A simple oven cleaning technique.

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07-06-2016, 07:31 AM

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caspharm

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Interesting.

07-06-2016, 03:24 PM

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Bren

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I have a self-cleaning oven which is great during cool weather, but not so much during hot Texas summers when we try not to heat the house up. I will try this tip--thanks!

07-06-2016, 07:09 PM

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Can this be used on self cleaning ovens?

07-07-2016, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Roberta

I saw this online and thought I'd share. If it truly does work on cleaning the burnt on gunk that is in some ovens and safe as well, it's a winning combination for me.

http://www.hometalk.com/17895545/eco...a2ae8b-7061181

Thanks for the share!!! I gotta try this one!

07-07-2016, 04:21 AM

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Jan in FL

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Thanks for sharing! I have a self cleaning oven but I HATE the smell in the house while it's cleaning. Oranges and vinegar makes so much sense for so many cleaning jobs especially in the kitchen!

07-07-2016, 04:25 AM

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Sewing Sew. the ammonia in a bag trick does work! I have used it for years, learned it from a lady with rent houses that she had to clean after renters left the ovens in need of cleaning. Use it in a well ventilated area and open the bag away from your face. The fumes are strong.

07-07-2016, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SewingSew

Thank you so much for posting this. I am going to try it and I'll let you know if it works. I love these sorts of tricks. Awhile back I read a tip that I have been meaning to try. Supposedly, if you put your oven racks in a big garbage bag, add ammonia and tie the bag up and leave it overnight, the racks will be easy to clean.

I do this and it works great.It's the fumes that losen the greasy stuff. I used to scrape my burners now I just put them in a 2 gallon zip lock bag with 1/4 cup ammonia. Let them set overnight and the next day most will just slip off the rest I use a kitchen srubby on. (plastic made like a brillo pad) Takes no time and works great. I have to scrub a little where I have previously scraped the finish off before using this trick. i'm gonna try this new trick too.

07-07-2016, 09:42 AM

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Great info. I am a big orange eater so I will get mine into the jar tonight. I wrote everything down so I can pass this info onto family & friends. Thank you so much

07-08-2016, 12:59 PM

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I'm glad to know that the ammonia trick works. I once had a stove and I left the racks in the oven during the self-cleaning cycle. They were the slide out kind and they never slid out easily again after I did that.