Professional oven cleaning - has anyone had it done recently?

Oh, and the man who came to fix the oven said it's the cleanest one he's had to fix - feeling a bit smug now!

PamelaJ and Mt61we've had blown individual window sections replaced over the last few years. Very reasonable cost compared to having the whole windows replaced. I'm sure more will "blow" in the years to come, but at least it spreads the cost!

Latest news - the SpinDoctor man came at 8.30 this morning, replaced the heating element, tested the electrical connections and all is working good as new. Dh is cooking tonight, slow cooked Goan beef curry. He'd better not spill anything in my pristine working oven!

I bet those glass units weren’t cheap Pamelaj1.

I've just had it done. I was surprised he actually got down on his knees and scrubbed. A good job but he told me an element wasn't working and charged another hundred to fix it. Oven alone was 65

Mt61

I know someone who spent a small fortune on getting theirs steam cleaned, as they were moving house. Unfortunately the person buying the house ripped out the kitchen, the oven was lying on top of the skip, when they went to collect some mail.
I suppose it’s worth it if you are living there permanently.
Myself, I use oven mate gel twice a year for deep clean. Then oven mate daily, used now & again.
I think though, once you have had it cleaned, just keep on top of it with a good cleaner.

I’ve never had mine cleaned, I do it regularly and soak everything in washing power before I start scrubbing. Seems to work for all the removable bite.
We did have all the double glazing that had blown replaced before we sold a house.
The buyer worked for a double glazing firm and put in plastic replacements a few week after they moved in!!

Just had the oven, in fact whole cooker cleaned in our new home. The previous owner left it in a disgusting state. I refused to use it until it was cleaned.

I just googled 'oven cleaning near me' and started at the top and rang down. First to respond got the job. He came within the week and did a very good job of it. Last night we ate something cooked in the oven.

AskAlice

Further update: turned the main oven on yesterday evening to cook chicken casserole. All fine at first and then noticed it was not bubbling gently but just sitting there steaming a bit. It wasn't heating properly, only just warm so now I've got to find someone to fix it! Well, at least it's clean...

Ahh that’s a shame

M0nica

Our house buyer wanted our cooker. They were young and were coming from a very small house to quite a large one. I paid £100 for a complete clean, which took all morning. The cooker was not particularly dirty, I cleaned my cooker regularly, but itwas 14 years old and looked like new by the time the c!eaner had finished.

That is good that the young couple wanted your old cooker, (I hate waste), probably worth it to you, & them. But to other sellers,
I would be making sure my buyers wanted the oven before going to that expense & trouble.

Further update: turned the main oven on yesterday evening to cook chicken casserole. All fine at first and then noticed it was not bubbling gently but just sitting there steaming a bit. It wasn't heating properly, only just warm so now I've got to find someone to fix it! Well, at least it's clean...

UPDATE! I bit the bullet and cleaned the oven yesterday/today with Oven Pride, which I've used before. It's looking lovely and shiny. I took the doors off and disassembled them and did the glass inside and out. My back held up well (it's had a bit of a rest for the last few days.) All that's left to do is remove the fan at the back and give it a good scrub with a Brillo Pad to make it look a bit better than its current drab burnt brown colour.

Very boring stuff, I know, but I feel that I've achieved something. Looking forward to the kitchen refurbishment now...

Thank you all for your comments. Sorry I haven't replied earlier, but school holiday emergency childcare cover has taken over my life for the last couple of weeks! We have booked our kitchen makeover for mid-October with a company called Kitchen Makeovers which has good reviews - fingers crossed it will be a success. I'll take your tip Monica and ask on our local Facebook page about oven cleaning. I just can't face the back pain that follows a major oven-cleaning session any more, particularly as we will have our 2 year old GD over the next couple of days/nights and most of the playing involves getting down on the floor to play so my poor back will be suffering from that already!

One of my daughters bought a second hand high quality range cooker at a very modest price, paid £100 for a deep clean, and was absolutely delighted - it looked as good as new.
She's in Kent.

Our house buyer wanted our cooker. They were young and were coming from a very small house to quite a large one. I paid £100 for a complete clean, which took all morning. The cooker was not particularly dirty, I cleaned my cooker regularly, but itwas 14 years old and looked like new by the time the c!eaner had finished.

I wish somebody would do this in Germany. It's unheard of.

I know someone who spent a small fortune on getting theirs steam cleaned, as they were moving house. Unfortunately the person buying the house ripped out the kitchen, the oven was lying on top of the skip, when they went to collect some mail.
I suppose it’s worth it if you are living there permanently.
Myself, I use oven mate gel twice a year for deep clean. Then oven mate daily, used now & again.
I think though, once you have had it cleaned, just keep on top of it with a good cleaner.

I had mine cleaned in July before wesold our house, with cooker. I contacted a local man through Facebook and he did an excellent job.

I get mine cleaned every January. I’ve a range cooker with 2 electric ovens and 6 gas rings. It takes the chap best part of a day and he charges less than £100 - well worth it.

Yes - use professional oven cleaners - worth every penny. It ends up looking new

I had it done for years, well worth it. They phone me when it's due, for a mutual date.

Yes I've had it done, sorry I'm not in your neck of the woods, but I thought it was worth money. The professional oven cleaner gave us a tip, "use pink stuff in the interim" he thinks it's a once a year job, "thank you very much, not sure' you'll be needed now the pink stuff works wonders, I'm trying to keep them in a sparkling clean condition", maybe every other year.

My friend has her oven cleaned every year, or might be twice a year, ( she’s quite house proud) 😊
She’s always very pleased with results.
She is in Kent.

We used Kitchen Magic for doors this year. Very happy with the outcome.
We used Ovenu for oven cleaning last year. Good result, but make sure you mention things you don’t want them to miss.