Did you know that? If your oven is truly dirty, a grease fire could start at the bottom of it. Most of the time it’ll burn out on its own, but who wants to chance that?
Avoiding a grease fire is the best option and to do that, you need to know how to deep clean an oven. It’s not an easy process, but it will get you results.
Learn what to do.
Step 1: Gather Supplies
If you’re about to clean your oven, you’ll need a few things.
- Rubber gloves
- A scrub brush
- An old toothbrush
- Oven cleaner
- Trash bags
- A sponge
- Elbow grease
Step 2: Remove Accessoares
With your supplies nearby and your oven off and cool, you’ll want to take all the racks and doodads out of your oven. Place them in a bathtub or outside, where you can spray them will grill cleaner.
Step 3: Removing Grime
You’re going to have to wipe down the inside, get your sponge and some trash bags ready.
Open the oven and reach your arm to the back. Using the sponge, push the dirt and grease towards the door of the oven.
Cover the door in a trash bag, so you can easily clean up later.
Keep doing this until there’s no more foam or burnt pieces in the oven.
Once it’s all clear, wipe it down with mild soap and water. You don’t want those oven cleaner chemicals to get in your food.
Step 4: Attack the Racks
Your racks should have been soaking now for a couple of hours. You can even leave them overnight, just make sure they’re 100% covered with water, or you risk them rusting.
Take a scrub brush or an old toothbrush and rub them down. Then given them a rinse and put them back in.
Now that you know how to deep clean an oven, you’re one step closer to a clean house. Want to be even closer without doing the work? Book now!
