Comments on: How to Clean the Oven

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:52:40 +0000

I recently moved into a house that had been abandoned for two years…the oven works great, although it is an older model..(possibly 70″s) but I am renting and even if i wanted to replace it the kitchen size makes that impossible..my dilemma is..every time i use the oven it has an awful smell…my brother has told me it was the coils because of non-usage..is it possible to remove the smell safely? should coils be replaced? the smell is almost nauseating. I read and tried to “cook” vanilla but …it still smells! any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

By: Edna

Edna — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:48:18 +0000

I spilled pumpkin in my oven at Thanksgiving, and thought I cleaned it up sufficiently. However, over the past month, every time I use the oven, it seems to acquire more burns, and the smoke alarms keep going off. I tried Easy-Off last night and this morning, but it doesn’t seem to get all the crud off. It also affects my burners. The flames burn high and red, so I put my beans in my crock pot. Should propane stoves be cleaned differently from gas ovens? I never had a problem with natural gas.

By: Dawanna

Dawanna — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:10:50 +0000

I line the bottom of my oven with aluminum foil. If there happen to be any spills I can just snatch it up and lay some more down.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:48:10 +0000

I have an electric stove with one of those seamless flat surfaces. I simply use dish soap and a few rags to clean off the top. It may take a few washings to get grease off, though. Make sure you don’t get everything too wet though, or water may drip down the sides into those impossibly small cracks.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:32:26 +0000

If you want to clean a broiler pan…use the trash bag tip. If you don’t want to use oven cleaner, then put a cup or two of ammonia in the broiler pan, put the top of the broiler pan back on and place it in the large trash bag, twist it closed and seal it with a twist tie, and let it stay for a few hours or overnight.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:17:40 +0000

As well as the large trash bag tip (which is very good)…warm up the oven to about 200 degrees and turn it off. Now, place an oven safe Pyrex bowl with a couple of cups of ammonia, and leave overnight. You can leave it for a few hours instead, but, overnight is even better. Watch how the grease just wipes right off!! Heavily crusted spots may need a little help.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:20:37 +0000

I have been cleaning my oven racks for years using this great tip: Take the racks outside and put them in a large plastic garbage bag. Spray oven cleaner inside the bag on the racks. Turn the bag over and coat the other side of the racks to make sure all the foam is on both sides of the racks. Tie the bag and leave it while your oven is being cleaned. Take out the racks and rinse them off under the hose. Baked on grease all gone!