grinningcat
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Jun 26, 2014 13:06:35 GMT
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 5, 2014 17:25:53 GMT
That's a good point. The tutorial talks about a paste and then spraying it with vinegar... so you get the awesome bubbling action. I don't want to do the inside of the stove... just the oven. The other insides are just too scary. But I need the oven soon because I have to start baking cake. Vinegar is an excellent grease cutter and combined with baking soda, is cleaning magic. I use those two pantry items to clean almost everything in our home. Making the paste and spraying with vinegar, then walking away for a few minutes to let those bubbles help release some of the grime is a good start. you may have to do it two or three times. Do you have a plastic scraper or long handled soft brush you could use to reach some of the gunk in grooves? I recently bought BarKeeper's Friend powdered cleanser (in a can like Comet) and am very pleased at how it removes burned on stuff from pots and pans that the baking soda and vinegar can't quite get. If I were you I would try it on my oven, without a doubt. Good luck! Thanks! I'll pick up a brush (like a BBQ scrub brush?) and see if I can find the Barkeeper's Friend (I know I've seen it, I just can't remember where). Much appreciated.
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Post by pjynx on Aug 5, 2014 17:34:16 GMT
After using the ammonia method to clean the grates on the top of my stove, I researched more oven cleaning ammonia tips. What I found was that it is NOT recommended to use ammonia inside a gas oven unless you can turn the pilot light and the gas lines off. Here the article Read the Warnings at the bottomPam
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Post by flanz on Aug 5, 2014 19:42:37 GMT
I've seen Barkeeper's Friend at Walmart and our local hardware store. I think I may have seen it at our large supermarket as well. Hope it works!
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Post by cakediva on Aug 5, 2014 20:20:29 GMT
Oh it can hurt! I LOATHE housecleaning, so I basically want a failproof, easy, not going to make me do the work twice kind of cleaner. If I have to do anything more than spray/spread and then wipe, I will be a very cranky child. I hate housecleaning because it wastes so much time. I know the chemicals are bad but they seem so quick and easy to use. But they are toxic, so I need an alternative. I just want to know if it works so I don't waste my time. Did I mention I hate housecleaning? My suggestion for a failproof, easy, not make you do the work twice (you're not gonna like it) - buy a self cleaning oven. LOL
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Post by anniefb on Aug 5, 2014 20:31:26 GMT
I haven't used the baking soda method. What I usually do is use a spray with no odour. I use one for a cold oven and spray the night before. Then in the morning everything usually comes off pretty well without too much scrubbing.
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akathy
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Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on Aug 5, 2014 20:51:43 GMT
I use ammonia in a garbage bag overnight on my oven grates and it works beautifully. I put the whole works in the bathtub overnight. I also use ammonia and water in my scrub bucket for general cleaning around the house quite often and Stella nor I have ever had any problems with the fumes. All that to say, I'd try the ammonia in a bowl overnight in my ELECTRIC oven if I didn't have a self cleaning one.
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 6, 2014 11:18:13 GMT
Oh it can hurt! I LOATHE housecleaning, so I basically want a failproof, easy, not going to make me do the work twice kind of cleaner. If I have to do anything more than spray/spread and then wipe, I will be a very cranky child. I hate housecleaning because it wastes so much time. I know the chemicals are bad but they seem so quick and easy to use. But they are toxic, so I need an alternative. I just want to know if it works so I don't waste my time. Did I mention I hate housecleaning? My suggestion for a failproof, easy, not make you do the work twice (you're not gonna like it) - buy a self cleaning oven. LOL hahahaha. So true. I'll talk to the boy. That's good to know. I have this vision of a tear gas style cloud coming from the oven, herding all life forms out of the house.
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conchita
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Jul 1, 2014 11:25:58 GMT
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Post by conchita on Aug 6, 2014 11:41:35 GMT
I just cleaned my oven last week using the easy off oven spray...the five minute one. I left the rack inside, sprayed, keeping the can angled properly and shaken (not stirred) well. If you don't do this you'll get those offending fumes because you're not spraying properly. That is the hardest part of the whole process. Then I let it sit for a few hours. I came back, put on some plastic gloves, grabbed a roll of paper towels and wiped all the residue away. No necessary scrubbing needed. Took the rack out, wiped it and it was shiny and new. It didn't take long and no hissy fit or cursing ensued while I was working. So I will speak only good things about that spray because it saved me from loosing my cool.
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 6, 2014 11:42:48 GMT
Oooooo conchita... that sounds perfect. I may have to check that out. THANKS!
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Post by meeko77 on Aug 6, 2014 12:26:12 GMT
I have done the vinegar and baking soda. It didn't work as well as Easy off, but at least I wasn't choking from the chemicals. If it is as dirty as you say, I would probably have all the animals evacuate for the day if possible, or if not put them all up in a room far away from the kitchen. Open as many windows near the kitchen as possible, and do the Easy off version. Wear gloves. Rinse well. Be careful! Don't breathe in the chemicals. You are crazy enough as it is!
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