What you will need:
Oven
Baking Soda
White Vinegar
Water
Mixing Bowl
Tablespoon
Spray Bottle
Rubber Gloves
Dish Cloth
Instructions:
Step 1
Remove all items from the oven including the oven racks.
Step 2
Mix together 1/2 cup of baking soda with 2-3 tablespoons of water to make a paste. I used 3 tablespoons. You can adjust the amount of water accordingly to make a spreadable paste.
Step 3
Spread the paste around the oven. Ensure you cover all areas of the oven and don't forget the glass on the oven door. I used rubber gloves for this part, they really saved my hands and nails getting dirt and grime on them.
Step 4
Leave the mixture to work overnight (or for 12 hours) let the mixture sit on that grime in the oven.
Step 5
After 12 hours or overnight wipe off the paste with a damp dish cloth.
Step 5a
You may need to use a spatula to help remove the more stubborn areas.
Step 6
Spray white vinegar onto the oven, this will show up any areas that have baking soda remaining.
Step 7
Wipe the oven clean with damp cloth. You should find your oven is now nice and shiny.
My Opinion:
Overall I feel this mixture would work best on an oven with less grease and grime. It is a great way to use products that do not have a chemical smell as we all know oven cleaners are very pungent.
If you have read my first post you will know I am by no means a cleaning expert (quite the opposite) but I like to look at ways to clean my home without the use of harsh chemicals.
As you will see from the pictures my oven was extremely dirt before we commenced the experiment.
Before:
Once I put the paste on:
After sitting overnight, in fact I left the paste on for 15 hours:
After I sprayed the vinegar on:
The end result:
One more picture is a before and after view:
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As you can see most of the surface dirt was removed. If I had scrubbed the oven with a Brillo Pad or a heavy duty cloth I could of gotten a better result however the purpose of this was to follow the instructions as set in the many Pinterest post.
