I stink at cleaning. lol
With a self-cleaning oven, after all the bits are incinerated and are at the bottom of the oven, how do you cleaning-experts remove them? Then what do you use/do to effectively clean out the oven and broiler? The oven's not in bad shape, but my attention to detail isn't so great. Any tips would be welcome!
I spray oven cleaner on it (follow the directions).
Best thing I've found that works yet!
Even when ovens say they are self-cleaning, it seems like there's still greasy residue that accumulates. Rather than use the self-cleaning feature, I just use Easy-Off oven cleaner. It's kind of nasty stuff (you don't want to breathe the fumes), but it works!
You just wipe the bits out with a wet cloth. All they are is ash.
I take it the broiler is not self cleaning? Oven cleaner!
I wipe out the remaining ash and incinerated pieces with old wet rags or wet paper towels. Something I can throw away.
If you place a layer of tin foil on the bottom of the oven and also use tin foil over the broiler pan when using, you'll save yourself a lot of future clean up too.
I use old cleaning cloths, moistened, and just wipe the whole inside of the oven. Then I wash the cloths separately because they're icky.
I assume that, since your oven is self-cleaning, then it has cleaned your broiler unit as well. Since your oven is off when you wipe it, don't hesitate to use a damp cloth on that area, too. In fact, I start at the top of the oven and work down.
I also clean the racks separately with a strong cleaner (like an SOS pad). My racks don't look shiny if they are left in the oven when I flip the cleaning switch.
