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If you get strong ammonia solution and leave it in the oven overnight, the ammonia gas is given off and it saponifies the fats spilt on the side, turning them into soap, which helps remove the other gunge.

Well, that's the theory

Nev

1. Buy a new oven

2. Eat salads

Or, on a more sensible note try to stop it getting dirty in the first place. Always cover food in the oven if it is likely to splash (roast potatoes excepted) and always put a Baking tray or something underneath caseroles or other liquid items to catch the drips. It's much easier to clean a baking tray and it is much more likely to get cleaned regularly than the oven.

Zoe

Thomzo wrote: Or, on a more sensible note try to stop it getting dirty in the first place. Always cover food in the oven if it is likely to splash (roast potatoes excepted) and always put a Baking tray or something underneath caseroles or other liquid items to catch the drips. It's much easier to clean a baking tray and it is much more likely to get cleaned regularly than the oven.

Zoe

or get a new husband who will follow the above.

are you sposed to clean ovens?

I'm going to put two of these methods into practice tonight as my eyes watered just now when I opened the over - yesterday's chicken has left its mark! I usually cover them with foil but I tried basting this time instead, bad move. So, once the sossies are out I'm going to put water and lemon in there for a while, then leave the bicarb paste on overnight. I suppose at some point I'll need to scrape it off - last time DH discovered it just as he was about to put DD's birthday cake sponges in to cook, boy was I popular!!