Burnt food and soot on an oven door can be a real headache to remove.
How to clean baked on food on glass oven door.
Since the problem is more than grease or minor splashes and burns we will tackle this the same way one would clean a wood stove glass door.
First open up the oven door so it sits flat.
How to clean your oven window on the inside cleaning the inside of your oven door can be a bit more challenging.
There are products available that are safe to use on glass and will remove some of the toughest soot and burnt on ash.
Cup of baking soda.
I spread this with a spoon over the glass in the oven door.
In a glass bowl i mixed 1 cup of baking soda with 1 4 cup of water.
The longer grease remains on oven doors.
Grease causes oven doors and surfaces to appear dingy and improperly maintained.
1 2 cup baking soda.
Cleaning oven with baking soda.
How to clean an oven glass door.
High temperatures within ovens cause grease to burn and diffuse strong odors throughout homes.
This can be quite sticky and messy so be sure to use a rag you can throw out afterwards.
The self cleaning setting won t do much to help a glass door and could damage your oven so it s up to you to do the dirty work.
The goal here isn t so much to clean.
After all the grease you ll be tackling has literally been baking on the glass for weeks months or maybe even years.
There should be about 3 in 7 6 cm of space keeping the oven from being shut.
The goal is to remove any of the loosely baked on parts of the stain.
Reattach the oven door with care.
Then i added 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to the same baking soda mixture and spread it across the other half of the glass.
This forms a paste with a texture similar to thick shaving cream.
Depending on how dirty your oven is we have 2 methods for clean oven glass you need to try.
Seat the left hinge arm fully inside the hinge slot before doing the process again with the right hinge arm.
The self cleaning cycle will clean the entire inside of the oven including the glass door.
Mix the baking soda water in a small dish.
Use a dry microfiber cloth to buff any streaks out of the glass.
When the cycle is finished wait for the oven to cool down.
Use a paper towel or old rag to wipe down the glass as best you can.
Best for mildly dirty ovens.
Wipe down the glass door.
Move the door to the rest of the oven and hold the door in the position in which it was removed.