A quick tip

Cleaning my oven is not fun. If I would just do it after it has cooled my life would be so much easier. I got in a cleaning mood and finally scrubbed all the gunk and junk off my oven. I have a smooth surface oven and I discovered the best way to clean it. I thought I would pass along a helpful tip if you don't already have a great solution.

Here's my oven in all its glorious filth.

Sad! Horrible! My mother would be horrified! She raised me better than that!


This is my secret ingredient. What is it? Baking soda!! Cover the top of your oven with it and let it sit for a few minutes. I'm not sure how much it helps to let it sit but I tell myself by letting it sit, that's when the magic happens!! I usually let it soak in for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I take my sponge and start scrubbing. Depending on how much gunk you have on there you may have to really put some "elbow grease" into scrubbing. But it's worth the work in the end. I use the rough side of my sponge. It doesn't scratch my oven either.
After scrubbing just a little this is what the first burner looks like. A million times better!


Keep going because when you're finished you will be able to see your reflection. Ta da!!

What do you think? It looks brand new again. I do use window cleaner to polish the oven up to a pretty shine. This makes me happy! My total time spent cleaning this was about 20 minutes. Well worth it too!