Grr... need to revisit this thread as my brand new tenant is complaining that the oven is belching out smoke and tainting his food!
Been round today and given it another clean however I think the problem is probably greasy gunk stuck on the 'ceiling' of the oven immediately above the grill element, which is really awkward to get at as you have to poke a cloth through narrow gaps in the element. When I turned the oven on I got more smoke which did clear; however I couldn't do any more then until it had all cooled down again, so I withdrew to regroup...
Obviously with someone living there I can't keep going back and forth and need to sort this PDQ if he reports the smoke is persisting. How do you get the element out? (It's a Baumatic built-in electric, non fan-assisted) - that seems to me the best way forward :-(
Alternatively I've got a steam wallpaper stripper - would blasting steam from the hose up through the gaps in the element likely to work?
If not, I fear I'll need to get an oven-cleaning pro in...
Thanks David