How To Clean Your Oven Naturally In Just A Few Minutes!


How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home

I feel like I divulge a ton of secrets on my blog that I normally would be mortified to do so to my friends. So, to keep on trend, here's another. I have never cleaned my oven. Nope. Lived in my house for 7 years now and have yet to clean it. Well, that was until last week. The reason? There are a few. First off, I never felt comfortable using harsh chemicals in a place that I cook food. Second, I remember my mom cleaning the oven with the built in method where it gets like 500 degrees for hours on end and just burns it off. I hated how hot it made the house, and truthfully, I never even really remembered to do it this way until my mom suggested it a few months back. And the real and finally reason...out of sight, out of mind. I use the oven once a day or so, maybe, but the only time I remember that I need to clean it was when I opened it. Then I would shut it, and totally forget. And I guess, that probably meant the real reason was that I didn't care that much lol.

Anyway, I did realize one thing this past week though...when you have guests coming to visit for an extended amount of time, you start to realize how dirty your house really is. So, this became an obvious issue that I needed to address :)
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
All I used was a stainless steel ball, baking soda and some water!


How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
 I didn't realize how easy this could be or else I would have done it years ago, and kept doing it. I haven't been able to see inside my oven for goodness knows how long, so I first started with cleaning the glass. I squirted some water out of a rag onto the glass, then poured a layer of baking soda.
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
I then took the stainless steel ball and started to scrub. I didn't have to scrub hard at all. It was coming off so easily, it was crazy! I had tried to clean this glass a few months ago with just a rag and didn't get no where. It didn't clean off anything. So, I definitely know that the stainless steel ball makes all the difference!
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
Here's just one minute of scrubbing can do to the glass. Amazing!
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
 And here's that dirty side cleaned :)
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
 After I cleaned this glass and the door, I was like "This makes me so happy!" and my little 3 year old says "No mommy, not happy" points inside the oven "dirty". haha.
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
 Yes...it was very dirty. I was content with the window being cleaned! But, I decided to see how easy it would be to scrub this clean.
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
 It did take a few minutes, but it came clean with the same method. It was just a little awkward getting into the corners and crevices. But, it came clean with a little effort.
How to clean your oven naturally in just a few minutes using things you probably already have at home
So, this was just using baking soda and hot water with the stainless steel ball. I have read that if you put a baking soda and vinegar mix onto the oven, and let it sit, that it may come up easier. But, I didn't want to wait for it to sit and I was out of vinegar. So, I would say this method works wonderfully just as is :)

14 comments

  1. Oh Alicia, who knew? This is great info and I adore using baking soda... off to get a SS pad today. :) Thanks and your oven looks new! :) ~ Christina in FL

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  2. I like this idea. Did you clean the oven racks the same way? I hate cleaning the racks most of all.

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  3. Thanks for the tip. I've tried the vinegar & baking soda and wasn't impressed. I'll definitely be looking for a stainless steal ball to try.

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  6. First of all...thanks for being so honest! That could have been pictures of my oven. It is not a fun job. I have tried lots of things, some work and some don't, but I will give this a try. I love using natural things and not chemicals.

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  7. If you don't want to scrub you can just leave the vinegar and the baking soda to soak for one night in your oven. On the next morning, heat up your oven for 15 min and all will be forgotten. No scrubbing and cleaned to perfection.

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  8. Thanks for your tip. I'm going to try this as my oven is just a mess and it's been on my to do list. Looking forward to trying your method :)

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  9. Your oven door might be removable. It makes it much easier to scrub. I usually pull it off when my husband and is home bc I can’t always put it back on by myself.

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  10. I recently discovered the stainless steel scrub and used it to remove years of baked-on grime from the under site of my frying pans and was surprised to see how easy it works with a little baking soda or dishwashing liquid. It is my new favorite cleaning tool! I haven't thought to use it on my over door which by the way looks a lot worse that yours in the picture but now I can't wait to use it on it too! Thanks for the great tip!

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  11. After you put on the baking soda sprinkle it with hydrogen peroxide and let it foam up for a few minutes and then wipe off. It is amazing

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  12. I tried using a little water and baking soda and scrubbing with a stainless steel scrub pad, then with hydrogen peroxide, then with vinegar. My glass oven door did not come clean. I finally had to scrape the glass with a metal turner to get it clean!! I don't know why the easy methods didn't work or me??

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  13. Used this method and left it on 3 days to no avail as it didn't work.

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happy DIYing! Alicia