Do you need to clean your oven but don't want to break the bank on any expensive oven cleaning products? We have some solutions for you saving you money.
Oven cleaning is one of those chores that few people enjoy. It tends to get left until the last minute, and that means that dirt and grime can build up over many months.
Your once-shiny and clear oven door could be reduced to a brown, crusty mess.
How to take care of your oven
Taking care of your oven is important, and not just for hygiene reasons. A build-up of food could cause a fire, or prevent your oven from working at full efficiency.
Should You Use the Self-Cleaning Cycle?
If your oven has a self-cleaning setting, you may be tempted to use this first.
After all, a cleaning feature sounds like a hassle-free way to get that baked grime off for good.
Self-cleaning settings work by heating up your oven to an extremely high temperature, way beyond normal cooking. This can use vast amounts of electricity. It’s also fairly common for your oven to trip a switch in your fuse box, or even burn the fuse out completely.
The heat of a self-cleaning session can also damage the front panel, forcing you to get your oven repaired.
Cheap and Safe Oven Cleaning
There’s no substitute for elbow grease in life, and if you see your oven cleaning session as a bit of a workout, you may be more inclined to give it a go.
The right oven cleaning products are important too. A spray or gel designed for the job will dissolve the grease. Fairy and Mr Muscle both make specific oven cleaning sprays, and Lakeland has a gel that you leave on for several hours to break down the muck in the oven before cleaning the resulting mess away.
If you are on a budget, washing up liquid and Stardrops are also good options. Oven Pride is also specially designed for the job and costs less than a fiver.
Don’t Use General Cleaning Sprays on an Oven
Be very careful with cleaning products. Some will scratch the glass and delicate surfaces in the oven. In some cases, a domestic cleaning spray may actually weaken glass.
That’s crucial to know. Weakened glass is likely to break when it gets hot -- and if your door shatters, it will ruin your appliance as well as your meal.
Need an Oven Repair?
If you’ve damaged your oven while cleaning it, or your oven is still not working after it’s cleaned, you may need to call out a repair engineer. But the cost can quickly spiral.
Go Assist offers fixed-price repairs for ovens, and you can call us out whether you have an electric or gas appliance. All of our repairs are guaranteed for a year, and the price we quote includes all parts and a fast response to your call.
If we can’t fix your oven, we won’t charge a fee.
For friendly advice, get in touch with the team here at Go Assist. There’s no need to put up with a broken oven, and we could help you get a guaranteed repair for a really reasonable price.