One the chrome has been burned off the racks (or is is just discolored?), it is gone.
Clean Your Oven
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michaelman2
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Isn't there some way to place a cup of ammonia in the oven...close the door and then go back and clean by hand. Was this some type of old fashioned way to clean an oven? Guess I could Google this and see....
I have a 1984 continuous clean Hotpoint slide-in range. it's never looked half-way decent since Imoved in, the previous couple didn't cook much. I'll wipe out the charred yibblits off the oven floor every once in a while. I wish they'd spent the $100 more and gotten self-clean model. Since I have the Breville Smart Oven now, the range oven is probably used no more than 6 times a year so it's amute point now. If/when I ever do replace the range, it will be a coil-top GE with porcelain-coated racks able to go through self-clean cycle. And the burner bowls will be able to go in too, based upon the model I've picked out.
Just push the clean button.
Take out the racks. Set the control to clean. Turn on the exhaust fan. (Down draft takes everything from the over vent right outside.) Come back in a few hours and wipe out the gray residue from cleaning using a damp cloth. Could not be easier. Oven is Jenn Air electric convection.
Harry
Take out the racks. Set the control to clean. Turn on the exhaust fan. (Down draft takes everything from the over vent right outside.) Come back in a few hours and wipe out the gray residue from cleaning using a damp cloth. Could not be easier. Oven is Jenn Air electric convection.
Harry
pierreandreply4
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lol i already know this because this is the oven i have in my home but good to know for members who would have this oven
If/when I ever do replace the range, it will be a coil-top GE with porcelain-coated racks.
I know you hate smooth-tops *GIGGLE*. But why not glass/ceran instead of those nasty coils?
My 95 year old aunt wanted a "modern" range and kicked her coils to the curb!
I know you hate smooth-tops *GIGGLE*. But why not glass/ceran instead of those nasty coils?
My 95 year old aunt wanted a "modern" range and kicked her coils to the curb!
passatdoc
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Barkeeper's Friend test
Earlier this morning I tested Barkeeper's Friend on one of the racks. I made a paste with the powder and water. Then rubbed it with a paper towel dipped in the paste. It takes off the grime and restores the silver color right away, with minimal rubbing. A dishtowel dipped in the paste would work equally well, plus you don't spend money on paper towels since you can wash and re-use a dish towel.
It would require a LOT of work/time to clean the entire rack, when you consider the combined length of metal rods/wires in each rack, but it's do-able, and does not require a lot of hard physical effort or scrubbing (just a long and tedious process). BF is a mild organic acid, not something really toxic like Easy Off.
My racks did not appear to have any burned on food on them. Rather, they appeared to have the dark discoloration that happens when you don't bother to remove the racks during a self clean cycle. And it appears that BF can restore them in a relatively eco-friendly way.
It could be that older racks are chrome plated and thus cannot be restored by the method above. My range is a 2001 Frigidaire gas convection model and the racks never appeared to be shiny chrome, but rather just low-gloss stainless steel. One could even do this cleaning on a kitchen counter with a bunch of shop towels underneath to absorb anything that drips off the racks. After cleaning, they would require rinsing in a bathtub/shower/outside to thoroughly remove the BF residue.
I don't have a lot of splatters and drips in my oven because I don't roast in open pans all that much. My discoloration was due to ten years of self cleaning cycles without removing the racks. That may explain why the residue came off rather easily with BF: it wasn't baked on food, but rather that dark discoloration they warn you about if you don't remove the racks.
Earlier this morning I tested Barkeeper's Friend on one of the racks. I made a paste with the powder and water. Then rubbed it with a paper towel dipped in the paste. It takes off the grime and restores the silver color right away, with minimal rubbing. A dishtowel dipped in the paste would work equally well, plus you don't spend money on paper towels since you can wash and re-use a dish towel.
It would require a LOT of work/time to clean the entire rack, when you consider the combined length of metal rods/wires in each rack, but it's do-able, and does not require a lot of hard physical effort or scrubbing (just a long and tedious process). BF is a mild organic acid, not something really toxic like Easy Off.
My racks did not appear to have any burned on food on them. Rather, they appeared to have the dark discoloration that happens when you don't bother to remove the racks during a self clean cycle. And it appears that BF can restore them in a relatively eco-friendly way.
It could be that older racks are chrome plated and thus cannot be restored by the method above. My range is a 2001 Frigidaire gas convection model and the racks never appeared to be shiny chrome, but rather just low-gloss stainless steel. One could even do this cleaning on a kitchen counter with a bunch of shop towels underneath to absorb anything that drips off the racks. After cleaning, they would require rinsing in a bathtub/shower/outside to thoroughly remove the BF residue.
I don't have a lot of splatters and drips in my oven because I don't roast in open pans all that much. My discoloration was due to ten years of self cleaning cycles without removing the racks. That may explain why the residue came off rather easily with BF: it wasn't baked on food, but rather that dark discoloration they warn you about if you don't remove the racks.
mrb627
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Post Pix
How about posting pictures of your freshly cleaned oven. I'll try to capture a pic of mine tonight.
Malcolm
How about posting pictures of your freshly cleaned oven. I'll try to capture a pic of mine tonight.
Malcolm
