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Post by lorieann13 on Apr 27, 2016 19:26:05 GMT
So has anyone recently tried the baking soda, water, dawn paste followed by vinegar to clean their oven?
My oven is currently coated with the paste and I am going to let it sit for 4 hours before I spray on the vinegar and begin to wipe it down.
What were your results?
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Post by valincal on Apr 27, 2016 19:30:22 GMT
I did recently and wasn't impressed. I'm back to using oven cleaner.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 27, 2016 20:01:31 GMT
Never tried it. I use baking soda on the fridge but don't think it would be 'strong' enough for the oven.
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Post by lorieann13 on Apr 27, 2016 20:03:55 GMT
I did recently and wasn't impressed. I'm back to using oven cleaner. Which one do you use? I need one safe for my asthma. |
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Post by valincal on Apr 27, 2016 20:39:01 GMT
I did recently and wasn't impressed. I'm back to using oven cleaner. Which one do you use? I need one safe for my asthma. I use the Easy Off Fume Free. You'd need to read the label though to see if it's safe for you.  |
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Post by papersilly on Apr 27, 2016 20:42:10 GMT
I've had great results with baking soda. I don't even need the vinegar. just water and baking soda mixed into a paste works every time. I usually let it sit for a few hours and then wipe down. I never let me oven get caked with crud so the baking soda paste is pretty effective.
ETA: I don't use chemical cleaners like EASY OFF or anything like that. too toxic. just baking soda and patience. |
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Post by lorieann13 on Apr 27, 2016 23:37:33 GMT
So that was a ton of work. Wow. It did get grease off on the inside of the door, walls, ceiling, bottom. BUT it did nothing for the glass window. There are still stains, doesn't look like the results I have seen on Pinterest and Youtube. But it is cleaner.
I also soaked the grates/racks in the tub filled with hot water, vinegar, dawn, and baking soda. Those are looking pretty good. Not even close to new as there are still stains but I would say 75% of each rack is clean.
Will do a regular cleaner next month. That will clean the rest of the grease off for sure.
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Post by iowgirl on Apr 27, 2016 23:41:28 GMT
I push the self clean button on my stove. Sparkling clean! I even leave the racks in...
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 28, 2016 1:27:03 GMT
The directions I have say to make the baking soda paste and leave it to sit overnight. I keep meaning to do it on a night I'm not cooking... I push the self clean button on my stove. Sparkling clean! I even leave the racks in... I would love to do that, but since the smoke detector goes off if I open the oven for more than three seconds while baking above 400 degrees, I'm pretty sure it will revolt if I run the self-clean cycle. LOL. I guess I'm glad it will save me from a fire but in the meantime, I still have to clean the oven somehow. |
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Post by mrst on Apr 28, 2016 6:13:55 GMT
I never understand why using a chemical and calling it by a different name is considered safer than using the correct chemical for the job.
Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate, vinegar is acetic ( ethanoic) acid, natural deodorant I.s just a big aluminium carbonate crystal.
I think it's far better and safer to use the chemical made and tested for the jiob in hand.
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Post by gloryjoy on Apr 28, 2016 12:58:12 GMT
I did recently and wasn't impressed. I'm back to using oven cleaner. This. It didn't work at all on my oven. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 28, 2016 13:27:46 GMT
I used it awhile ago and in was ok but that great. It has seemed to leave a film in the oven that makes a white powder form on the bottom of the oven.
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Post by lorieann13 on Apr 28, 2016 13:39:11 GMT
I used it awhile ago and in was ok but that great. It has seemed to leave a film in the oven that makes a white powder form on the bottom of the oven. Yes, and that is why it took forever to wipe down the oven. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 28, 2016 14:40:58 GMT
I used it awhile ago and in was ok but that great. It has seemed to leave a film in the oven that makes a white powder form on the bottom of the oven. Yes, and that is why it took forever to wipe down the oven. I thought I had it all wiped out but as time has gone on there are little piles of white powder that accumulate in the bottom of the oven. Unless someone else has a better recipe I will just use oven cleaner next time. |
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Post by lorieann13 on Apr 28, 2016 16:04:52 GMT
Yes, and that is why it took forever to wipe down the oven. I thought I had it all wiped out but as time has gone on there are little piles of white powder that accumulate in the bottom of the oven. Unless someone else has a better recipe I will just use oven cleaner next time. My oven also had a weird smell while in use this morning. Blech |
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Post by marianne on Apr 28, 2016 17:46:24 GMT
Unless someone else has a better recipe I will just use oven cleaner next time. I wouldn't call it a recipe, but ammonia (if you can deal with the fumes) works pretty good for a moderately soiled oven. Just stick a bowl of ammonia (about a cup or so) in the oven overnight and wipe with an ammonia rag the next day. For stubborn burned-ons, lay an ammonia-soaked rag on it for a half/hour or so and wipe. |
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Post by maryland on Apr 28, 2016 20:19:59 GMT
I tried it and it didn't work well. I must just have a messy oven! I used the Easy Off Fume Free, but it if that's fume free, I can't imagine how bad the fumes would be. The fume free is bad enough. Maybe I just spray too much on. It does work well, but I have to spend a long time "rinsing" out the oven. Then turn the oven on when the family is out (but me) and let it "burn" off the "smell". It's such a hassle!
So now I am trying the baking soda, soap, water paste every couple of weeks to keep in "clean". It works okay on my clean oven, just not on my messy oven.
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