Cleaning an oven that is not self cleaning...help

evh31

Can I just turn it on REALLY hot for a few hours (2-3)?  Isn't that what self cleaning is?  What's really hot....475?  

Should I put anything inside: baking soda or vinegar or something like that?  Am I going at this all wrong?

This is a relatively new oven.  I can NOT believe that it isn't self cleaning.

Any recommendations?  All information is appreciated.

TIA 

KareBear0408

Mine has a self cleaning option which I run twice a year. Between cleanings I use an oven cleaner that has can be used without running the self cleaning cycle. I just spray it in the oven, wait 2 hours, and wipe it down. Super easy.

Magdala9

Most self cleaning ovens get up to seven or eight hundred degrees.  I just use Easy Off and follow instructions. 

ShannersLA

evh31:

Can I just turn it on REALLY hot for a few hours (2-3)?  Isn't that what self cleaning is?  What's really hot....475?  

Should I put anything inside: baking soda or vinegar or something like that?  Am I going at this all wrong?

This is a relatively new oven.  I can NOT believe that it isn't self cleaning.

Any recommendations?  All information is appreciated.

TIA 

All you need is a bucket of warm water & baking soda.  Coat your oven with the baking soda & dip a sponge in your warm water to create a paste.  It's WONDERFUL!  It will take off any marks & sludge - just gotta put a little elbow-grease into it!

My oven is self cleaning but other than burning germs, I feel that it's not getting efficiently cleaned.  There's no way around it, you have to scrub.

Kelly5110

I use the Walmart-brand oven cleaner-- one of those ones that you spray in, leave for a couple of hours, and then wipe off. It worked like a charm, but be very careful to wear heavy gloves and long sleeves-- it will burn your skin like crazy if it gets on you!

evh31

800 Degrees???  For real?  I had NOOOO idea.  I was hoping to avoid the elbow grease, but such is life.

 

Thanks!!