Cleaning The Oven

Even if you don't cook, your kitchen is still a refuge of dirt, grease and grime. Here are some great tips and cleaning solutions.

Materials and Ingredients: 
Ammonia
Baking soda
White vinegar
Glass pans
Boiling Water
Sponge
Steel wool 

1. Preheat oven at 200-degrees for 15 minutes. 
2. Fill a shallow glass pan with approximately 1" of ammonia. Be sure to use a glass pan only. 
3. Place the glass pan on the top shelf of the oven. 
4. Take another glass pan - a longer one this time - and place it on the bottom shelf, then pour in 1" of boiling water. 
5. Close the oven door and leave for at least two hours and overnight if the oven is heavily soiled. 
6. The next morning, make a paste with baking soda and white vinegar to wipe out the oven. 

Oven Cleaning Paste 
Materials and Ingredients: 
Glass bowl
A little ammonia
Some baking soda
A little white vinegar
Spoon (or anything to stir)
Damp cloth
Damp sponge 

1. Stir the mixture. 
2. Remove the glass pans of ammonia and water from the oven. 
3. Remove the cooking racks. 
4. Using a damp cloth, wipe out the oven well. 
5. Using a damp sponge, work in the baking-soda paste and scrub the surface.
6. Be sure to clean the oven door and glass with this homemade cleaning solution, also.