Ever wonder what all that grime is on the inside of your oven door? How does it even get there? I have struggled for years, unsuccessfully, to try and get all that stuff off! I’m sure it’s a combination of splattered food, grease, etc. but after being baked on at 350 degrees+ it becomes next to impossible to get off!
Recently I found a solution here and I am so excited to share it with you today! The good news is that it’s super easy and takes less than 20 minutes of your time.
The ingredients you will need for this are:
1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
Water
{yep, that’s it!}
Step 1: Mix the baking soda and water together in a small dish, only add enough water to make the mixture the consistency of a thin paste. You don’t want it to be too thick because you want the mixture to be easy to spread.
You can see mine is a little runny but it was perfect.
Step 2: Spread the baking soda mixture all over the oven glass. I ran out of baking soda so I didn’t have enough to do the entire glass surface, instead I just spread it over the dirtiest areas.
Step 3: Set the timer for 15 minutes. If your oven is REALLY dirty you can set it for 20 minutes to give the baking soda a little extra time to work.
Step 4: When 15 minutes has expired use a clean rag (I used a damp wash cloth) to wipe up the baking soda mixture.
You will be amazed at how easily the grime just wipes right off!
In less than 20 minutes my oven door looks brand new again!
What do you think? How do you clean your oven? I’d love to see your before and afters!
About Todays Post
with the kids starting school today i was looking for a quick and easy project to get me back in the swing of things-off to try this out-love it!
Awesome! This is a great task to start with because it’s easy and quick.
Anna
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This ruined my oven door!!!!!!!!
The baking soda mix leaked in between the glass! When I called Sears about it they
said the doors on all ovens leak. Use this with caution. I ruined a $3000 stove.
You can unscrew.the door. I saw a pin on it. Search!!!
Well a before photo would be too embarrassing, lol.
I have to try this, I hate oven cleaners and my husbands famous last words are, I will do it, haha.
I wonder if it would work for the stove top burners too? We like to fry and it does make a mess on the burners and scrubbing is a pain.
Debbie
Debbie I think it would work great on the burners and on the rest of the stove top too! So if your before picture is too embarrassing then I can’t wait to hear about how great it worked for you!
Anna
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Hahaha! This is fantastic – I love it! I cleaned out my oven about 2 weeks ago, and it looked great – except for the oven window! I scrubbed, and scrubbed, and scrubbed some more, for a LONG time, and hardly made a difference. I finally gave it up as a lost cause (even though it looked NAS-to-the-T!). Thanks so much for this cleaning tip – I’m TOTALLY trying this out this weekend! (or tonight – which means I must be REALLY excited about it lol)
~Chelsea
That exactly what used to happen to me! I was THRILLED when I finally learned this trick, it saves so much frustration.
Anna
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wow! looks great.
Oh I cannot wait to try this! Thank you for sharing!
Do you set the oven on 350*?
You don’t have to turn the oven on to do this. Just leave it open while it sits for 15-20 min.
Anna
yikes! good thing I asked! I’d have baked baking soda on there as well!
It did not work on my oven glass. What did I do wrong?
Oh no! Email me at askannamoseley@hotmail.com and tell me what you did, hopefully I can help you figure out what went wrong.
Anna
I had 3 years of baked on stuff on my relatively new oven door that wouldn’t come off with any other method. I put it on thickly and waited 20 minutes. Then, I had to scrub for about another 15 minutes. I scrubbed in circles with a damp yellow microfiber rag and used my finger or thumb for pressure. I used clumps of the baking soda to scrub onto tougher spots. Mine came clean, although not as easily as the tutorial suggests it was for her. I have 2 ovens and wish I had only done one at a time since it took longer than I anticipated and much more elbow grease. BUT…nothing else has worked and I am so happy for this tip.
I thought it wasn’t going to work at first as well, but I had to rub hard and use the baking soda clumps to help me provide a bit of soft abrasion.
I like your blog. I found you on Pinterest!! Thank you for this great tip!!
Didn’t work for me either – and I scrubbed and scrubbed! Sigh……I had high hopes….
Such a simple solution for a not so simple problem. I just found your site and I am excited to look around.
Thanks Jennifer! I look forward to “seeing” you around on my blog.
I have to try this. I have to try it on my stove top grates too.
Best tip ever! Worked like a charm. I have been trying for forever to get that off. Thank you! It’s a great trick to have up your sleeve before company comes!
Yay! I’m so glad it worked so well for you!
Anna
This is such a great resource that you are pionrdivg and you give it away for free. I enjoy seeing websites that understand the value of pionrdivg a prime resource for free. I truly loved reading your post. Thanks!
Works well on all kitchen grease. If you have space between your cabinets and the ceiling than you know how grimy decor gets up there. Baking soda paste takes it right off. Same with hand grime on the cabinet doors, wipes right off. If you keep on top of it you’ll never have to spend hours scrubbing again.
That’s a great idea! Thank you.
Anna
It didn’t work on mine either. I think it’s due to the year(s) of build-up
Gotta be better about cleaning it!
Awesome because I will not use those horrid chemical cleaners because they make me sick. I use baking soda for everything and this is a great idea. Will use it on the woodstove glass tomorrow when it is cold too
Thanks for the tip!
I actually wrote a post on how to clean the fireplace glass, here is a link: http://www.askannamoseley.com/2011/03/reader-tip-cleaning-your-fireplace.html. It doesn’t use baking soda but it’s a great trick!
Anna
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Great ” green” idea! I don’t like using chemicals unless absolutely necessary. I also do not like the self-cleaning option….smells of strong chemicals,too:(
Thank you Sandy!
Anna
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Any suggestions on a easy way to clean up the inside of the oven? I don’t even know the last time it was cleaned because I cannot use oven cleaner because of my asthma. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!!
Yes Sarah, I would recommend the same technique for the inside. For tough spots use Arm & Hammer toothpaste and a little elbow grease. I will actually be posting on this during my 14 day New Year’s Challenge. I’m going to show how to clean ever part of the oven. If you want to check it out you can sign up here: http://www.askannamoseley.com/2011/12/14-days-to-get-clean-get-organized.html
Anna
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I have a self cleaning oven and everything comes clean except for the window. I tried this and it took every bit of the burnt on food off. Baking soda is a must have around the house!!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Anna
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What a great tip, can’t wait to try it!
Awesome, thank you!
Anna
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I’ve done this on pans and burners, only instead of water, I use dish soap for the liquid to make the paste. I’ll have to try it in the oven.
That’s a great idea! I’ll have to try it with the soap next time.
Anna
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I didn’t have luck with the soda and water paste, but I did add the dish soap to the paste I’d put on the window and, with some elbow grease, it cleaned up beautifully! Yeah!
I’m sorry. :/ I’m glad you found something that worked though!
Anna
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I used my glass stovetop cleaner. It worked like a champ, and I didn’t have to let it sit for 15 minutes! Fast & easy!
That’s a great tip, thank you!
Anna
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I read somewhere to sprinkle baking soda in the oven and spray it w water and let it sit overnight. It wipes right off! It is so easy and takes so little time! :0)
The caked-on grime didn’t even budge for me
And I let it sit for 20 minutes.
I’m sorry Karen!
I have no idea why it works for some people and not for others. :/
Anna
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Try it with vinegar and baking soda instead. That should do it. Also I’d use (I do use) one of those Scotch blue sponges with the scrubby on one side. Won’t scratch and will take the grime off very nicely.
Thanks Maeve!
Anna
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I’m glad this worked for so many people; it didn’t work at all for me
I’m sorry.
I wish I knew why sometimes it works and other times it doesn’t!
Anna
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Easy oven rack clean: 1 Lg black plastic bag, 1 cup ammonia. Take racks and bag outside on a sunny day. Place racks in bag; add ammonia. Secure shut. Leave outside all day, or even until tomorrow! whoops.
Crud should just wipe off! also works for grill racks.
That’s a great tip! Thank you.
Anna
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Works GREAT! Thank you for sharing!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing! I am going to try this soon =)
The easy way is to use a razor blade paint scraper. Go easy so that you don’t scratch your glass. This vacuum the residue and clean wit a glass cleaner. Somewhat simple !
Tried this today and I’m ticked off that I wasted my baking soda on a tip that doesn’t work.
Geesch Talia. It’s 50 cents for an entire box of baking soda. I’d say it was worth a try based on how well it worked for so many others.
Thank you SO much for this tip. I tried it and it worked! However, I will make one small change to the directions:
After the baking soda and water mix has set on the oven glass for 15-20 minutes, scrape it off with a metal dough scraper (I think mine is made by Bosch). This will eliminate all scrubbing and it didn’t scratch at all.