What Is The Best Way To Deep Clean An Oven

When moving out of an apartment there is a lot of cleaning to be done, and especially in the kitchen. In order to move into your new home, you'll have to take care of the kitchen in the home you're leaving and the kitchen in the home you'll be moving into, and along the way you will probably find yourself scrubbing a lot of grease and grime, as well as other non-identifiable substances. However, even though cleaning the kitchen is not the most fun task, there is an art to doing it correctly, whether it is cleaning the oven properly or how to clean an oven thoroughly.

Keeping an oven clean can be a challenging task. Furthermore, it is often not cleaned as often as other kitchen essentials (which means a lot of bacteria has built up over time with heat), and there is a lot of confusion over what's safe and what's not safe to use.

Sadly, self-cleaning ovens tend to leave a lot to be desired when it comes to cleanliness-and leave a caustic, burnt smell in your home for hours on end. You will have to do the work yourself if you really want to clean an oven thoroughly. Fear not: it's not at all difficult! Check out these steps for cleaning and sanitizing an oven.

Make sure your cleaning supplies are natural.

Use natural cleaning supplies instead of harsh chemicals. As good as or better than chemical oven cleaners, you won't have to worry about lye and petroleum gases, the hazardous effects of chemical oven cleaners. If you check out the Environmental Working Group's grades for the most popular chemical oven cleaners, you can get a good idea of their general safety.

How about using something else? Below you'll find everything you need for a thorough oven clean:

Bicarbonate of soda

White vinegar

Drinking water

Melamine foam (also known as magic erasers)

Cloths for cleaning

Safe, effective, and without harmful fumes, these products are excellent options for cleaning ovens. In addition to being inexpensive and probably already in your pantry, they're also very easy to make.

Remove the racks and wash them thoroughly

Taking care of the racks is the first step in deep cleaning an oven. They can be cleaned with some soapy water and a sponge in the sink if they aren't too dirty. If not, soak them to remove caked-on grease.

It is advisable to soak the racks over night in a bathtub or another large container. Pour vinegar over the racks after generously coating them in baking soda. Baking soda will cause a foaming reaction which helps breakdown grease. If the foaming stops after eight hours, fill the tub or container with hot water and let the racks soak for eight hours. Finish by scrubbing them with some soapy water after they soak.

Then dry them with a paper towel.

The racks should soak while you are working on the bottom and sides of the oven (skip the inside of the door for now, it will come in handy later). Another overnight task awaits you, so make sure you do it as soon as possible.

A thick paste made by mixing 1 cup baking soda with 12 cups vinegar is the best way to clean the inside of an oven. Then, spread your paste evenly throughout the oven's interior by mixing it in a large bowl. Remove with a damp sponge after letting sit for at least six hours. If you're going to remove it all, then you'll need some elbow grease. A good scrubbing will remove any remaining dirt, thanks to the baking soda and vinegar reaction.

How to Clean Your Door

During deep cleaning of an oven, the final step will be to clean the door, and that's where the melamine foam will come into play. The interior of the door should be scrubbed using the melamine foam, dipping it in a bowl of clean water as needed. You should also be able to clean the glass of the exterior of the door with any glass cleaner.

After cleaning the door jambs and pulling them out of the oven, return the racks to the oven and wipe the knobs, handles, and/or buttons of the oven one final time, finally sit back and admire your hard work before you turn your attention to the next moving related task on your to do list.

If You Need To Clean An Oven Quickly, What Should You Do?

Cleaning an oven on the fly is not impossible. Fast cleaning isn't quite as effective as deep cleaning, but it's still better than nothing.

The racks will still need to be removed and cleaned before you can begin. Just as with a deep clean, you can soak them in a hot water bath with baking soda and vinegar, but plan to take them out sooner. Use a clean toothbrush dipped in water and salt (for abrasion) to scrub off any remaining grease or grime.

Cleverly's video shows a great way to clean the interior of the oven. Pour some of the mixture on the bottom of the oven after mixing baking soda, water, and vinegar in an oven-safe bowl. Take the bowl with the remaining mixture and place it in the oven for 45 minutes at 210 degrees Fahrenheit. By heating the mixture, the grime in the bowl and on the bottom will steam, allowing it to be easily removed when it's all said and done.

It's that simple! After scrubbing the inside of your oven with a sponge, you can use your melamine foam to clean the inside of the oven door. This method is effective and takes only a few minutes.

If you prefer a deeper clean or a quick clean, cleaning an oven is largely a matter of patience, and will require very little hard scrubbing on your part. What other cleaning chores can we help you with? Our guide to deep cleaning a new home offers tips on deep cleaning a bathroom and cleaning a new home.