*cough* *wheeze* *ack!*

[RandyGal]

Cleaning my oven.

*ack*

The fumes....the fumes. I hope it doesn't give me dain bramage or anything...*cough*


No chemicals at all and yet...what IS that stink?


How long do you wait between oven cleanings?

[Steph]

When I move in and when I move out of an apartment ;) I've moved a lot, though!

[Lilith]

do you mean my actual oven or my metaphorical oven (the one set at preheat 24/7)????????:D:D:p

[Sharni]

LMAO@Lilith

[FussyPucker]

Ovens need cleaning ?? wow you learn something new everyday !

[skipthisone]

Ok, now I know I am a freak....If I have used my oven during the week, I clean it every saturday...I have a small obsession with thinking that any previous flavor will permiate what I am currently cooking.

Clean freak.

[Steph]

O.M.G. Every week? I'm impressed! How many times a week do you vacuum?

[skipthisone]

Only once, saturday mornings are for cleanin...just the way it has always been with me.

[GermanSteve]

I am trying not to get the oven dirty by using a deep baking tray (great thing) or ovenproof glass dish.

One of the best chemicals for cleaning an oven (yes, the black crusts, too) is a not too strong distilled-water-solution of potassium hydroxide. Take care not to get skin or eye contact (!). Use rubber gloves and protecting glasses. Do not leave solution in the oven for longer time because it can be slightly aggressive against enamel. Rinse with water afterwards.
Oven will look like new.

[Sarriah]

Im just like Steph I clean it when I move in and again when I move out. I move every year BTW im moving Dec 20th AGAIN!

But im living there for 13 months then one last move to my new home......I hope....*crosses fingers.

[Steph]

Good luck on your move, Sarriah! I moved in to what I hope is my last place for a while on Nov. 18 and unpacked my last box last night. Now, where did I put that oven cleaner?

[Booger]

you mean yo have to clean them I just crank it up to 500 and let it burn off

[vampeyes]

Well I don't clean it thats one of the very few jobs I make hubby do ... its too hard to breathe that stuff.. causes an asthma attack every time.. but there is something that my Mom used to use that wasn't that hard to breathe.. I'll have to find the name for ya RG

[incitatus]

I think I can most closely identify with Booger's cleaning method:
Crank that puppy up to 5 hunnard and let it (eventually) vaporize...

any previous flavor will permiate what I am currently cooking.

STO: that's what you call "seasoning"... you gotta perpetuate the flavor from one dish to the next.

Damn, I'm sounding like a true bachelor now, aren't I?

[Devillishgirl]

Uh, that's what they make self-cleaning ovens for, just push the little button and you're good to go :D

[Oldfart]

Ovens?

Once a year, when my SO gets the urge.