Oven slob.

I have a sort of silicone mat that sits on the bottom of the oven, catches all the drips and spills, they just rinse off, and if I want to impress someone coming for dinner (those were the days!) I can just take it out to reveal a beautifully clean oven floor!

I wrap foil around the drip tray and shelves and cook what I can in a roasting bag. My oven stays cleanish.

I had a professional in to clean the oven, he got water into the oven light which blew the fuses, he was unable to fix the oven so we had to buy a new oven - best to just use the microwave I though, purchased a new microwave in July and thats on the blink now, think a fire pit is less trouble

I have an oven with a sort-of "burn" setting.
Everything falls off as dust and I just pretty much sweep it out.

The shelves go occasionally in the dishwasher... I would definitely be an oven slob if I hadn't got this type of oven!

Worth spending the money to get someone in to do it professionally.

My late father was the master of the sweeping statement, and always said you would never get a ‘right good dinner’ in a house with a sparkling clean cooker!

I had a professional oven cleaner here in early December. Why oh why did I never do this before. I will have her back in six months, then again early December. Worth every penny.

kittykester I too get a professional in to do it. So Witzend I am a fully paid up slob!

Then I had a complete new kitchen. It’s 3 years old now and the oven in like new. I give it a clean every week. Takes a maximum of 10 minutes.

That's why I keep putting off cleaning my oven. I want a new one.

I don't clean mine often enough, but when I do I use Oven Pride which works very well and is almost a pleasure!

Yep. Hate cleaning it. Bit like other housework and gardening, I like things to look nice but I hate doing it. I'd rather read a book!

How can you be a slob if you’ve bothered to clean it yourself?

A fully paid up slob would a) not bother, or b) eventually get A Man In (best £40 I ever spent but that was ages ago), or c) do like an ex colleague’s sister - left it until the sight of it was too much even for her, and bought a new one!

Have you heard of commercial oven cleaner? I use them about twice a year and they tell that mine is nothing like the worst they gave seen.

I used to be. When I was working, something had to give and the oven was one of the gives. My cleaner lady was better employed doing other stuff.

Then I had a complete new kitchen. It’s 3 years old now and the oven in like new. I give it a clean every week. Takes a maximum of 10 minutes.

OH cleans mine but not very often