How on earth do you clean an electric oven

[Ubiquery]

It's awkward but possible, to clean the sides and bottom, but how on earth do you clean the top where the electric elements are? Whatever I use seems impossible to wipe off.

Do you actually need to clean up there, won’t any splatters just burn off?

For £50 the oven man will do it. I'm waiting till it gets really bad.

Do you actually need to clean up there, won’t any splatters just burn off?

It's getting a bit smoky and smelly.

Just wipe it with a soapy cloth, rinse etc.

Well, I've done my best with hot, soapy water and a razor blade. I can still feel grease above the elements, but haven't found a solution for that yet.

Definitely the Oven Cleaning Man. Was £69 for 2 ovens and separate grill. Amazing!!

A roasting tin of boiling water placed on a high shelf might help melt and bring down some grease as a maintenance measure. They should have a slide out metal plate above the element. I don’t know what you’re supposed to do otherwise.

I phone Luke, the oven man and he comes round and does it. Two hours, absolutely no mess whatsoever and no judgey attitude! Totally worth every penny.

I wonder how Luke, the oven man, cleans the top of oven and the elements.

Has anyone watched? Do Luke and his rivals actually remove the element?

My oven cleaning man (not Luke) told me it was impossible to clean the elements. I didn’t really believe him but difficult to argue with someone when you know nothing about it.

He said it would damage the elements.
Result is that I cannot use the grill, although there is no smoking/smell issue when I use the oven.

You’d think some sort of steam cleaning device couldn’t possibly damage the element, although I suspect the professionals are using strong chemicals.

wait until it smokes so much that dh will call a company to clean it

I don't have elements on the hob for Luke to clean - it's one of the sealed top type. They were beyond the blade scraper thingie but he sorted them.

I can't say my grill elements were filthy although the grill pan was a gross-out. Luke got it as clean as a new one!

It just looked like a new cooker, inside and out. It was wonderful and I'll have it done again in the spring.

Some ovens have a grill element that unclips at the front and swings down so that you clean the top part of the oven. IMO all ovens should have this.

I just phone Dave the Oven. He sorts everything out.

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I just phone Dave the Oven. He sorts everything out.

Same. £40 for a single oven and it doesn't smell of chemicals Helping local businesses and all that