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Monday, July 29, 2013

Clean oven racks?

This post has been updated with an even better cleaner here.

 I've made the mistake in the past of turning on my self-clean oven with the racks still in it.

 I didn't know you weren't supposed to, and let's be honest - does anyone ever read the manual after purchase?

 Turns out the reason you aren't supposed to leave the racks in is because they will tarnish like this:

 Okay, so there's a little more than tarnish in there - I had a blueberry pie incident as well.

 So I "Pinterested" (I'm using that as a verb) a solution and came up with these:

 A LOT of them said to try the dryer sheet-Dawn technique.
 (Where you put your oven racks in the bathtub with 6-8 dryer sheets and a squirt of Dawn dish soap and leave overnight)

I did.

I let the racks soak for 2 days.

Okay, I forgot the racks were in the tub for 2 days.

Very little changed.  They were a bit cleaner - but let me show you the difference between the one that just soaked and the ones I used elbow grease and a little of this on...
 
For me - scrubbing had better results - but that's for racks that are tarnished from being left in during the "self-clean cycle".

The other route may work perfectly if you just have food splatters?

 Just my two cents...
 

Have a great one!

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4 comments:

  1. Oven Cleaning SheffieldJune 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM

    I have what I feel is a good constructive suggestion, on any stubborn parts of hardened on grease you are struggling with, try rubbing it with steelwool. This really does work a treat on none-self-clean ovens. Try it, you will not regret it!

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    1. UnknownJune 13, 2014 at 1:47 PM

      Will the steel wool scratch the surface of the oven interior? I'd be all onboard for trying it, but worry that it might damage the finish - can you let me know?

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    2. Oven Cleaning SheffieldJune 18, 2014 at 3:08 PM

      Definitely not. You will be fine to use steel wool on the inside of your oven as it is made out of enamel. Enamel is very tough and does not scratch easy. Try it and report back!

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  2. oven cleaningApril 13, 2021 at 1:32 AM

    Cut 2 lemons down the middle and press the juice into a little stove safe bowl or preparing dish. Add the strips and enough water to fill the bowl or dish ⅓ of the way. Put one of the racks in the focal point of the broiler and spot the bowl on the rack. Heat it for 30 minutes at 250 °F (121 °C). The fumes from the lemon juice will infiltrate through the consumed layers, making them simpler to eliminate.

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