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How to clean the oven from old deposits and grease
The oven needs cleaning just as much as the hob. How to clean the oven from grease and carbon deposits? What home remedies can be used to wash away dirt? Simple ways to clean the oven, recommendations for the use of detergents are presented below.
How to remove grease from the oven?
Do not use hard metal sponges and brushes on delicate enamel and glass-ceramic surfaces. Rough impact on the coating leads to the formation of small scratches, which subsequently become rusty.
To remove drips of fat from the walls of the oven, use the following products:
· Water;
· baking powder;
· A brush with rigid plastic bristles;
· dishwashing liquid.
Baking powder is applied to the dirty areas with a dry cloth. The mixture is then sprayed with water from a spray bottle. After completion of the oxidation reaction, the dirt is removed with a soft sponge.
To make the fat easier to rub off, pour water on a baking sheet or in a bowl and mix it with dishwashing liquid. A container with soapy water is placed in the oven and kept in it for up to 30 minutes at a temperature of 150-160ºC. Then the dirt is removed with a plastic brush.
How do I clean old grease from the oven?
Dirt that appears on the glass and walls of the oven as a result of its frequent use is difficult to remove. A set of measures is required here, during which the following are applied:
· Heating the oven;
· Soda;
· vinegar;
· Plastic brush;
· dishwashing liquid;
· Ammonia;
· Means for washing glasses.
The oven warms up for 10-15 minutes before cleaning. The hot air heats up the old fat, making it easier to remove. After that, vinegar is first applied to the walls of the oven, and then soda. And it is thoroughly rubbed. Remaining dirt spots are removed with a plastic brush and foam sponge.
Burnt drops of fat are removed from the glass on the oven door with a solution of soda and dishwashing detergent. To obtain it, several tablespoons of soda and soapy liquid are mixed, the finished mixture is applied to the contaminated glass and rubbed with a sponge. After the mixture has been washed off, wipe the oven window with a glass cleaner.
When using ammonia to clean the oven, gloves and a face shield should be used.
- This product is effective on all kinds of contaminated surfaces.
- Alcohol is applied to the walls of the oven and left for 30-40 minutes.
- Then the ammonia is removed along with the dirt with a microfiber cloth.
- It is important that the product must be wiped off until the ammonia smell disappears completely.
Otherwise, food cooked in the oven will get an unpleasant odor.
In addition to home remedies, special detergents enriched with surfactants are used to clean the oven. To eliminate the smell of soap from the oven, after cleaning its walls, they are treated with onion or lemon juice, vodka. Also, to remove an unpleasant odor, a bowl with a liquid in which activated carbon is diluted is placed in a preheated oven.
Cleaning the oven is a laborious task that requires time and effort. To prevent the formation of old grease and deposits, the oven should be wiped clean after each use.