Self Cleaning Cycle on Stoves.
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iheartmaytag
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Well Yea.
To quote Erma Bombeck. "If God had intended man to clean ovens, he would have given us seven foot arms with scrub brushes attached."
Yes, I remove the racks because they discolor. The old stove I used to have said to leave the racks in and you placed the burner bowls on the racks to clean. They too would discolor, but they were a heck of a lot cleaner than if I had to scrub them after a boil over. Now I have a smooth top so I don't have to worry about those anymore.
The length of the cycle depends on the soil level. In most cases I use the 2.5 hr cycle and it seems to get everything clean in that time.
To quote Erma Bombeck. "If God had intended man to clean ovens, he would have given us seven foot arms with scrub brushes attached."
Yes, I remove the racks because they discolor. The old stove I used to have said to leave the racks in and you placed the burner bowls on the racks to clean. They too would discolor, but they were a heck of a lot cleaner than if I had to scrub them after a boil over. Now I have a smooth top so I don't have to worry about those anymore.
The length of the cycle depends on the soil level. In most cases I use the 2.5 hr cycle and it seems to get everything clean in that time.
I run ours as and when required which is probably 2-3 times a year and I remove the racks although you don't have to. Not removing the racks will dull the finish but won't damage them otherwise and is ok to do per my owners manual.
If you don't run the cycle very often you should at least turn it on momentarily every month or so, so that the electric locking mechanism/solenoid gets a use. They can become stuck and then your SOL with an oven that won't lock or won't unlock properly after the cycle.
If you don't run the cycle very often you should at least turn it on momentarily every month or so, so that the electric locking mechanism/solenoid gets a use. They can become stuck and then your SOL with an oven that won't lock or won't unlock properly after the cycle.
Got a Whirlpool "Gold" self-cleaner in the apartment in Montreal and I use the self-clean cycle once or twice a year. I never knew about removing the oven racks until it was too late. The two other self-clean ranges I owned were both bought used and I just assumed that the racks stayed in. I've had the Whirlpool for 7 years now, and the racks have been 'cleaned' many times - they have discoloured and they do not slide smoothly anymore.
I usually run the cycle for the 'default' time of 3 1/2 hours, but I tend to schedule it to run in the wee hours of the morning. I usually run the cycles in the spring and fall, when the extra heat in the apartment is nice to have.
The Whirlpool is the range I use the least in terms of serious cooking, so I don't need to use the self-clean often - man, if the GE Kitchen centre oven was a self-cleaner!!!
I usually run the cycle for the 'default' time of 3 1/2 hours, but I tend to schedule it to run in the wee hours of the morning. I usually run the cycles in the spring and fall, when the extra heat in the apartment is nice to have.
The Whirlpool is the range I use the least in terms of serious cooking, so I don't need to use the self-clean often - man, if the GE Kitchen centre oven was a self-cleaner!!!
I also have the GE Profile Smoothtop Convection Range, i selected this one because of the porcelian coated racks so you can self clean them. I clean mine maybe twice a year. Mine has a high and low setting for cleaning. Hi is 4 hours and low is two hours. The only complaint i have is the last two GE ovens i had never clean the door and window very well. The interior is spotless. But I would never want to have to do it myself.
most of the time the racks should be taken out...now my convection oven has metal glide racks similar to the oven racks,but they don't come out, and they have discolored
as for timing...the conv/air is adjustable from 2 to 4 hours, depends on how dirty....my kenmore, automatically sets for 3 hours and locks the door
as for timing...the conv/air is adjustable from 2 to 4 hours, depends on how dirty....my kenmore, automatically sets for 3 hours and locks the door
cycla-fabric
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I have a Whirlpool Oven and run the cleaning cycle no longer than 2 hours and it works fine. The racks stay in for the cycle too. The use and care book states that to make the racks slide easy after cleaning you should take a paper towel and put some vegtable oil on it and coat the sides of the racks and shelves and the racks will slide easy again. Do it all the time and it works well. Don't use olive oil.
Doug
Doug
cornutt
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We run ours about 3 times a year, usually 3 hour cycle. We take the racks out. (Kitchenaid says to, but we would anyway, because we've both had other self-cleaning ovens and we know that leaving the racks in roughens the finish and makes them harder to slide). We always do it on a day when we can leave the windows open to get the smoke out.
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I scrub the area "outside" the gasket with steel-wool soap pads and cleanser and rinse like the devil. Ditto parts of door and the few inches of oven cavity nearest the door.
Don't need a 4-hour cycle and don't need to bake-on on the goo.
2.5 hours works great!
Don't do the grates/racks in the pyrolytic self-clean cycle.programme as my el-cheapo stoves have chrome-plated ones.
Teh electric stove I had was MUCH cooler than my current gas one both during ordinary everyday use and the self-clean mode.
Don't need a 4-hour cycle and don't need to bake-on on the goo.
2.5 hours works great!
Don't do the grates/racks in the pyrolytic self-clean cycle.programme as my el-cheapo stoves have chrome-plated ones.
Teh electric stove I had was MUCH cooler than my current gas one both during ordinary everyday use and the self-clean mode.
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oh and I put the gas top-burner grates in for a self-clean, but only after they have aged and already look shoddy.
WARNING: if they are REALLY greasy and cruddy there will be a blue-haze smoke emanating from the stove as they burn clean. Perhaps one at a time or a good exhaust fan is best!
WARNING: if they are REALLY greasy and cruddy there will be a blue-haze smoke emanating from the stove as they burn clean. Perhaps one at a time or a good exhaust fan is best!
Amazing, isn't it?
I bought recently an Electrolux Pyrolitic wall oven.
I used the self cleaning function twice since I installed it. the first was before the first use (as recommended by the instructions manual) and the second was after i used the oven as a barbecure grill, putting the steaks on the racks without a tray or a pan to collect the drips just to shock my guests that never saw something like that.
I love the color inside the oven when it's self cleaning.
Here in Brazil the only pyrolitic oven available is this Electrolux model (the same American Electrolux). Not sure if Brastemp (Whirlpool) has a model with this function.
I bought recently an Electrolux Pyrolitic wall oven.
I used the self cleaning function twice since I installed it. the first was before the first use (as recommended by the instructions manual) and the second was after i used the oven as a barbecure grill, putting the steaks on the racks without a tray or a pan to collect the drips just to shock my guests that never saw something like that.
I love the color inside the oven when it's self cleaning.
Here in Brazil the only pyrolitic oven available is this Electrolux model (the same American Electrolux). Not sure if Brastemp (Whirlpool) has a model with this function.
I scrub as Toggleswitch does, but leave the racks in. I don't mind that they're dull. I would rather have them dull than have to scrub them. I just rub the sides of the racks with silicone baking spray to make them slide more easily.
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I spray my racks with lye (sodium hydroxide; Easy-Off oven cleaner) or put them through the DW then Brillo/ S.O.S them.
toggleswitch2
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Don't mean to hijack, but.......
Check out this "new" steam cleaning option. How GAWGUS is that stove?
Check out this "new" steam cleaning option. How GAWGUS is that stove?
I leave in the racks and then grease the side rails with a wipe of veggie oil after the self-clean cycle.
Our Electrolux Icon won't let you start the cleaning cycle until the racks are removed. On its Jenn-Air predecessor we always removed the racks before the cleaning cycle. It also had options for how long you wanted the cleaning cycle to run. The Icon has no digital readout, no touchpad (lots of extra points for that); just the word "clean" on the main oven function knob. It runs the cleaning cycle for a factory pre-set time period. So far we have only cleaned it once, as we've had the range for less than a year. It seems to do fine without any interference from us regarding the length of time required to accomplish thorough incineration of any baked-on debris.
Ralph
Ralph
This cleaning is so "good" that it still have the pyrolitic function.
I run the cycle 1-2 times per year. On this new stove I remove the racks because I don't want the finish to dull however I'm considering leaving them in next time. I just cleaned the racks by hand last week - what a chore that was. I hadn't thought of putting them in the dishwasher - I'm going to give that a try. On my previous stove I left the racks in and then just wiped them with vegetable oil afterwards to make them slide easily.
Gary
Gary
