Is cleaning the oven supposed to be this hard?!

[LivingDeadGirlUK]

Admittedly its not been done in a year, lots of burnt on crud, but I've used Mr Muscle about 5 times and the burnt on bits on the bottom are still there. It does get better each time but my god its taking ages. Any tips?

Slightly concerned about the Oven pride in my basket now, I'm sight impaired so am prone to splashing things without noticing :/

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What are you doing that for?

Just get in a Contractor! Life is too short!

GAMI

I use a hob/oven scraper and it never takes more than two lots of Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner to get it spotless. I put the shelves in the dishwasher to soften up any deposits then they're easy to scrub clean.

Oven cleaning company all the way! You end up with an oven that looks like brand new. £50 well spent imo

Discovered by accident after the first cook of twice baked souffles, when first bake was in a water bath: the steam from the water bath loosened a lot of the baked on mess and a lot could be wiped clean. Ideally, if you can think of something that needs cooking in a water bath you will double up on energy consumption but even if not, might be worth just putting some boiling water in a roasting tin and leaving in the oven on high for 30 mins or so

Failed to quote properly.

I did this once. She basically took a scraper to everything, which left it scratched, which means more stuff burns on. Never again!

They're great for pretty much everything else, as long as you keep them oiled.

But no, sadly, I won't choose them again.

My friend has them and complains nobody else in the house ever properly cleans and oils them. Sounds like a total faff to me!

Bizarre. Was that just a regular cleaner? That's not what an oven cleaning company does.

I use a baking soda and water paste and an old sponge with a scouring pad. Works like a charm. The baking soda is a mild abrasive, very effective at getting off old dried oils and fats, and you can wipe it down at the end with the clean side of the sponge and some water to get the paste off.

Easy, no fumes, and non toxic for cooking in after.

I put the shelves in the oven pride stuff around once every 2-3 months and spray the removable shelf at the bottom every couple of weeks so it never gets that bad. It’s only hard as it’s not been done for a year

Just want to check OP that you definitely don’t have pyrolytic self-cleaning?

Self cleaning oven all the way!
Glass doors pop out
Please on newspaper and add a bit of oven mate
Run glass and shelves through dishwasher

I've just done both mine and they are sparkling

no its not got a self cleaning function :(

I wasn't even sad when my oven broke and I got a new one so I didn't have to clean it. Wish I knew self cleaning was a thing though.

Careful with oven liners if there’s a heating element in the bottom of your oven. I didn’t realise there’s one in mine and the liner welded itself to the floor of the (brand new) oven 😩 I did eventually get it off but it was incredibly difficult with a lot of frantic scrubbing

Another vote for Oven Mate from Lakeland.

No smell and works amazingly

Also team Over Pride here.

Definitely recommend Oven Pride - just don't get it on your skin.

I've also used Astonish paste and it was very good.

It’s a job I dont mind paying for… my oven is about 20 years old and still spotless especially after the oven man has been!