How to clean the inside of an oven and keep it that way??

Ssreek

Ssreek

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Inspired from @blr_p 's post, I've put up this thread so that some of you experts can share how to clean inside of oven, be it convection or otg or any other oven, so that it doesn't rust, degrade or look stained forever.

I bought an LG convection oven, it has steel cavity. After using for almost 6 months and due to neglected (infrequent) cleaning, it now looks as dried out oil stains inside. We cook non-veg very regularly.

I tried steam cleaning method with water and lemon multiple times but it didn't do much. There are some cleaner sprays available online but I'm worried if those chemicals will come into contact with food later. Moreover cavity has holes through which air circulates, so these chemicals going inside it might harm the machine.

And then there are those charcoal lighting bulbs, I don't know if they can come into contact with water during cleaning. Service persons didn't give much info during demo.

Please share your tips, methods on how to clean it well. Any maintenance tips are very welcome.
 
When you create a thread like this, you are assumed to be the expert who has taken the trouble to try various products and can make recommendations on which to and not use.

Steam clean is pointless.
Lemon is also not the right product. They use it only for perfume.

What you need is something that is a strong base or alkaline to shift grease.

Any cleaner with ammonia will work to degrease ovens. You can find some as imports in amazon. That's pretty much what is used in the west.

The trick is making that in India with chemicals available that can be used in safe manner. I'm sure a very effective cleaner can be made at an affordable price.

The only problem is care & knowledge has to be taken when using such chemicals.
 
kewlboy9 said:
A scotch brite cleaning square (the yellow/pink kind) and some Cif spray/liquid works wonders to keep your microwave looking new. Once cleaned, I steam the microwave heavily by keeping a huge bowl of water and heating it for 5 to 10 mins. I've been using this method for about 10 years and it has worked out well for me.
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Which cif spray may I know?

blr_p said:
The only problem is care & knowledge has to be taken when using such chemicals.
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That's the problem. If we apply them now, I worry if some part of the product stays inside and later gets into food. Another thing is if such chemicals damage the cavity. A good reputed brand won't make such products. Meanwhile steam cleaning is like a default mode of dedicated mode in ovens for some reason.
 
Ssreek said:
That's the problem. If we apply them now, I worry if some part of the product stays inside and later gets into food.
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No, that's not the problem. The problem is these chemicals can be hazardous to use without proper knowledge & care.

The chemicals are available but there is exactly zero info on caution or care provided by the supplier. You're on your own.
Ssreek said:
Another thing is if such chemicals damage the cavity. A good reputed brand won't make such products. Meanwhile steam cleaning is like a default mode of dedicated mode in ovens for some reason.
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Cavity is stainless steel isn't it? Its a waveguide for microwaves.

Ammonia is good for cleaning that
 
I use steam with lemon for routine cleaning , and then I follow up with CIF cream. It's not as effective on tough stains like caustic soda.
But I don't want to use those on food surfaces. I'm considering trying some of the oven cleaner spray next.
 
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