effective alternative to easy-off

mrs.starbucks

so...my oven is a wreck. not quite a train-wreck yet, but it's working on it. i really need to clean it, and while getting high off the fumes might be tempting in a let's-kill-some-brain-cells kind of way, I'd really like to use a more natural alternative. 

i know you can clean with baking soda or lemon juice or vinegar...but is that really going to take care of stuff that's been baked on for a while? WWYD? Are there any ready-made natural products I can hose it down with? 

TIA! 

srs5624

I don't know of anything natural to replace oven cleaner, but there's probably something out there.

In the mean time, I've used Easy Off Fume Free Max and it actually is fume free and it's safe for self cleaning ovens.

It's not natural and it's made by chlorox, but it gets the job done without having to vacate your home for a day.

BlueMnM

check out http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/

she has a ton of green cleaning recipes. 

Pescalita

I've had a lot of luck with baking soda, vinegar, and salt for the tougher spots.

munduie

I'm pretty sensitive to smells, but even I can handle the fume free easy off scent-wise. That being said, I have a scar from where it actually burned skin off my arm 4 years ago, I think a you're probably better off using a vinegar based cleaner and just letting it sit for a while.