Comments on: Oven Cleaning The Magic Way

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:50:44 +0000

In reply to Leann. Oh we would love to know how it works for you! Fingers crossed!

By: Leann

Leann — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:44:34 +0000

Thank you so much for this post!! It makes me feel so much better about myself and my oven because I feel the EXACT same way you do about the kitchen and the oven. It has prob been about 3 years since I've cleaned mine and its the night before Thanksgiving, I've been working like Mad, and my in-laws just sprung on me they want to cook the Turkey in my oven! They will prob wonder why I dont do it. I am so disappointed in myself! Ugh! I tried to clean it best I could just now and it still looks horrible. They will prob think I'm disgusting. When I see it I say, I really need to clean this, but then I close the door and forget the next day. I also don't want to use an oven cleaner so I plan on trying your method Friday! Wish me luck!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:08:58 +0000

In reply to Karen Paul. Our pleasure Karen!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:05:41 +0000

In reply to Brent. So sorry to hear it didn't work for you Brent. It's my go to way of cleaning mine!

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:07:30 +0000

I hate to be the bearer of Bad news, but this didn’t even come close to working for me. My oven is not even a year old and really not that dirty, but didn’t come clean at all. Bought conventional cleaner and am going to go at it again…

By: Karen Paul

Karen Paul — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 05:51:20 +0000

Option 2 is amazing I have used this method twice now and it really does work and is so easy
Thank you for the suggestion for doing a most hated task but needed

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:59:00 +0000

In reply to Barbie. Oh man, you just reminded me. I need to do this before Thanksgiving!!! So glad it worked for you Barbie!

By: Barbie

Barbie — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:49:48 +0000

I just cleaned my oven with option #2. My oven and racks looked as bad as yours. I was amazed at how the grim just wiped off the oven and glass with a damp paper towel sprinkled with baking soda. Now I looked at the racks on the counter and thought what am I going to do with these. I decided to try wiping them with a damp paper towel with baking soda like the oven (not really thinking this would work). WOW!!!! A lot of the black started coming off with only being wiped. My oven racks were really dirty, so some of the baked on crud required additional scrubbing (elbow grease).
I will definitely use this method probably every month or two, then I won’t have to do much scrubbing at all.
Thanks for my new favorite oven cleaning method! Now I won’t have to open and close my oven so quickly at Thanksgiving. I will be happy for someone to see my shiny oven!!!!

By: John's oven cleaning

John's oven cleaning — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:20:44 +0000

Most of these are applicable, I can confirm as someone in the business. Great tip list.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:38:24 +0000

In reply to Courtney. Hey Courtney, Yes, I would repeat the process to help loosen up the layers of gunk. You should have less scrubbing the second time around. Enjoy your clean oven! Tracy

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 03:14:23 +0000

In reply to Anne. Oh boy, we could so relate to this! And I totally remember Easy-Off and gasping for air! haha

By: Frances G. Skobieranda

Frances G. Skobieranda — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 01:30:11 +0000

In reply to CC.

Hello! I have asthma; and have found that eating nearly no dairy products makes my breathing easier. I just tried it
after I read an article. After about 2 weeks, I noticed the difference. It pays to try eliminating dairy products, starting
with milk.

Frances

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:52:57 +0000

One thing I forgot to say: To make wiping out the oven a little easier, I use a squeegee and rag on the smooth flat surfaces, letting some of that soupy grime “pool” and it can be wiped up in one swipe. It helps in keeping your arms a bit cleaner. In my opinion, there aren’t enough quick tips when it comes to cleaning.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:05:49 +0000

I just got a new stove that is not self-cleaning. The one I got rid of was… I kinda went into panic mode when I started thinking back to the days of using Easy-Off and running for the door, gasping for air. Over the years there have been big improvements on DIY cleaning tips and I’ve used most with great success. I’m so glad I found this site! I used the ammonia trick for stove burners and the undersides of pots and pans. And boy, you’d have thought I’d discovered the cure for polio when that worked out for me. I’m a bit of a clean freak, and with the self-cleaning oven, I cleaned it about once a month. However, as clean as I like things, I know I won’t be as diligent when I’m going to be the “self” that cleans this one. I breathed a sigh of relief when I learned that ammonia and baking soda were once again the winners in tackling that part of the stove. Thanks for posting some great information!

By: Hilde

Hilde — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 07:09:09 +0000

hi everyone,
I learned this method a few years ago and learned that whenever your oven needs it, when you heated it to bake something in it, you let it cool down with a few drops of ammonia (in a cup) in it and close the door. Afterwards, when you have the time, you just wipe it with a cloth, rince it with clear hot water and… done! Never a dirty oven anymore!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:51:17 +0000

I tried the ammonia and water process, but found I had to scrub quite a lot and not much came off. Do you think repeating the ammonia process to loosen up even more will work? I’ve lived in my place for 5 years and never cleaned the oven, so it is i quite dirty. It looks a bit worse then in the pics of this post. What do you think?

By: Doreen

Doreen — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:58:44 +0000

A few years ago I moved into an apartment that had previously been occupied by three bachelors. They had left the dirtiest oven I had ever seen. Shortly after moving in, I answered a knock on the door, to find the neighbour from across the hall, standing there with a bucket, rags and cleaning supplies. She said: “I have come to clean your oven.” Best oven cleaner I ever met, and she turned out to be a life-long friend. Doreen

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 04:37:44 +0000

In reply to Sherry Andrea. Hi Sherry, Your welcome! I'm so happy to hear our post will help you keep your oven cleaner. Thanks for following us and leaving your comment, Tracy

By: Sherry Andrea

Sherry Andrea — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:59:51 +0000

Thank you sooooo much! You told me just what I was wondering about whether option 2 would work the best. Thanks for doing this comparison and I don’t clean my oven that much either but with method 2 I will be able to easily keep it clean. 🙂

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:26:06 +0000

In reply to paula calloway. Hey Paula, Sounds like this isn't the oven cleaning method for you and your sweet dog Harley. Some people are more sensitive to ammonia than others. Did you leave a couple of windows open to ventilate your kitchen? That will make a big difference. You could also use a fan, place your fan so it will draft the fumes from the oven out the open windows. Depending on how dirty your oven was it may take trying this more than once. Hope this helps, Tracy

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:19:34 +0000

In reply to Kelly May. Hey Kelly, Glad to hear you are going to give it a go! We would love to hear about your results, Tracy

By: Kelly May

Kelly May — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:40:34 +0000

hello 🙂 my oven looks just like the picture posted and im pretty hesitant to try the dishsoap,vinegar and water but i’ll give it a try 🙂 this looks pretty easy and simple

By: paula calloway

paula calloway — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:50:20 +0000

I have 2 ovens so I was excited to get them clean but the ammonia did not work on my oven at all and I did it exactly as described..I also have a Shih tzu and after about 30 minutes my eyes were burning so I was very afraid it was going to bother Harley’s eyes so I had to try to cover up any oven vents so the toxic fumes would not hurt us.

By: Candy

Candy — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:58:11 +0000

In reply to Karen. I have had good luck cleaning oven racks by soaking overnight in hot water with oxi clean (a powder) put in the water. I use the bathtub.... The gunk just wipes off the racks in the morning. Shiny clean. No scrubbing.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:56:49 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Hi Stephanie, Personally I don't think the smell is that bad. You can minimize the smell of the ammonia by opening your kitchen windows. You can also place a fan near the oven and point it towards an open window to help minimize the smell. Hope this helps, Tracy

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:42:05 +0000

How bad is the ammonia smell with the 2nd method? I cannot STAND the smell of ammonia. Plus I have four cats and if they smell ammonia at all they tend to start spraying…

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:39:10 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. Hi Vanessa, Yes, you can use this method on gas stoves. Be sure the pilot light is out and the gas has been turned off. Then proceed as directed and it should work great! Thanks for following us, Tracy

By: Sherri

Sherri — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:30:02 +0000

In reply to Emma. Hi Emma! It is Fahrenheit. A clean oven is such a simple pleasure!!!

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:26:15 +0000

Ashamed to say, I haven’t cleaned mine in EIGHT years so think I need to get on to that.

Is it 200 deg FAHRENHEIT or 200 deg CENTIGRADE?

Thanks

By: Darla

Darla — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:51:36 +0000

In reply to Tracy. They do make oven liners that are not aluminum. I can' remember what they are called.