Michigan State University Extension
Home Maintenance And Repair - 01500241
06/24/03
Self-Cleaning Oven Cleaning
Follow directions in your manual exactly, as oven
models and brands vary.
Pre-clean the areas not reached in the self-cleaning
cycle: the frame around the oven opening, and the edge of
the door outside the gasket. NEVER clean the gasket with
anything!
Use hot water and detergent or a paste of baking
soda and hot water on difficult spots; rinse well with
vinegar water to remove all residue. This prevents this
soil from being baked on during the high heat of the
cleaning cycle. Re-clean these areas after the cleaning
cycle is used.
If your range manual recommends it, you may leave
the oven racks in for the cleaning cycle; however, they
will discolor, lose their shine, and become hard to slide
in and out. If you do leave them in, afterward rub the
edges of the racks and of guides on oven walls with
soapy-steel wool pad, wipe off, and then rub few drops of
salad oil on edges for easier sliding. It's probably
better to take racks out before cleaning cycle and clean
them by hand.
If your range manual recommends it, you may put
burner drip bowls in oven for self-cleaning cycle;
however, high heat will permanently discolor chrome
rings--a bluish hue.
If your manual recommends it, you may put broiler
pan in during self-cleaning cycle, but wipe off all
excess grease else it may catch fire.
At end of cycle and after oven has cooled down, wipe
out small amount of fine ash left inside with a damp
cloth.
NEVER use chemical oven cleaners in a self-cleaning
oven. Some residue may remain, and be changed by the high
heat into compounds that etch the porcelain enamel.
This article was written by Anne Field, Extension
Specialist, Emeritus with references from the North Dakota
Extension Guide for Con$umer$.
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