Cleaning the oven

[Warrigal]

Cleaning the oven is one job I really hate. To remove built up grease you have to use very nasty chemicals like caustic soda and they these end up going down the drain. Every time I've done it in the past I've ended up damaging the thermocouple of the thermostat.

Since I've had the latest oven I haven't bothered cleaning the oven and haven't been too fussy about the stove top and range hood either. As a result, my oven was looking very neglected indeed.

Enter the Oven Wizard - a little man who comes to your house and magically restores the oven to as new condition.
Why wasn't I aware of this before? I will never clean the oven again and I won't have to feel guilty about it.

Here are the photos I took when he was finished.
Everything is sparkling. Whoo Hoooo!!

 

[Ralphy1]

The Oven Wizard? Please don't tipple before posting...

 

[Vivjen]

I have one of those too....just brilliant.
the oven wizard obviously flies round the world....

 

[Lara]

Beautiful! So, how did he do it? What did he use that wasn't "nasty chemicals"?

 

[Moonflight]

Is he related to the Tooth Fairy?

 

[Pappy]

He is a real person. A franchise through tout the UK and Australia. I think it is a great idea and I bet it catches on here.

 

[Warrigal]

Beautiful! So, how did he do it? What did he use that wasn't "nasty chemicals"?

No idea. I stayed out of the way.
What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over.

 

[Ralphy1]

Isn't a woman's work cleaning the oven? Not hiring some bloke to do it...nthego:

 

[Pappy]

Ralphy. You'd better go in your room and close the door. All hells about to break loose.

 

[Moonflight]

Isn't a woman's work cleaning the oven? Not hiring some bloke to do it...nthego:

No, it's far to difficult and complicated for us womenfolk to do, we need big strong men to do it for us.

 

[Ralphy1]

Here we go! Is there any household task that woman hasn't fobbed out to someone else?

 

[Warrigal]

What's your problem Ralphy?
Outsourcing is standard business practice these days.

Hubby has outsourced window washing, clearing out the gutterings, some gardening and lawn mowing.
I've outsourced the oven and done my bit for the local small business economy.

Are we not both on the side of the beneficent?

 

[QuickSilver]

I would have to pay him combat pay to clean my oven.. I have been procrastinating buying a new one and haven't bothered cleaning it for some time.

 

[jujube]

I have a "self-cleaning" setting on my oven. All very good, but I learned the hard way that you really have to get all the crusty stuff out first when you have a major spill in the oven. I set it to clean and after a while the stuff in the bottom caught on fire and I couldn't get the door open (the door locks itself until the oven gets below a certain temp). Here's smoke pouring out the vent and no way of putting the fire out. What a mess. Lessons learned the hard way.....

 

[Warrigal]

I would have to pay him combat pay to clean my oven.. I have been procrastinating buying a new one and haven't bothered cleaning it for some time.

It wasn't cheap but worth every dollar.

 

[Ralphy1]

I guess being a Domestic Goddess is a thing of the past. I miss them...

 

[QuickSilver]

My stove is 25 years old... and only 3 burners work... It's a mess but I'm going to replace it... Just don't know yet if we are staying in the house or not. If we are, I will go for a higher end model..

 

[jujube]

My stove is 25 years old... and only 3 burners work... It's a mess but I'm going to replace it... Just don't know yet if we are staying in the house or not. If we are, I will go for a higher end model..

My mom has a stove with only three burners working. Instead of replacing the burner, she removed it and now uses the opening to hold a mixing bowl so she has a hand free.

 

[QuickSilver]

Great idea!!!!

 

[Sunny]

Here's one way of dealing with it: use the microwave and a little toaster oven for everything.

 

[Shalimar]

I have a self-cleaning oven also. I put a sheet of tin foil in the bottom to catch the crusty bits.

 

[Debby]

Here's one way of dealing with it: use the microwave and a little toaster oven for everything.

I'm with you Sunny. Not baking also saves big time on useless calories.

 

[Shalimar]

I dunno Debby. Once in a while sweets feed the soul. Makes all that behaving worthwhile.:love_heart:

 

[AZ Jim]

I have a self-cleaning oven also. I put a sheet of tin foil in the bottom to catch the crusty bits.

No you don't. There hasn't been "tin foil" in years, you use aluminum foil.....*see you ARE old!!!!!:bigwink:

 

[Debby]

I dunno Debby. Once in a while sweets feed the soul. Makes all that behaving worthwhile.:love_heart:

Okay, you're right but only once in a while (til the pie is gone!) which is why I don't bake!