A Guide to Self Cleaning Ovens
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Time to read: 2 min
The first time I used the ‘self clean’ feature on an oven...it didn't turn out so great.
I mean, it sounds pretty simple, right? You just press a button and it cleans it for you? So futuristic and Jetson-esque.
I’d love for you to skip this scenario: you turn on ‘self clean’, find yourself in deep conversation across the house, smell burning, only to turn your head to see smoke billowing out of the kitchen. I totally thought I was about to burn the house down ⚠️
Thankfully, I was able to unplug the oven and get the oven to cool down before too much damage was done.
Turns out, spraying chemicals on the oven BEFORE turning on the self clean feature is DANGEROUS. Really, they don’t put this stuff in an easy-to-read bold font in a prominent area on the oven. You don’t know what you don’t know, until you know.
The lesson here: do your due diligent research before pressing buttons on things that you don’t know much about.
Most of us throw our appliance instructional guides into the recycling bin or in some dark corner of our basement. So, it can be easy to overlook a few things when it comes to the self clean feature on the oven. Especially when it comes to important safety guidelines.
Instructions on how to clean a self cleaning oven ⬇️
PRODUCTS & TOOLS YOU'LL NEED
🧹 Backpack vacuum
🛠️ Scraper tool
🧺 Terry cloth cleaning towels
⚡️Easy Off Oven Cleaner (⚠️ but please read instructions)
#1: How does a self cleaning oven work?
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The oven door will lock and the temperature will rise to about 880 degrees fahrenheit / 500 degrees celsius.
Until this cycle completes and cools, it will be HOT. Allow ample time for cooling before handling your oven. During this self clean cycle, most of the grease and debris will turn to ash.
#2: Do not spray any chemicals inside of your self cleaning oven before turning on this feature.
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Using chemicals on self cleaning oven BEFORE using this feature can be dangerous to your health AND potentially flammable .
Since the oven rises to such a high temp, you don’t want any chemicals on the interior of the oven. If you DO spray any chemicals on the oven, ensure you do so AFTER the self clean cycle has completed and the oven has cooled down completely.
#3: Before using the self cleaning oven feature, remove the oven racks.
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Oven racks are not made with the same material as the rest of the self cleaning oven.
You’ll want to remove these before you start the self clean cycle as they can wear down during this high heat process. Check your manufacturer manual for further information.
#4: Once the self cleaning oven cycle is done, let it cool before the final cleaning steps.
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While a self cleaning oven feature will do the heavy lifting, there are still a few remaining steps left in the cleaning process.
While the self clean option removes the majority of the scrubbing work for you, there will be ash and hardened grease stains left behind. You’ll still need to remove this.
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This oven cleaning guide will break down the step-by-step process for you. Reclaim your oven & get back to cooking with this step-by-step oven cleaning guide.
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