Oven cleaning help :-)

[Herself]

So we have a nice, fancy oven. Worst purchase I ever made :-). Anyway,
I go through hell every time it's dirty, cause it says that it's
self-cleaning, but it's sooooo not. It has self-cleaning panels, which
food doesn't stick to. But there are other parts of it (like the door)
that doesn't have the panels, and I don't know how to get those clean.

I don't think I can use the heavy-duty oven cleaners for it, cause it
might hurt the panels. And I can't use ammonia, cause I can't find any
here. What I've used in the past on the door is a straight razor blade
to scrape off the gunk, with decent results, but I still have gunk on
there that needs to come off.

Ideas? I gotta get above the elements too, and the floor. Sigh. And
ideas so that it doesn't get so gunky (and "cook neater" is not
constructive!! :-) )?

Thanks!
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[spamtrap@meadows.pair.com]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:03:52 +0100, sick@spam.mers (Herself)
wrote:

>So we have a nice, fancy oven. Worst purchase I ever made :-). Anyway,
>I go through hell every time it's dirty, cause it says that it's
>self-cleaning, but it's sooooo not. It has self-cleaning panels, which
>food doesn't stick to. But there are other parts of it (like the door)
>that doesn't have the panels, and I don't know how to get those clean.
>
>I don't think I can use the heavy-duty oven cleaners for it, cause it
>might hurt the panels. And I can't use ammonia, cause I can't find any
>here. What I've used in the past on the door is a straight razor blade
>to scrape off the gunk, with decent results, but I still have gunk on
>there that needs to come off.
>
>Ideas? I gotta get above the elements too, and the floor. Sigh. And
>ideas so that it doesn't get so gunky (and "cook neater" is not
>constructive!! :-) )?
>

When I had that type of oven, I used regular oven cleaner.
It didn't seem to do any harm. I couldn't detect any harm
being caused by it.

The oven we have now is the other kind: self-cleaning by
using terrific heat. It's a very old stove, very very poor
quality, and I'm afraid to use the self-cleaning feature:
the whole thing would probably blow up. So I use regular
oven cleaner...

Pat
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[gini52]

<spamtrap@meadows.pair.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:03:52 +0100, sick@spam.mers (Herself)
> wrote:
>
> >So we have a nice, fancy oven. Worst purchase I ever made :-). Anyway,
> >I go through hell every time it's dirty, cause it says that it's
> >self-cleaning, but it's sooooo not. It has self-cleaning panels, which
> >food doesn't stick to. But there are other parts of it (like the door)
> >that doesn't have the panels, and I don't know how to get those clean.
> >
> >I don't think I can use the heavy-duty oven cleaners for it, cause it
> >might hurt the panels. And I can't use ammonia, cause I can't find any
> >here. What I've used in the past on the door is a straight razor blade
> >to scrape off the gunk, with decent results, but I still have gunk on
> >there that needs to come off.
> >
> >Ideas? I gotta get above the elements too, and the floor. Sigh. And
> >ideas so that it doesn't get so gunky (and "cook neater" is not
> >constructive!! :-) )?
> >
>
> When I had that type of oven, I used regular oven cleaner.
> It didn't seem to do any harm. I couldn't detect any harm
> being caused by it.
>
> The oven we have now is the other kind: self-cleaning by
> using terrific heat. It's a very old stove, very very poor
> quality, and I'm afraid to use the self-cleaning feature:
> the whole thing would probably blow up. So I use regular
> oven cleaner...
==
Have you any idea what happened to "continuous clean" ovens? I had one in
the 70s and loved it.
The oven was always clean as a whistle. But, when I shopped for my current
range, I couldn't
find any continuous clean units.
==
==
>
> Pat
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[Ned Flanders]

sick@spam.mers (Herself) wrote in message news:<1g1vy1f.1f67enh1uy9ardN%sick@spam.mers>...
> So we have a nice, fancy oven. Worst purchase I ever made :-). Anyway,
> I go through hell every time it's dirty, cause it says that it's
> self-cleaning, but it's sooooo not. It has self-cleaning panels, which
> food doesn't stick to. But there are other parts of it (like the door)
> that doesn't have the panels, and I don't know how to get those clean.
>
> I don't think I can use the heavy-duty oven cleaners for it, cause it
> might hurt the panels. And I can't use ammonia, cause I can't find any
> here. What I've used in the past on the door is a straight razor blade
> to scrape off the gunk, with decent results, but I still have gunk on
> there that needs to come off.
>
> Ideas? I gotta get above the elements too, and the floor. Sigh. And
> ideas so that it doesn't get so gunky (and "cook neater" is not
> constructive!! :-) )?
>
> Thanks!

A brand name may help us help you. Do they have a website with cleaning tips?

Cheers,

Ned

[Phisherman]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:03:52 +0100, sick@spam.mers (Herself) wrote:

>So we have a nice, fancy oven. Worst purchase I ever made :-). Anyway,
>I go through hell every time it's dirty, cause it says that it's
>self-cleaning, but it's sooooo not. It has self-cleaning panels, which
>food doesn't stick to. But there are other parts of it (like the door)
>that doesn't have the panels, and I don't know how to get those clean.
>
>I don't think I can use the heavy-duty oven cleaners for it, cause it
>might hurt the panels. And I can't use ammonia, cause I can't find any
>here. What I've used in the past on the door is a straight razor blade
>to scrape off the gunk, with decent results, but I still have gunk on
>there that needs to come off.
>
>Ideas? I gotta get above the elements too, and the floor. Sigh. And
>ideas so that it doesn't get so gunky (and "cook neater" is not
>constructive!! :-) )?
>
>Thanks!

Do you still have the owner's manual? If not, go to their web site
and email the manufacturer and ask the proper way to clean your
particular model. Get your model #/serial off the oven, sometimes
stamped a metal plate.

[Herself]

Ned Flanders <nedflanders@psu.edu> wrote:

> A brand name may help us help you. Do they have a website with cleaning tips?

No, I've checked both there and in the manual. It's a Smeg. Really.
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[Herself]

Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote:

> Do you still have the owner's manual?

I do...all it says is that the self-cleaning panels do everything,
without having to turn up the heat. No mention of the other parts of
the oven.
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[Phisherman]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 23:02:43 +0100, sick@spam.mers (Herself) wrote:

>Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you still have the owner's manual?
>
>I do...all it says is that the self-cleaning panels do everything,
>without having to turn up the heat. No mention of the other parts of
>the oven.


I might try oven cleaner, but ONLY on the glass. My oven window
became discolored and I removed it from the door, cleaned it, then
replaced it. I have a "continous cleaning" oven and the owner's
manual says never clean the oven. It does have some dried, baked on,
black stuff on the sides but I just leave it be.