Clean a Filthy Oven Easy and Fast!
Whether you use a big oven or a small
one, you cook a lot or you use it on occasion - all ovens eventually
get grime and fat stuck to the bottom, sides and door. These stains can
be incredibly hard to get rid of, even with the variety of chemical
solutions we have.
But there ARE faster and easier ways
to clean an oven than just scrubbing hard enough. Here is some excellent
advice to clean your oven!
Tip: Remember to use gloves in whatever you do; protect those hands!
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First, use protective measures: Baking paper or tin foil.
The first step of keeping an oven
clean over time is in taking precautions. For instance,
put casseroles on baking paper while you cook them to keep any liquids
from reaching the oven. Also, you should put a tray wrapped in tin foil
at the bottom place of the oven, so whatever makes it past the paper
will end up there and won't have to be scraped later on.
Strike the iron while it's still hot - with salt.
Next time you witness a spill in your
oven, don't just watch it and mumble to yourselves that you'll clean it
later, but spread a little salt on the still liquid stain. When the
oven cools, you'll be able to wipe off the stain with a cloth (without
any left behind). By the way, this trick works well for a stove as
well.
Let steam do your dirty work
Before you roll up your sleeves and
get to work rubbing at those stubborn stains, put a heat-proof bowl
filled with water in the oven, and put it on high heat for about 30
minutes. The steam will soften the fat and dirt and will make removing
them that much easier.
The secret to fighting stubborn stains
Drinking soda is a user-friendly way
to clean fat and dirt stains. How does it work? Spread a generous layer
of drinking soda on the stain (at the bottom of the oven) and cover with
a damp cloth for a few hours. Then use a vacuum cleaner to suck away
the soda (be sure to empty the vacuum cleaner immediately after) and
wash the area well with cloth and water.
Use the glass scraper
Instead of scrubbing and scrubbing at
the hard stains at the bottom of the oven and on its door. Use a glass
scraper, and gently use with some hot water to scrape off the stains you
thought you wouldn't be able to get rid of. You can get a glass scraper
in most home improvement shops etc.
The oven is clean? Now it's time for the shelves and trays!
The simplest and most effective way
to do these is just to put them in the dish washer and let it take care
of the hard stains with hot rinsing. If you don't have one, just soak
them in vinegar over night and then wash them.
And as a finale, introduce a good smell to your oven with a lemon!
If your oven has a bad odor, even
after being cleaned, it's time to refresh it. Squeeze two lemons worth
of juice, and put it in a heat-resistant bowl. Add some water. Throw in
what's left of the 2 lemons as well, and put the oven on medium heat for
about 20 minutes. Believe you us, not only will a lemony, refreshing
smell spread through the kitchen, but the process also helps in getting
rid of more stubborn stains.
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