Oven cleaners: any good ones?

[Jim K..]

Got an eBay link?

[Another Dave]

My wife has just been cleaning the gas cooker. It's seems to have been a struggle and taken forever.

I seem to remember there were aerosol sprays that did the job. Have they been legislated out of existence? Any recommendations?

Another Dave

[Andy Burns]

Oven Pride is a gloopy caustic soda solution, you pour half of it in a strong poly bag, and put the shelves in it, for a few hours, agitating and turning. You can wipe the other half on the oven floor if it needs doing.

Obviously take care with the liquid ...

[Harry Bloomfield]

Andy Burns brought next idea :

+1

[DerbyBorn]

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I find that most aerosols are okay.

[Scott]

How about cleaning it yourself instead of delegating it to your wife?

-:)

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

And leave overnight.

[Steve Walker]

Surely she's the one that got it dirty in the first place? ;)

SteveW

[Steve Walker]

Actually, I get to clean the cooker and combi, as my wife has asthma and the fumes from many oven cleaning products trigger her off immediately.

SteveW

[tabbypurr]

sodium hydroxide is the only real option

[alan_m]

There are some nasty effective aerosols still around - often found in pound stretcher type retailers.

Spray the oven, vacate the room, wait 10 minutes and wipe off, repeat as necessary. Face mask and gloves recommend.

[Brian Gaff]

No but none of them worked I gather. The best way to keep The oven clean is not to use it. Brian

[tabbypurr]

use liner sheets or a catalytic clean cycle. Otherwise you're stuck with caustic.

NT

[Scott]

Wait till next birthday:

[Peter Parry]

One that works very well but all the warning signs on the bottle really mean it is 880 Ammonia (Not "household Ammonia").

You need to wear suitable protective equipment when decanting it and placing it in the oven. The copious fumes are both toxic and very irritating. Eye protection and a proper fume rated respirator/filter are required Gloves are also essential.

Put about half a pint in a large glass container (such as a casserole dish) place in oven. Don't turn the oven on but simply close the oven door and the kitchen door and leave it for 12 to 24 hours. It softens all the grease admirably and simply needs a wipe over afterwards.

The Ammonia evaporates quickly so after a day there won't be much smell left and the remaining liquid isn't corrosive or harmful, it can simply be poured down the sink. Any grease in the oven, including baked on stuff, will have softened and be fairly easy to remove.

[Peter Parry]

880 Ammonia is 33% dissolved ammonia.

This is the Industrial grade at 25 to 28% Ammonia. Easier to obtain as some suppliers will only ship 880Ammonia to business buyers

[Brian Reay]

Self cleaning ovens are 'magic' - well not really but certainly the next best thing. Take out the shelves, set to self clean (we do it at night), give it a wipe in the morning. Shelves have to be soaked etc but they aren't normally too bad.