Cleaning the Oven
By Modestah
@Modestah (11177)
United States
9 responses
@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
23 Apr 08
modestah, My husband cleans my oven about once a year. Thats all it really needs as we are pretty careful with it. Its in need of a good cleaning right now, as it is after all of the holidays and that is generally when it takes a beating, all the cooking and baking. I am pretty lucky that he has always done these harder household chores for me. it started when I was working full time nursing and just never had the time to do it myself. Now its his job and habit LMAO
@Nardz13 (5054)
• New Zealand
8 Mar 08
Hi there... Yes Im the one who cleans our oven, and I think I prefer to do this myself, because Im thorough and fussy... I use a spray called "Mr Muscle" and I leave it on for a good 1-2 hours, then wipe off excess with newspaper and then a throw away cloth, it always comes up sparkling...
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
8 Mar 08
We have a self cleaning oven so we don't have to worry about using chemicals. I have used oven cleaning sprays where I worked in group homes. What a stink, we would open the windows in the kitchen and go outside for a while so we wouldn't have to smell it. ?And it was supposed to be odorless...lol
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
8 Mar 08
I have a self cleaning oven and that is all I use. I hate chemicals. Oven cleaner is great to clean grills up with though. You use them outdoors so the fumes do not bother you at all
@Modestah (11177)
• United States
8 Mar 08
growing up my mother used a self cleaning oven and my eyes would burn something fierce whenever she set it to clean.... for hours. I could never understand why that was - since she did not put anything in the oven - it just heated up really high (as far as I know)
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
8 Mar 08
I'm the one to clean the oven in our house - when I moved in here I don't think the oven had been cleaned in the 8-9 years it's been in the house. I cleaned it with a chemical cleaner the first time. Now, I just make sure it's wipped down weekly or as needed (some weeks it doesn't even get used).
@kimbers867 (2539)
• United States
8 Mar 08
I try to keep up with the oven, so I don't have to use the self-cleaning button because I'm sure the electric meter works double time when it it used. In the past I have used easy-off but I am reading on different ways to clean it that will not be a hazard to my health.
