The oven is necessary for the preparation of delicious and fragrant dishes. But what kind of aroma can we talk about if the surfaces of the oven are covered with a stubborn greasy coating? You need to get rid of it urgently. We will show you how to do this and wash the oven quickly and easily.
Why Do You Need Regular Oven Cleaning?
Cooking any dish in the oven is inevitably accompanied by the sticking of fat on the inner surface of the oven. Plus, there is condensation with a smell. Periodic turning on and off of the oven causes the appearance of special chemical compounds with a characteristic odor and stains that eat into the inner surface of the oven.
In addition, the smell of burning remains inside. All this will definitely be transferred to the dishes. But in fact, no one wants to try a baked fish flavored cake.
These problems can be avoided by cleaning the oven regularly. It is better to perform the procedure after each switching it on, when the pollution and smell are not strongly ingrained into the surface.
Oven cleaning rules
To keep your oven clean and functional, follow these simple guidelines when cleaning it:
- Clean as often as possible, to prevent the appearance of stubborn old stains.
- Be sure to protect your hands with gloves.Even if gentle detergents are used. Even grease and dirt from surfaces can harm the delicate skin of the hands.
- Do not use metal sponges or highly abrasive brushes.
- Be sure to read the instructions for the selected tool. For self-cleaning cabinets, no detergents are used.
- Remove chemical residues with water, carry out this procedure several times.
- After cleaning, ventilate the oven.
How often to clean
Experienced housewives insist that it is better to clean the cabinet after each use. Even if there are no visible contaminants on its surface, the smell and greasy traces still eat in.
The use of folk remedies
soap solution
The remedy is simple, but at the same time safe and effective. First, a concentrated soap solution is prepared - add 3-4 tablespoons of liquid soap to 500 ml of pure water (it is advisable to take soap without a strong odor). Mix everything well until a thick foam forms.
Preheat the oven to 90 degrees and put a container of liquid in it for half an hour. After 30 minutes, turn off the heat, wipe all surfaces with a regular sponge.
Reference! Heavily stubborn stains may require re-treatment. Ordinary soap can be replaced with household soap - it is rubbed on a coarse grater and dissolved in water.
From this, the cleaning effect will only increase, and it will become easier to clean the oven from old stains.
With ammonia
Moisten all burnt and sticky areas with ammonia and leave for 12 hours. After the specified time, wipe the dirt with a sponge dipped in any detergent or soapy solution.
The product is safe for human health. Its only drawback is a sharp smell, but it also quickly disappears.
There is a second option for using ammonia:
- Heat the oven to 60-70 degrees (no more!).
- Put two containers in it: with water and alcohol.
- Leave the oven on for at least 6 hours.
- Turn off heat and allow surfaces to cool slightly.
- Dilute ammonia with soapy water and wipe all internal parts with the resulting solution. Softened dirt should be easily removed.
Steam
The option does not require any cash costs at all, but is highly effective. Preheat the oven to the maximum and place a container of clean water there, leave for half an hour.
Then turn off the heat and cool the surfaces slightly (but do not allow complete cooling, otherwise the plaque will harden again). Use a soft sponge to remove dirt from the walls.
Important! During the procedure, you need to constantly monitor the amount of water in the tank and top it up if necessary.
The use of citric acid
Cleaning algorithm:
- Dissolve two packs of acid in a small amount of water (300 ml will be enough).
- Pour the liquid into the pan, which is set to the lowest level. At the same time, the grates also remain in the oven.
- Heat the device to about 70 degrees and leave it in this state for 30-40 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, after the surfaces have cooled, wipe them with a damp sponge. Be sure to wipe the glass.
- The door should remain open until the smell has dissipated.
Acetic acid
It is enough to moisten the sponge in the solution and rub all surfaces with it, leave to act for half an hour or an hour. Then once again walk on all surfaces with a sponge (first it is moistened in vinegar, and then in clean water).
Cleaning with baking soda
Soda is one of the most effective improvised means in the fight against fat and soot. For cleaning, a paste is prepared based on soda and water (it resembles sour cream in consistency).
Important! Care must be taken that abrasive particles do not scratch glass or other surfaces.
The finished solution is applied to all surfaces of the oven, it is not necessary to rub much. It is enough to leave the product on the surfaces for half an hour. Then everything is washed off with a damp sponge.
Ammonia solution
The variant is usually used for cleaning baking sheets. A bottle of ammonia is diluted with water in equal proportions and poured onto a baking sheet, which is placed in a preheated oven for a third of an hour.
After the baking sheet is rinsed under running water and washed with any detergent. Before starting work, ensure that the room is well ventilated.
Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide solution
When mixing hydrogen peroxide and soda, a thick foam is formed, which is precisely responsible for high-quality cleansing. It is necessary to pour soda into a baking sheet (with a layer of at least 1 cm), and then pour it with peroxide.
Wait 20-30 minutes. This time is enough for all impurities to dissolve. Rinse the tray with clean water and detergent.
Reference! If the dirt is stubborn, you can preheat the oven a little while soaking the baking sheet. So the plaque will definitely dissolve. But at the same time, you need to make sure that the foam does not run away.
Salt cleansing
Salt cover the entire baking sheet and put in a preheated oven for an hour. During this time, the pollution will depart along with the salt. Then take out the baking sheet and pour out the salt, which will go away along with the dirt. After cooling, the surface is washed with any cleaning agent.
Use of household chemicals
Sometimes there is no time to prepare home remedies.Household chemicals from the store will come to the rescue. Before using it, it is important to read the instructions and follow them clearly so as not to harm yourself or the equipment.
Here is a list of the best cleansers:
- Amway Oven Cleaner. Despite the absence of abrasive particles, the product easily copes even with old fat and soot.
- "Cillit Bang Antifat". Also suitable for cleaning delicate surfaces.
- Ecomax. There are no chemical components in the composition, therefore it is also suitable for washing dishes.
- Faberlic. The main advantage is the lack of smell.
- Frosch. Eliminates old pollution in the shortest possible time - 2-3 minutes.
Glass cleaning
For safe glass cleaning, you can use the already listed home remedies. Solutions based on baking soda, citric or acetic acid do a good job with this task. At the same time, it is not necessary to rub the glass, it is enough to soak it for the specified time.
How to clean a baking sheet
Methods for cleaning trays are also described above. All of them are efficient. However, there are some impurities that are cleaned only after repeated procedures, so you should not stop cleaning after the first time. It should be borne in mind that heating the oven enhances the result of any chosen remedy.
Dealing with old contaminants
Of the home remedies for old stains, vinegar and soda are best handled, when mixed, carbon dioxide is actively released, which can destroy persistent old deposits of fat. Vinegar is first applied to the surface, and then a thick soda paste. The components are left for several hours. Then wipe the oven with a damp sponge.
What Not to Do
When cleaning the oven, it is important to consider some restrictions:
- Do not use substances with coarse abrasive components.
- Use only those household chemicals that are designed specifically for cleaning the oven.
- When using household chemicals, strictly follow the instructions.
- Mixing several store products at the same time is not worth it. This will not increase efficiency, but it can ruin surfaces.
In order not to waste a lot of time and effort in the future on fighting old dirt, it is recommended to clean the oven after each use.
