If you didn’t have enough tips for cleaning your oven yesterday, (or even if you did) I’m back today to give you some more. Our ovens need our help and support and spills and their aftermath can be conquered. Become a new and different conquistador as you consider the following spill and stain vanquishing techniques.
Hot Tips For Oven Spills
While this tip may seem like part of a family recipe of some sort, it isn’t. When spills occur, sprinkle with a mixture of one part cinnamon and six parts table salt. Not only will it absorb the spill, but it will also help remove the burnt food odor. To dislodge baked on spills, apply a paste of baking soda and water. You may need to add a little elbow grease, which is usually sold under the table in small pint size jars at your local hardware store. (Tell them Joe sent you and whisper, just in case THEY are watching.)
Cleaning the Oven Racks
Place your oven racks in a garbage bag and throw in an ammonia-soaked cloth. (Talk to the racks softly beforehand so they won’t think they are being abducted and become frightened.) Seal the bag tightly and leave outside overnight. Wash down well with soap and water the next day.
Cleaning Oven Trays
In the case of oven trays, an ounce of prevention is truly better than a pound of cure. Add a small amount of water to your trays while baking and broiling. This can save a lot of time later when it comes to cleaning them. If you are opposed to water for any reason, you can cover the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil as a spill-catching alternative. Oven trays as well as pans should be dried well after washing to prevent rusting. Place them in a warm oven so that they dry really well.
Cleaning the Oven Window
For that brown-stained window that no cleanser known to man seems to alleviate, make a thick paste of baking soda and water. Coat the inside of the window well with the mixture and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes or until completely dry and then rinse with clean water.
Try these tips and let me know how they work. I’d stay and give you a few more, but my oven awaits.
Ta, ta!
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