To not clean my own oven!

[LittleMe03]

I have absolutely no reason not to do it myself but I just don't want to 😂 have always disliked doing so.

I keep looking at it thinking it really needs doing properly, but can't stand the thought of doing it. I don't have a cleaner so do all other cleaning ourselves. DP works much longer hours than I do and has himself said he is happy to do other housework but like me, keeps putting a proper clean on the oven off!

WWBU to have someone come out to do this for us? I know there are obviously services that just do oven cleaning but I am worried they will think I'm just lazy 😨

Unless anybody can recommend an amazing oven cleaner I can put on and leave on over night and just wipe clean the following morning

Also, this is in no way a dig at people who do have cleaners!

Yanbu. We get ours done professionally every year. We also use those oven liners and shake them over the bin every so often.

If you can afford it do it. I never clean my own oven. The man comes, takes the door off, takes bits out to his magic van and when he's finished it looks like new.

My friend got someone to come out on a Wowcher deal - the results were amazing!

Mine was disgusting . 30 quid and it wax like new. And because it's like new I've kept on top of cleaning it myself. Get a clean booked.

Yes I have a sheet of Teflon in the bottom of the oven. Works well.

This is why I insist on self-cleaning ovens. Amazing.

I outsource my oven cleaning, I hate doing it and the man who comes does a great job, and I've never felt judged.

Since my mental health took a decline I know have a cleaner, someone who cleans my bin and oven. I care not if it seems I’m lazy

I would, and they won't judge you, that's how they make a living.

I always think when the neighbours see the van on the drive that me and DH must be marvellous cooks for the oven to be that dirty.

Someone who cleans ovens for a living won’t think you are lazy for employing them anymore than a decorator/nail technician/will writer/anyone who provides a service that could be DIYed. They will think you are sensible for getting in an expert to do a professional job.

Incidentally this will the first November for 14 years my oven hadn’t had it’s pre Christmas visit from the Ovenu man and that’s because a new cooker is being delivered on Friday. I am so excited!!

Oven liners are something I definitely need to get... once it's clean! 😄

It was a groupon offer that I saw that got me thinking about having it done. It's a really good deal!

The thing is, by forking out a few quid to manage an unpleasant job, that’s funding someone else’s income. We have to spend money to keep the economy going. So if you can afford to have someone in to clean the oven, that’s great. You get a clean oven - probably far cleaner than you’d have managed yourself - and you’ve helped pay someone else’s wage.

I don’t understand this notion that people with money shouldn’t spend it, we need the wealthy to spend or we all grind to a halt.

I never clean my oven I have a bloke come out to do it every six months. He makes it look like new. I do all the other cleaning myself but always feel like it's the best money I spend in fact I'm seriously considering booking a deep clean of the house before Christmas instead of doing it myself as well.

I saw a deal on FB to have the oven cleaned for £20 I took it and I couldn't give a shiny shit if anyone judges me, in fact I've been bragging about how awesome it is. I can't tell you how nice it is having a clean oven and not having had to do it myself. Do it OP, get that professional in.

We don't have loads of disposable money but with the deal I have seen it is affordable as a 'one off' possibly even once every 6 months.

Thanks all!

I think I'll take the groupon offer x

Do it, you won't regret it.

Aren't you creating a job for someone?
There is a person local to me who advertises on fb and charges £40 I think

I pay for oven cleaning. I sit drinking coffee and watching telly and a bloke brings my oven back k to showroom cleanliness. Does a better than I can using any cleaners on the market including over pride, life’s too short and it’s worth the cost.

I did this for the first time last year and then, when I admitted it to my wider family, was flabbergasted to discover that they all did the same. Do it, OP! I still think it's some of the best value for money I get.

Get the oven bloke out to do it.
Brand new oven and no Oven Pride chemical burns up your arms - though that might just be me 🤔

You've all convinced me to definitely do it. Thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing it looking better than I've ever done myself and I'm certain I'll be pleased I did and worth the money!!

I'm definitely going to get someone in to do it once I go back to work after maternity leave. I don't actually mind doing it but it's one of those things that just doesn't happen with small children around.

If only someone offered a fridge cleaning service too, that's one job I really really hate and would happily spend good money to pay someone to do.

As well as getting the house cleaned weekly, every 6 months the cleaner cleans the oven at an extra charge. She leaves it gleaming as if brand new. The idea of one of use doing it ourselves is a no no