It’s not just sufficient to know how to bake; it’s also a must to know to clean your oven. Read your way through this article for instructions on how to clean an oven.

How To Clean An Oven

You take the pains to bake your family and yourself lasagna. The lasagna turns out just fine, both you and your family are happy with the way it turned out. However, when the lasagna was basking in the heat of the oven, it just happened to bubble over and this caused a big fat mess in your oven. Does the just listed out turn of events sound familiar to you or ring a bell in your head? If yes, you probably had to deal with the menial task of cleaning the oven and while doing so found the task extremely difficult. It, however, does not necessarily need to be this way. There really are exceptionally easy ways to clean the oven and out of all the ways to clean an oven, two of the most popular have been enumerated below. The two ways are namely, the self cleaning way and the speedy cleaning way. Go and read on to establish familiarity with the two most convenient ways of cleaning an oven.

Cleaning An Oven 

You Will Need
  • Oven Cleaner
  • Sponges
  • Soft Rags
  • Soapy Water

The Self Cleaning Way 

Instructions
  • As mentioned before, there are two popular ways of cleaning an oven. The first one revolves around the oven itself doing most of the work. Yes, you read that right. The oven does most of the work in this method of cleaning it.
  • Begin the self cleaning method of purifying an oven by taking the oven racks out of the oven. Once you have taken the racks out of the oven, you can soak them in soapy water. Take them out after a bit, wash with clean water, dry them out and wipe them clean with a bone dry cloth.
  • Now take a close look at your oven. It should have the option of an automatic oven cleaner. Once this option is activated, or the function switch is turned on to clean, you will have to close your oven door.
  • This is where you get to sit back and watch the oven do all the work. Leave the oven on for several hours together and watch it clean itself as charred foods particle fall off.
  • Once you notice that almost all food particles have fallen off, turn the oven off. Wait for it to cool down before manually cleaning the oven with a clean and dry cloth.
The Speedy Cleaning Way
  • This one’s all about the other popular method of cleaning an oven. You can begin this method just like you did in the self cleaning method by removing the oven racks and soaking them in soapy water.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius and turn it off once you are sure the oven is at the required temperature.
  • Next, spray the insides of the oven with your trusty oven cleaner and allow it to rest for ten minutes or so.
  • Once the ten minutes have passed, with a damp sponge wipe the cleaner and the dirt away. Care should be taken to ensure that the sponge is just damp and not soaking wet. You will also from time to time have to rinse the sponge.
  • Post wiping the oven clean with the sponge; wipe the dampness away with a clean, dry and soft cloth. Your oven should now be looking as good as new.

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