Clean the oven glass: here's how you can

The oven comes into direct contact with foodstuffs, therefore to clean it it is necessary to use natural products that are not harmful to health. For clean the oven and its parts (double glass, seal, tailgate...), avoid using chemical detergents and to remove even the most encrusted stains, use natural ingredients such as sodium bicarbonate, vinegar and lemon.

Cleaning the oven with lemon is very useful in case of bad smell, citric acid has the ability to eliminate bad odors. In this case, just rub half a lemon by passing it along each surface as if it were a sponge: this practice is recommended after cooking fish or eggs, the vapors of which can generate an unpleasant smell. Always in order to eliminate the bad smell in the oven it is recommended to leave the tailgate open after using the appliance.

As for the glass, the external surfaces can be easily cleaned by preparing a solution of water, baking soda and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. Stir the mixture and wait for the foam to settle. Transfer the liquid into a spray bottle and spray the glass surfaces to be cleaned. With a soft sponge, rub the stains to be removed. If the stains are stubborn, leave the product to act for a few minutes or rub the sponge when the oven door is still hot (but not hot).

To avoid the formation of halos or streaks, as you manage to eliminate the stains or food residues, rinse the sponge and spray the new solution with bicarbonate. When the oven glass is perfectly clean, dry thoroughly with a specific microfibre cloth for glass.

How to clean the oven glass, double glazing

Oven glass is the most difficult to clean because it comes into close contact with greasy foods brought to high temperatures. In addition, that of the oven is a insulated glass, i.e. a double glass with a cavity placed between the two panes.

The problem arises when the double glazing gaskets wear out and the vapors reach the cavity carrying small drops of oil and food particles with them. The scenario can be really inconvenient: no matter how hard you try to clean the glass surface from the outside or inside of the oven, nothing changes! The dirt has now reached the cavity of the double glazing.

In this case, for clean the oven glass you will have to disassemble the door and lift one of the glass plates. This option is allowed in most cases but not all ports allow disassembly.

For example, in Ariston HotSpot oven there are no screws but the double glass of the oven it can be disassembled easily with a snap mechanism. Many ovens take advantage of this mechanism and for clean the glass just open the oven door, place both palms of your hands on the glass and pull it towards you, being careful not to damage the seals.

The photo above shows the double glazing of my oven. As you can see there are no screws but the double glass is fixed with an interlocking mechanism. It is not very difficult to take it apart and reassemble it but you have to be careful to put the stops back in place and to put the glass back in the right direction. By disassembling the double glazing it will be possible to clean every grease stain and those annoying halos which are also visible from the outside of the oven.

If the vapors often reach the interior of the double glass, it means that the gaskets are worn or too loose and therefore - if you are not very skilled with do-it-yourself- the intervention of a technician or customer assistance provided by the parent company that manufactured the oven is recommended.

Source: www.ideegreen.it