Why do we clean ovens?

[cleanteamofny]

Do we do it because we are clean freaks?
Do we do it because it is a holiday and guest's and family peek to see if the food is done?
Or do we do it to keep oven temps at peak performances?

 

[bobofhollywood]

why do we clean ovens

Dirty ovens stink and attract vermin and bugs. Dirty ovens eventually catch on fire too. Also because cleanliness is next to godliness. That's why I clean mine.

 

[retropia]

Because if we are not good homemakers,

What Will The Neighbors Say?

 

[cleanteamofny]

What Will The Neighbors Say?

Shhhh. Mabel........, his oven is too clean for food to tastes that good!

 

[tomturbomatic]

WHY? WHY?!? Well for one thing, who wants an oven to smell of burning spills and splatters each time it is turned on, especially if you are baking something with a delightful, delicate flavor and aroma that should make the house smell good.

 

[cleanteamofny]

Ok, we are getting some where.....

 

[tlee618]

Just because it is one of those things that just makes us feel good inside when we are done!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

Men tend to clean their oven for themselves; sense of satisfaction.

Women and (men with gossipy friends [Read: 'mos]) clean to avoid ridicule and gossip.

(Ducks and runs).

Problem is, if it is too clean the unevolved and other gossipers will say- "See what a BITCH/PRINCESS she is? She doesn't even cook!: HA

When I was a professional cleaner I got 2 out of 4 gas burners that were not working on this woman's stove running again just by a simple cleaning.

WOMEN: It's ok to break a nail with activities that involve soap (or chemicals) and water!
MEN: I promise, soap (or chemicals) and water on anything besides your body and car/truck won't cause anything to fall off of you, really!

 

[mrb627]

I Knew a Guy...

I knew a guy that climbed into his oven to clean it and never came back out....

Malcolm

 

[whirlcool]

We clean our oven because we don't want a smelly smoke screen in the kitchen!

The person who invented self cleaning ovens should get a major award of some kind!

 

[rinso]

I clean mine just in case someone opens the door to look inside, or it starts to smell. In the days before self-cleaning ovens, I wouldn't clean my oven until it had so much grunge on the sides that I could only bake one cupcake at a time.

 

[norgeway]

Dirty ovens!!!

Hold moisture and acids, acids and moisture = RUST eventually, once that beautiful range has a hole in it...its just another old worn out range!

 

[cleanteamofny]

The reason I asked this question, are we over doing it, or do we run the clean cycle every 3-6 months?

My spillage is little to none, but when broiling meats, just the normal splatters in the cavern.

 

[luxflairguy]

I clean my oven only when I begin to smell it when it's pre-heating. How may of you leave the racks in?

 

[peteski50]

Oven Cleaning!

I usually clean mine about once a year. It doesn't need more than that.
Peter

 

[amyswasher]

Not very often

I don't clean mine very often, but I put foil on the bottom of the oven. When I cook, I place foil casually on top to catch the splatters.

 

[bobofhollywood]

Constantly cleaning

All my ovens are manual clean and I clean them whenever I soil them using a spray bottle of dawn and water and good old elbow grease. I love my ovens and take a lot of pride in them.

 

[bobofhollywood]

Canary yellow Americana

Yes that is a canary yellow Americana keyboard range with the skyview window.

 

[peterh770]

Because we don't by "continuous cleaning" ovens. Mine is (came with the house), and I haven't cleaned it in 18 years. Love it!

 

[peteski50]

Continous Cleaning Ovens!

I like the Continous Cleaning ovens and if you take care of them they were fine. I know most people don't like them but they are fine for me. We once had a crown continous clean and my mother liked it. I think they should make ovens with removeable teflon panels to clean. To me they are all just as good if you take care of them.
Peter

 

[peteski50]

Crown!

This was a picture of our Crown continus clean we had in the 70's

 

[norgeway]

Continuous cleaning!

We had a Frigidaire with the continuous clean oven,and liked it,if you wiped up spills and went by the directions it worked fine.

 

[norgeway]

Oh by the way!!!

That range is FABULOUS!! My great Aunt had a woodtone brown one when I was a kid! Loved to go to Asheville to visit her, she drove a 60 Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop!!

 

[dj-gabriele]

I have a continuous cleaning oven, SMEG SC112NE2, the last one before the new model, with pyrolitic cleaning came out this year SPC112NE2 (51L) and big capacity SCP112N-8 (68L). I like continuous cleaning ovens better than pyrolitic ones as they keep clean during use and do not need the energy intensive cleaning cycle.
The old oven, with continuous cleaning too (here called pulizia catalitica) also from SMEG had its catalytic panels changed only once from 1979 and only because a plastic cup melted inside...

 

[mayguy]

I run my clean cycle once a year (before the holidays) or maybe twice if I made a mess. I NEVER leave the racks in the oven, and there are many people who do not take them out... :-(

My mom had a Ward's Cont. clean oven, and it didn't work out as we thought it did.

 

[dirtybuck]

I Forgot

Side tracking a bit here..was Samantha Stephens oven a single or double?

 

[mixfinder]

Love Song

My greatest pleasure in all the world is cooking. As I cook, I wipe, clean and polish my appliances and tools that I sought out believing them to be the best available choices. My oven is always clean and shiny. I feel that a reflective and clean surface assists in the radiant browning while baking. It is my mission to die leaving every possession I own looking like the day I bought it. Using convection heat in the oven saves spills and runover from burning onto the bottom of the range. A quick and easy wipe is all it takes. I enjoy the self cleaning feature more for cleaning the rack and extranious cookware and yard sale finds. Self cleaning requires less time and creates less odors if it is cleaned more regulary.

 

[pturo]

I have this range,and on it is a self-cleaning button. Once I pressed it and it said"clean it yourself, a***ole."

 

[parunner58]

Bobby, my aunt had an Americana similar to yours except she did have the selfcleaning oven so no sky view window, she had the window in the door. The side panels in the upper over came out and you put them in the big oven for cleaning. She said the early P7's got very hot on the outside.

I can leave my racks in my Profile oven as they are porcelain coated so you can. This is the third GE self cleaner in this house, since we bought it in 1984. The first one was a P7 and it cleaned great. The next one and current one clean ok but you have to make sure there is not alot of soil around the door opening. it does not clean there that well.

 

[DADoES]

 
Why do we clean ovens?  Because we can!

The GE Profile (model JB968S0H1SS) in this house is the first self-cleaner I've had.  Like PARunner58's above, the racks are porcelain so can stay in.  I don't bake a whole lot, and try to not be messy when I do, so can get by with cleaning once or twice per year.