How To Clean An Oven – Oven Cleaning Tips

April 16th, 2009

Ovens & Cooking

How to Clean an Oven

Large or small, nobody likes to clean the oven even if they know how to clean an oven. It’s got to be one the most thankless jobs in the kitchen. Once the food hits the table and dinner is finished, there is not a hand that goes up for cleaning the oven.

Fully Non-Cleaning Ovens

Ovens without any sort of self-cleaning need the old spray on Mr Muscle – one of the best oven cleaners on the market. Spray on and be sure to wait for a good length of time for the cleaner to work on all built-on grime. Then, wipe off. This method is a bit messy but is just about the best way to clean a fully non-cleaning oven.

Ovens with Self-Clean Liners

Self clean liners in ovens cover about 60% of the oven, any oils or fat deposits that touch the liners have a reaction and are burnt away during the cleaning cycle (at full temperature). Any other part of the oven not covered by the liners must be cleaned using a non-caustic cleaner. The reason for this type of cleaner is so it does not destroy the liner. It is always best to clean the oven before burning off the liners, this ensures that you do not bake on the grime to the oven whilst burning off the liners.

Pyrolytic Ovens

Pyrolytic ovens have the best type of oven cleaning available to an oven. You can make a mess in the oven and with pyrolytic cleaning all you need to do is take out all the trays and turn the control knob up to maximum temperature or cleaning function (available in most pyrolytic ovens).

The oven will then clean itself top to bottom, left to right and front to back, missing no corner or crevice. Pyrolytic Ovens reach 500 degrees and burn away all fats, oils and food particles, creating an ash which when the oven cools down can be wiped down using a simple cleaning cloth. The trays need to be cleaned as per normal however the oven has done most of the hard work for you. Pyrolytic ovens are by far the best ovens for ease of cleaning.

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