwork and drains, and it’s reasonably priced and doesn’t smell.

Why do your ovens get so dirty? What is everyone cooking in their ovens that makes them so dirty? I cook casseroles and stews, although a lot now get done in the slow cooker, baked and roast potatoes, reheat food that needs to be crisp and the very occasional cake and roast. Nothing to make an oven really dirty.

I have self-cleaning linings on the sides of my oven and occasionally give the bottom a wipe. It just doesn't get very dirty.

I use an oven liner on the bottom of the oven and put the shelves in the dishwasher, which unfortunately doesn't get all the stains off; but if you take the shelves out of the dishwasher as soon as the wash cycle has finished and before the drying cycle begins, the remaining stains just easily wipe off if you use a scourer. Takes 5 minutes.

It costs around £90 to get a professional in to clean my oven so that happens about once every 3 years but a friend gave the name of somebody who does it for half of that price so that will be the next task here I think.

No oven cleaning services here unfortunately so the base tray is lined with foil -easy. Then the rest is down to elbow grease and brillo pads probably once a month.
Pizzas, roasts etc all contribute to making the oven dirty MOnica my husband must be a messy cook!!

That seems very often Ladyleftfieldlover.

I wipe the sides and the bottom and door before it cools down almost every time I use it. Takes 5 mins tops. Every few months I take out the element and spray clean the top.

Over on Mumsnet there's a thread about using cheap dishwasher tablets to clean ovens, washing machines and the like. There are claims of it being life changing so it must be worth a go.

I don't even use my oven!

I have a remoska and, living alone, I find it more than adequate for me. Just pop it in the dishwasher after use.,

Surely a dirty oven is the sign of a competent Cook who makes everything from scratch? ?
I am meticulous about the glass hob and glass oven door and it gets done everyday. The oven/grill gets done about once a month with a proprietary brand of oven cleaner “Oven Mate” that sells for about £5 in B&M type shops.
Includes a very thick sealable (admittedly plastic) bag that the shelves pop into with half the cleaning gel and you just turn it about a few times over about 8 hours. Gets rid of all that black gunk.
The other half of the gel is smeared on the sides, bottom and roof of the oven when cold, and left for a few hours before wiping out. Use gloves to do it as it is quite a harsh chemical product.
Voila!

Did anyone else notice the thread following this one is titled 'Grease' very apt,

? sodapop

I put it off because we were going to have roast duck.
Now I'm putting it off because I may do roast pork with (I hope) crispy crackling.

Total complete and utter slob here. I think I've cleaned an oven about twice in my entire life. And, no, I don't get anyone in to do it for me.

I and Mr M are still alive and I've never, to my knowledge poisoned anyone with my oven based cooking.

Let sleeping dirt lie...

(I do have those silicone sheet things in both ovens, but I forget that they're there)