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[KateG]

I'm STILL waiting for my green cleaning books (been waiting since the weekend, how dare they take 2 days to deliver? ). But I fear my oven can't wait any longer for a good clean. What is best to use on a really filthy oven?

[Mrs Frugal]

Do you want the honest truth? The best thing for a really dirty oven is to get someone in to clean it for you . I did this last year and consider it £40 very well spent indeed as I've been able to keep on top of it ever since just with some washing up liquid and a green scouring pad every week. There are lots of oven cleaning companies. I chose a local independent one but there are big franchises out there covering the country.

[KateG]

I like your style!

[Tara.F]

bicarbonate soda and lemon juice.

There really is nothing better!

 

try it on top of the hob first, just to show yourself how effective it is, sprinkle the bicarb then splash on bottled lemon juice...watch as the mixture fizzes and smell how much lovelier it smells than chemicals then wipe with a sponge

 

for inside the oven (you can warm it for a few minutes first) sprinkle the bicarb generously (it will stick to the grease on sides and top) then load your sponge with the lemon juice and rub

 

For microwaves, cut a lemon in half, nuke both hales for a minute or two.....dip the sponge into bicarb and rub....repeat as needed

 

you can buy a big ole tub of bicarb in sainsburys for not much more than the silly little tubs they sell for baking

[Egluntyne]

Like Kate, I got someone in to do mine, and now I find it really easy to keep on top of, with water and an ECloth mainly.

[sunshinesupernova]

the outside of mine is fine - the inside of the glass door is AWFUL. I'll try the lemon juice and bicarb - for the state of just the inside of the door - I don't think it warrants an oven cleaner person... tempting though it is !

[Mrs Frugal]

Lakeland used to do an oven s"Ooops, word censored!"er thingy with a razor blade in, rather like a paint s"Ooops, word censored!"er which is fantastic for getting burned on bits off. That might do the trick for the glass?

[abwsco]

Not sure how green it is but I use Oven Pride. Does a great job although next time it's really mucky I'm going to do the same as Kate and Egluntine I think.

[Patricia W]

Watch Oven Pride. I thought it was great too - but I didn't cleaned it off properly and it kept working - and took all the writing off the plate on the oven which said the model number and caused all sorts of problems when we needed to get a spare part!

[Blackrocksrock]

S"Ooops, word censored!"er and hob brite gets the glass door really clean like the top of the glass hob and its easy to keep on top of it - My oven has self cleaning liners and I put a liner on the bottom which i bought from lakeland its easily washed out in the sink - the oven shelves go into the dishwasher once a week - if really bad after dishwasher use a green scouring pad and it all comes off easily - that only leaves the door to be cleaned - I have a top oven/grill but never really use it much - the tray goes in the dishwasher each time its used and a wipe while hot is all it needs.

[WitchHazel]

The est thing to clean your oven shelves (and glass if it comes off) is Biological washing powder and hot water.

 

The first time I did this I used the bath. It was so suiccessful that I bought a special tray from Lakeland, and I use that now. BUt here's the bath method.

 

Before you go to bed, run hot water into the bath and add lots of bilogical washing powder. A couple of scoops should do.

 

Line the bath with towels (to prevent scrtatching), and then place all your oven racks, door glass, bits from the hob, whatever, into the bath. Make sure there is enough hot water to cover.

 

Leave overnight. Next morning you'll find the grease and gunk will slide off with a cloth and very light rubbing.

 

I've also made a paste of biological washing powder and applied it to the inside of the oven with some success.

 

Hope that helps.

[Olly]

ooh that sounds good! I might try that - I've seen the trays that Lakeland do.

[AJuff]

I use a mix of bicarb of soda and borax. Works ok for me.