How to Clean an Oven with Baking Soda and Vinegar

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After holidays that turned into an all-out disaster, you might find yourself staring at the oven with horror and disgust.

But don’t panic just yet – we’ll show you how to get your oven sparkling again in 5 minutes or less.

All it takes is our magic cleaning ingredients: baking soda and vinegar, with a little help of cloths, rubber gloves, a spray bottle, and water.

Table of Contents

How to Clean an Oven

Step 1. Ensure that your oven is switched off and cooled

Before you do anything, make sure that your oven is off and cooled down. Then, start by cleaning the oven racks before scrubbing the dirt and food away.

Step 2. Make a cleaning paste with baking soda

Using a homemade solution composed of baking soda and water is great for cleaning ovens. You can also use ammonia as an alternative to baking soda.

To make the paste, mix 1/2 a cup of baking soda with a few tablespoons of water until you have a smooth paste.

Step 3. Cover the oven with cleaning paste

Cover your oven’s interior with homemade paste. For a particularly grimy oven, wear rubber gloves. It is normal if the paste turns brownish.

Make sure all parts of the oven are covered, including the glass door.

Step 4. Let it sit overnight

For best results, leave the baking soda paste in the oven for 24 hours (or overnight). In the meantime, you might want to spend this time cleaning the racks thoroughly.

Step 5. Wipe down and spray

Using a damp dishcloth, wipe down the interior of the oven a few times after it has been soaking in the baking soda solution for 12 hours (or overnight).

Put some white distilled vinegar in the spray bottle and spritz it on the baking soda paste. It is normal for the vinegar to foam when it reacts with the baking soda paste.

You can scrape baking soda out of hard-to-reach places using a spatula.

Then, clean every nook and cranny with a damp cloth to ensure that all baking soda residue has been removed. Spritz with more vinegar to be sure it’s completely clean.

Step 6. Place back the oven racks

When the interior of your oven has been thoroughly cleaned and dried, wipe down the oven racks and place them back inside. You’re done! Now it’s ready for use again.

How to Clean an Oven in 5 Minutes or Less [Video]

Just in case you are in a hurry or don’t like waiting for the baking soda and vinegar to penetrate. Then here’s a video for you.

You won’t be needing the baking soda and vinegar, but instead an oven cleaner.

How to Clean an Oven Door Glass

Surely, you might have already cleaned the door glass with the steps given above. But just in case you forgot to clean your oven’s glass door, then here’s a quick and easy way.

As much as possible we want to clean it in a natural way, so baking soda and vinegar will still be needed.

To begin, you must make sure the oven is completely cooled and not hot to the touch. Then, use baking soda and water to create a cleaning paste.
Use a sponge, rag, or even your hands to spread it on the glass (but be sure to wear gloves first). Depending on how dirty the glass is, allow the paste to sit for 15 to 20 minutes.
Since the paste is natural and won’t damage the glass, you can leave it on longer. While it absorbs grime, dirt, and grease, the mixture darkens.
Using a warm, wet rag, remove the paste when you are ready. There are benefits to using this cleaning solution, including the fact that it is natural, safe, and inexpensive to use.
If the glass is a little foggy, make a spray bottle by adding 1 part white distilled vinegar and 1 part water.
Apply the solution to the door. Baking soda reacts with vinegar and causes it to fizz. Then use a wet cloth to clean everything.
Just in case it remains foggy or streaked, spray an oven cleaner on the door and wipe it with a microfiber cloth.

FAQs

Which vinegar is best for cleaning?

The best vinegar for cleaning is white distilled vinegar because it does not contain a coloring agent. It is not likely to stain surfaces. It is possible for darker-colored vinegar to stain.

Can you use apple cider vinegar to clean?

You can. Apple cider vinegar has a pleasant smell and is almost effective as white vinegar. The two products are both acidic and can be used to clean and disinfect any part of the home. However, it is possible that it may stain, so only use this as an alternative or white distilled vinegar is not available.

Can you use vinegar to clean my oven glass?

Definitely! You can check the instructions above on how to do it.

Conclusion

Well, there you have it! An oven clean with baking soda and vinegar. Plus, cleaning an oven in five minutes or less. We hope this saves time for all of us out there with dirty ovens that need a good scrub-down.

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Thanks and happy cleaning.