Weapons-grade oven cleaner?
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You can't get the really good cleaning chemicals (effectively Lye, I presume) any more.
The cleaning kits with bags-n-stuff are better than the current spray types, so I'm told, but next time I'll get a man with a van full of nasties to come around. If you don't fancy that, then the somewhat odd springy/thin/soft/metal balls are very effective.
ETA- this sort, not the old Brillo pads.
The cleaning kits with bags-n-stuff are better than the current spray types, so I'm told, but next time I'll get a man with a van full of nasties to come around. If you don't fancy that, then the somewhat odd springy/thin/soft/metal balls are very effective.
ETA- this sort, not the old Brillo pads.
Edited by grumbledoak on Tuesday 18th May 18:32
I had to go through a similar fun experience recently, Ammonia was one of the suggestions I tried, adding a few saucers to the oven overnight with some boiling water in a separate container.
Worked quite well, but beware of the fumes which are pretty overwhelming.
I am told that Ammonia in a bin bag with your metal shelves is a good way of bringing them up a treat, but didn't try that.
If you do use Ammonia, be careful.
Worked quite well, but beware of the fumes which are pretty overwhelming.
I am told that Ammonia in a bin bag with your metal shelves is a good way of bringing them up a treat, but didn't try that.
If you do use Ammonia, be careful.
<Smug mode on> Turn the cooker dial to the atuo self cleaning mode and leave it for the two hours it takes (open the kitchen windows and remove any wine too as it does warm the room up). Works really well, though I confess I didn't actually turn the dial myself as that's what my OH is for. 
We have Siemens pyroclean ovens, though I guess there are other makes too that have this feature.
We have Siemens pyroclean ovens, though I guess there are other makes too that have this feature.
I remember as a student having really pissed off the landlord (not me, someone else in the house), so we were determined to give them no excuse to withhold our deposit, so we actually, shock horror, cleaned the oven.
Well I did, as my job, anyway. Every one else got the easy jobs, or so they thought.
4 cans of spray oven cleaner of indeterminate (Wilkinsons own?) brand and 2 days of soaking later, it became apparent that the interior of the oven was blue enamel, not black as expected. I don't think anyone had bothered cleaning it in 20 years.
I don't think I put in any physical effort apart from pressing the spray button and donning gloves every 4 hours or so to scrape out the newly loosened crud.
I did the shelves in situ, just moved them slightly from time to time to make sure the points where they rested on the oven got cleaned.
After getting it all back to blue, I pulled all the shelves and most of the interior out and hosed them down outside, before leaving the oven on for a couple of hours at max to dry out and get rid of the smell.
Spotless. Little effort. Recommended, unless you need to remain in the house.
Well I did, as my job, anyway. Every one else got the easy jobs, or so they thought.
4 cans of spray oven cleaner of indeterminate (Wilkinsons own?) brand and 2 days of soaking later, it became apparent that the interior of the oven was blue enamel, not black as expected. I don't think anyone had bothered cleaning it in 20 years.
I don't think I put in any physical effort apart from pressing the spray button and donning gloves every 4 hours or so to scrape out the newly loosened crud.
I did the shelves in situ, just moved them slightly from time to time to make sure the points where they rested on the oven got cleaned.
After getting it all back to blue, I pulled all the shelves and most of the interior out and hosed them down outside, before leaving the oven on for a couple of hours at max to dry out and get rid of the smell.
Spotless. Little effort. Recommended, unless you need to remain in the house.
Mobile Chicane said:
Matt Black said:
Oven pride is excellent
Thanks. Never heard of it before. Anything to make the job easier. While I 'don't mind' scrubbing the innards of the oven with Brillo pads (which is what it will take
) the racks are something else.Balmoral Green said:
What he said ^^^^^Used them 3 times now over the years. It's such a s
tty job, and they make it look so easy.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff