How To Clean Your Oven Like A Pro

Jeanne Frey

Here's a completely safe, natural, and effective method to get that oven clean!

๐ŸšซNo harsh extremely toxic chemicals
๐ŸšซNo high-heat STINKY auto-cleaning with smoke detector funny business

INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS NEEDED
You probably already have all the ingredients already!
Water
Baking soda
Rubber gloves
Damp dish cloth
Plastic or silicone spatula
Spray bottle
White vinegar

STEPS TO CLEANING YOUR OVEN
  1. ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป
  2. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ: In a small bowl, mix a 1/2 cup of baking soda with a few tablespoons of water, and 5 drops of Orange essential oil. Adjust the ratio of both as needed until you have a spreadable paste. For me this took about 3 tablespoons of water to get the desired spreadable consistency.
  3. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Spread the paste all over the interior surfaces of your oven, steering clear of the heating elements. 
  4. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: Allow the baking soda mixture to rest for at least 12 hours, or overnight. Enjoy those zzzzzzzzz ๐Ÿ˜ด
  5. ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€: Meanwhile, clean your oven racks.
  6. ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: After 12 hours or overnight, take a damp dish cloth and wipe out as much of the dried baking soda paste as you can. Use a plastic or silicone spatula to help scrape off the paste as needed. I found that the damp cloth was enough for me, but a spatula might come in handy in those hard-to-reach places.
  7. ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: Put a little vinegar in a spray bottle and spritz everywhere you still see baking soda residue in your oven. The vinegar will react with the baking soda and gently foam.
  8. ๐——๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป: Take your damp cloth and wipe out the remaining foamy vinegar-baking soda mixture. Repeat until all the baking soda residue is gone. Add more water or vinegar as needed while wiping to really get the oven clean and shiny.

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