How To Clean Your Oven Without Chemicals
Clean Your Oven Without Chemicals
A few weeks ago I was making dinner, a cottage pie, and I got a little aggressive with the ingredients....in other words I overfilled the casserole. I tend to do that often and when I do the smoke alarm goes off, the alarm company calls and asks if I need the fire department to be dispatched....it's a little embarrassing to say the least. Not only is it embarrassing but it's messy.
The next day I knew I had to clean my oven before I could use it again and I was not looking forward to that. I didn't want to use chemicals to clean it out so I decided to try my go to for just about everything, vinegar.
I poured some vinegar in a spray bottle and started to spray away.
I waited a few minutes and starting scraping the gunk off the bottom of the oven.
Most of the gunk came off with just the vinegar but I still had some stains. My oven is over 30 years old so I knew I couldn't get all the stains off the bottom but I did want it a little cleaner so I sprayed on some more vinegar and than dusted
I let that work a few minutes and then I began to scrub the surface and almost everything came off.
Now I could use my oven again without worrying about a fire truck showing up at my house.
Do you ever have spillovers in your oven? If you do, what do you use to clean them up?
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Thanks for this informative post, I too like to use non-chemical cleaners. And white vinegar is my go to.
Pat
You're welcome, Pat. I'm so glad you liked the post. Have a great week!
Since reading this site,I keep white vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice in the house just for cleaning/deodorizing-the first 2 item can be bought at a dollar store.
lately, I started using vinegar or citric acid, soda and salt, too. I also find it easier then most chemical cleaners. No more evaporations, headaches, and hard rubbing . Just sparkling oven 🙂
I am horrible about keeping my oven clean. I'm so amazed at how well the vinegar worked for you! I'm thinking I need to go grab a bottle on my way home today and do some cleaning.
I'm not good at cleaning my oven either, Jamie, but I knew I had to if I wanted to use it again! 😉