How to clean a very dirty oven.

Ovens are not usually easy to clean, since too much grease often accumulates, but not everything is impossible, we teach you how to clean all the grease.

If we want clean a dirty oven We always have two options, use a traditional oven cleaner or use a home remedy very cheap that does not damage our oven so much with corrosive chemicals (and in the process protect the environment). 

Cleaning can be done in a short time with home remedies and cheaply. The key is to do maintenance. But if it hasn't been cleaned for a long time, clean an oven well It is best to do it in pieces and with patience. It is better not to use too much chemical remedies because we will end ruining the oven.

Cleaning an oven is not just an aesthetic issue, it is a priority for health. A dirty oven, with remains of food and grease, is a source of microorganisms and bacteria and a source of infections that is very dangerous for your health because that is where you cook your meals.

 With the baking soda and lemon juice paste we will make them shine like the first day.

How do I clean it inside?

For clean the oven inside we just have to follow a few small steps and take advantage of the heat of the oven itself.

  1. We remove the grates and we remove the waste of food left loose. All racks are removable, see your oven manual to see how to do it.
  2. We prepare a pasta in a bowl composed of baking soda, water and a splash of white vinegar. It should be like a hand cream.
  3. With a scouring pad, we apply this paste to the walls and the dirtiest parts of the oven.
  4. We put the bowl on a rack in the oven with any leftover pasta.
  5. We heat the oven to 150º for 45 minutes. 
  6. We turn off the oven and we let it rest for half an hour.
  7. Once it has cooled and you can work with it safely, remove the remains of dried pasta with the scouring pad and rinse it with water. You will see that Dirt is removed very easily.
  8. We place the grates again.

When you have already removed all the pasta, it is advisable to carry out a general cleaning with only water in order to remove the remains of the product and so that your next meal is not impregnated with the smell of vinegar.

Modern ovens are much easier to clean than older ones, but they also have their drawbacks.

Clean the oven door glass

To properly clean the glass on the oven door, which is often stained with grease and prevents us from being able to see the inside of the oven well when we cook, there is a remedy that leaves it in perfect condition.

It consists of giving the Same treatment as if it were a ceramic hob or induction. The surface of these appliances is nothing more than glass, so the same cleaning system has the identical effect on the inside of the oven door, which is also glass.

  1. Apply a glass-ceramic cleaning product, such as the classic one VitroClean, to the interior glass of the oven.
  2. Spread it on the inside glass of the oven door with the sponge from the scouring pad.
  3. Leave it on for 5 minutes.
  4. Use a glass-ceramic scraper blade over the entire surface of the glass, thus removing grease and stains.
  5. Remove any remaining product with a damp cloth and rinse well.
  6. Dry the glass on the oven door.

With these steps you will be amazed by the result and the next time you cook a cake you will be able to see it perfectly through a like-new oven door.

Clean the grates

The grilles are the parts that collect the most dirt in our oven, since all the falling food or all evaporating oil ends up in them, that's why you have to start cleaning the oven a day before. It should be cleaned like this:

  • We remove all the grates from the oven.
  • We fill a basin with very hot water and with a non-toxic cleanerThere are several products that work very well.
  • We leave in soak overnight the grates. Try not to use the bathtub because the grates can scratch the ceramic. 
  • We take out the soaking racks and With a scouring pad we remove all the residue let them remain
With this trick you will clean your oven in 5 minutes

Oven maintenance

Another thing to keep in mind so that stay clean is to think about using baking paper on trays and racks when cooking, or if something gets dirty clean it quickly so that it does not dry out or burn and accumulate.

With this we would have our oven clean without using chemicals, although several things must be taken into account.

  • If we use a pyrolytic oven we must be very careful, since they clean, but generate smoke and odor.
  • If we use an oven with steam cleaning, we have to be careful, since they are not usually effective, and you will end up cleaning it by hand.
  • If we use a microwave with an oven, we cannot use a container or wash the inside of the unit, so you will have to use a cup to boil and then clean.

In this video you can see a step by step on how to clean the oven with homemade methods:

How to clean a very dirty oven