Guest Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Can anyone give me tips to clean my filthy over, without resorting to caustic oven cleaners please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I use Enjo fibre cloths and their Marble Paste - and cold water!.......but you have to buy from party plan, so not much use unless you want to organise a get-together of friends at your house? (and then you get yours free!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Get that steam cleaner thread resurrected . That sorted out my oven (it looks like it needs a going over again though ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 A paste of bicarbonate of soda and some elbow grease will work wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Rosie once made a mess of the oven when she was baking, but I blagged a dishwasher tablet from a friend and soaked all the relevant bits in that and the dirt just lifted off. Generally it never gets that bad though as I give it a wipe once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 **These** are fantastic and save a heck of a lot of work. Just give them a hot wash every so often and put them back. **This** is miraculous stuff. It will get the filthiest hob and oven clean.....even if it takes two or three attempts. I'm a bit of a Lakeland fan in case you hadn't guessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Don't start me on Lakeland Egluntine *tuts* Is that oven liner the same as the non-stick baking tray liner? That's one of my favourite products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 A bit more robust, but essentially the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's interesting, thanks. I just cover the tray in the bottom of my oven in tin foil - works a treat. I've just realised that my cooker is 20 years old!!!! The Ecover limescale cleaner contains fruit acids and is very good at getting gunk off, as are washing soda crystals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have to agree about oven mate, it does an excellent job, don't suppose it is very green though. I have found that the self cleaning panels in my oven have been working since I have been cooking bread in there at top wack. It always seemed such a waste to heat the oven at max for 3 hours which is what it said in the instructions to clean the self cleaning bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have to agree about oven mate, it does an excellent job, don't suppose it is very green though. It is biodegradeable, which is something I suppose. If you have a bit of a clean every now and then, you would only have to use it very occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Shona, my best ever investment was to get someone in to clean my oven when it was really bad. It cost me £40 which was a lot to shell out but I've been able to keep it clean myself for over a year now as the chappie did such a good job. When it's really bad, it's so soul destroying to try to get it all cleaned up and half of the caustic products don't make much difference and leave you feeling horrible thanks to the fumes . I clean mine weekly now after the Sunday dinner and it looks as good as when the oven cleaner guy left it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Shona, my best ever investment was to get someone in to clean my oven when it was really bad. It cost me £40 which was a lot to shell out but I've been able to keep it clean myself for over a year now as the chappie did such a good job. When it's really bad, it's so soul destroying to try to get it all cleaned up and half of the caustic products don't make much difference and leave you feeling horrible thanks to the fumes . I clean mine weekly now after the Sunday dinner and it looks as good as when the oven cleaner guy left it. Now that sounds tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 There are plenty of oven cleaning services out there and mine took about 45 minutes to get it back to how it looked when it was new. No chemicals, just plenty ( ) of elbow grease from the chap. He also changed the light bulb for me as it hadn't worked for years!! Apparently my oven was quite clean . He said he'd had to condemn some as they were in such a bad way . Definitely worth doing, just to help me get back on track after neglecting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 There's a oncession round here called 'Cookerburra'; a friend used them, apparently they take the oven parts out to their van and submerge them in a caustic bath to clean them. I think she said it was £50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I had Ovenu do mine a couple of years ago. The chap went out to the van too. The cooker looked brand new when he had finished. Might treat meself after Christmas. Not much point doing it before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I've used Cookerburra too - about £45 a few years ago but worth every penny! I've managed to keep on top of it since but will definitely invest in some of that oven liner, Egluntine . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Thanks for the suggestions! Turns out it actually wasn't in a horrific state - chookiehubbie went and bought a tub of that 'Doktor Power', and despite some reservations from me (never trust a product that can't spell the word 'doctor', and that comes from JML.......), it did the trick. The bottome was a bit of a state though. Is it safe to line the bottom of an electric oven with tin foil? I line the grill pan with it, and just whip it off, rinse the pan and replace the foil, and cleaning takes about 2 minutes, and I was wondering if I could line the bottom of the cooker with a bit too? Because frankly, life is too short to waste too much time cleaning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Is it safe to line the bottom of an electric oven with tin foil? I line the grill pan with it, and just whip it off, rinse the pan and replace the foil, and cleaning takes about 2 minutes, and I was wondering if I could line the bottom of the cooker with a bit too? Because frankly, life is too short to waste too much time cleaning... Yes, as long as you don't have a fan in the oven - the fan will blow the foil out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Get some of the oven liner from Lakeland. You just wash it every now and then in hot soapy water and it keeps the oven bottom fantastically clean. No more worrying about filthy ovens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Get some of the oven liner from Lakeland. You just wash it every now and then in hot soapy water and it keeps the oven bottom fantastically clean. No more worrying about filthy ovens. ....as long as you haven't got a fan in the oven .........the comments for this liner say the same.....although one person bought a few small magnets and uses those to hold the liner down. Our oven has a fan - even when I'm using the traditional oven setting - and any liners don't stay put. If I find some small magnets then I'll be buying a Lakeland liner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 My oldasthehills gas oven has a removable tray in the bottom, so I just wrap the foil around that and it stays put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Just check - some ovens have a heating element in the bottom of the oven, and I think in those circs it is probably not good to use foil? I think (she says rather vaguely) that mine is one of these, I keep meaning to get the book out and check because I bought some of that Lakeland liner, but have never dared to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
