Oven cleaning

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What foxygloves said

I pay someone to clean it!

Wetting a dishwasher tablet and slowly cleaning with that and obviously wiping the residue with a cloth.

I have shoulder problems so , ‘elbow grease’ is out of the question. I get a professional oven cleaner to do the job. Worth every penny of the £25 he charges.

Buy an air fryer! We haven't used our oven since Boxing Day. Before we stopped using it, I found Oven Pride best for cleaning.

After cleaning the oven for 40+ yrs myself I now pay someone to do it for me every 18 months or so. It looks like new afterwards. Money very well spent i.m.o.

We pay a professional.

I hate cleaning…….full stop! 🤓

Get a mobile oven cleaning service to do it.

I admit to not cleaning my ovens for the last 12 years, I use an independent oven cleaning service every three months.

(I do wipe i between)

GAMI - get a man in. Our local chap shares his name with a famous tv chef - although he doesn’t turn the air blue with his language!

Oven Pride - from B&M, Wilko or any supermarket. It works a treat.

I stick all the removable bits in the dishwasher on an intensive wash with 2 tablets, every two or three months. Anything left after that comes away easily enough with a light rub. I do use an oven liner too to take care of any spills. But I didn’t realise there were actually people who would clean the oven for you. I think I’ll be doing that in future - great tip, thank you.

I had my oven cleaned and then I bought an air fryer. The latter was cheaper than the £90+ I spent getting somebody to do it. One of the bugbears of where I live in London.

Oven Pride is almost a pleasure to use, and I hate cleaning too! They supply a huge bag for shelves, to which I also add any enamel baking tins that have a build up. No elbow grease required, leave overnight then rinse. It doesn't smell either.

I use a spray on oven-cleaner and follow the directions on the can exactly. This involves heating the oven to 50 degrees centigrade, turning it off, spraying the cleaner on to the sides, top and bottom of the oven, and leaving it til the following day.

Then wash off the cleaner, wearing rubber gloves and using lukewarm water without any detergent or other cleaning agents, and a cloth you can throw out afterwards.

As you don't clean your oven often, you will probably have to repeat the process two or three times.

No elbow grease involved.

As I buy my oven cleaner from the German firm of Rossmann, there is no point in mentioning its name.

In future make life a little easier by cleaning your oven more often. My domestic science teacher startled us by addressing us in these memorable words, " Ladies, clean the oven every time you have used it, using a brush and hot water, then wipe it using a soft cloth."

None of us dared ask her if she did this after serving Christmas dinner, I may add!

I had a vision of her in her Sunday best, apron and rubber gloves cleaning the oven before allowing anyone to have their presents!

I only clean my oven every three months or so, and it is used a lot, but always wipe it down after roasting meat, or cooking anything else that tends to splash or spill.