Cleaning a very dirty oven can quickly become a real hassle!
Especially if you don't have a self-cleaning oven...
Don't want to scrub your very dirty oven for hours?
Fortunately, we have selected for you 13 powerful recipes to remove burnt grease and dirt in the oven .
White vinegar, baking soda, percarbonate, soda crystals...
With these simple and effective tips, you will easily clean your oven thoroughly.
- baking soda
- a little water
1. Sprinkle the bottom of the oven with baking soda and add a little water on top so that your oven is thoroughly wet.
2. Let this magical blend work all night long.
3. The next day, scrape off the encrusted parts with a spatula.
4. Finally, pass the sponge before thoroughly rinsing the oven. If you have a microfiber cloth, wipe it after rinsing.
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- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
- 1 liter of water
- sponge
- basin
1. After using your oven, wait until it is lukewarm.
2. Pour the water into the basin.
3. Add the baking soda and white vinegar in it.
4. Let it foam and mix well.
5. Soak the sponge in this magic mixture.
6. Pass the sponge over the walls of the oven, rubbing lightly.
7. Don't forget the oven racks.
8. Rinse with clean water.
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- white vinegar spray
- baking soda
- sodium percarbonate
- very hot water
- sheet of aluminum foil
1. Start by heating the oven to 100°C for 5 minutes.
2. Spray the white vinegar on the bottom and walls of the oven.
3. Throw a few handfuls of baking soda on top.
4. On the baking sheet, pour as much baking soda as percarbonate to cover the entire surface.
5. Pour a glass of very hot water over the plate.
6. Put the plate in the oven.
7. Let the homemade stripper work overnight.
8. The next day, rub the plate with a ball of aluminum foil.
9. Rinse the bottom, the walls of the oven and the plate with a clean sponge and clear water.
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- white vinegar
- baking soda
1. Remove the oven racks.
2. With a scraper (like this one), scrape off all the stuck-on residue as much as possible.
3. Throw them in the trash, placing it as close to the oven as possible.
4. Sprinkle about a cup of baking soda in the oven.
5. Put white vinegar in a spray bottle.
6. Spray white vinegar over the baking soda.
It is important that the white vinegar covers all the baking soda well, especially where it is very dirty.
7. Leave on for about 20 min.
8. Take a scouring sponge (like this one) and scrub in circles.
Believe me, it's much more efficient and easier to remove grime by making circles.
9. If by passing the scouring sponge inside the oven, you no longer feel "small bumps", it is because you can remove the excess baking soda/white vinegar mixture with a damp sponge.
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- 250 ml of white vinegar
- 250 ml hot water
- 2 tablespoons of washing-up liquid
- baking soda
- a spray bottle
1. In the spray, pour the white vinegar, dishwashing liquid and water.
2. Shake the bottle well to mix the ingredients.
3. Spray the mixture generously to cover the entire interior of the oven:door, glass, grill, etc.
4. Sprinkle the baking soda generously over the liquid you have just sprayed.
5. Spray the mixture again over the baking soda. It's going to have a magical reaction, it's normal!
6. Let the magic happen all night.
7. The next morning, wet your sponge and put some washing up liquid on it.
8. Wipe the sponge all over the inside of the oven.
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- soda crystals
- black soap
1. In a small container, pour 2 tablespoons of cold or lukewarm water.
2. Then add 1 teaspoon of soda crystals.
3. Pour 2 tablespoons of black soap.
4. Mix these different ingredients well.
5. Once the mixture is homogeneous, add another 2 tablespoons of black soap. You will get a cream that will pulverize the fat!
6. With a sponge, take some of this cream and spread it on the oven door.
7. Wait 15 mins.
8. When this time has elapsed, rub vigorously with the sponge.
9. Then rinse the glass with a clean sponge and lukewarm water.
10. Once your grease remover has been removed from the oven door, wipe it down with a microfiber cloth.
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- sodium percarbonate
1. Heat some water then pour 2 glasses into a container.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of percarbonate of soda.
3. Mix gently.
4. Let your product cool down and pour it into a spray bottle.
5. Spray the glass directly or put your product on a cloth.
6. Rub on traces of grease.
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- sponge
- black soap
1. Take a sponge.
2. Dampen it.
3. Pour black soap over it.
4. Pass the sponge over the walls to cover them with black soap.
5. Leave on overnight.
6. The next day, fill a basin with hot water.
7. Using your clean sponge, rinse the oven thoroughly with clean water.
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- 20 ml dishwashing liquid
- 8 fabric softener cloths for the dryer
1. Put the oven rack in the tub with hot water.
2. Put 8 fabric softener wipes on the oven rack.
3. Pour 20 ml of washing-up liquid on the dirty grid.
4. Let the grid soak overnight.
5. Rub the grid with the fabric softener wipes to loosen encrusted grease effortlessly.
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- 1 lemon
1. Take a lemon.
2. Using a peeler, cut large peels from the skin of the lemon.
3. Put them in a small dish.
4. Place it in the oven while still warm.
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1. Remove the drawer at the bottom of the oven
2. Make a cleaning rod out of a coat hanger and untwist the wire coat hanger to turn it into a rod.
3. Take a small cloth and dampen it with white vinegar. If you don't have a cloth small enough, use paper towels.
4. Attach the cloth to the hanger hook. Use a rubber band to tie the cloth securely and prevent it from getting stuck between the windows.
5. Lie down on the floor to look under the oven door. You will see several slots between the oven door and the glass like the ones above.
6. Insert the cleaning rod inside the slot.
7. Push the rod upwards between the 2 oven windows to start cleaning the dirt.
8. Move the rod from left to right to clean the entire surface of the glass.
9. Remove the rod when you're done cleaning
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1. Start by generously sprinkling the still hot baked-on grease stains with baking soda.
2. Put 1 tablespoon of soda ash in a spray and add one and a half glasses of hot water to it.
3. Spray this mixture on the plate.
4. In another spray, put 1 measure of vinegar for 2 measures of water and spray this product on the plate.
5. Wait 1 to 2 hours for your stripper to take effect, then take a vegetable brush and scrub with it.
6. If stubborn stains remain, use a plastic spatula to remove them.
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- 1 full tablespoon of baking soda
- 2 teaspoons of water
- white vinegar
- microfiber cloth
- 2 sponges
- 1 bowl
1. Pour the baking soda into the bowl.
2. Add water.
3. Mix to obtain a paste.
4. Dampen a sponge.
5. Apply the paste generously to the bottom and walls of the oven with the damp sponge.
6. Leave on for at least an hour.
7. Take an old sponge and dampen it.
8. Remove the paste with the old damp sponge.
9. Once all the dirt has been removed, rinse with clear water and a clean sponge.
10. Take a cloth and soak it in white vinegar.
11. Wipe the inside of the oven with it.
12. Finish with a clean, slightly damp sponge.
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