Self-cleaning features on ovens, which can be confusing and even controversial, were developed in the early 1960s for both gas and electric ovens, though the term “self-cleaning” is actually something ...

Do you ever find yourself wishing that your house could just...clean itself? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way—but there is at least one thing in your home that actually does: your oven!

Remember the holidays? Maybe you did lots of baking and roasting, perhaps even a turkey or two. Now raise your hand if you’ve cleaned your oven since then. Or since LAST Thanksgiving, for that matter.

Ideally, you should clean your oven the same day the spills occur—steam cleaning is most effective with fresh spills.

Your oven takes a beating all year, from New Year's appetizers to dribbling turkey fat on Thanksgiving and Christmas cookie crumbs. Odds are, it could use some R&R. Did you pick up a weird burning ...

Though it isn't a feature people use often, some ovens come equipped with a button labeled "self-clean." If you're not familiar with this function, no, little magical gnomes don't come out of nowhere ...

For normal cleaning, Hensley recommends a counter or floor, but make sure to cover the surface with a towel to prevent damage from cleaning products. Heavily soiled racks may need to be soaked in a ...

Oven cleaning is one of the messiest, most time-consuming and dreaded household chores there is, but it’s a job that needs to be done. A stained and greasy oven not only looks disgusting, but there ...

When was the last time you cleaned your oven? Have you ever cleaned your oven? You’re not alone if you answered “ummm” and “. . . no.” Carolyn Forte, director of the home appliances and cleaning ...

Ovens tend to get a lot of use during the holidays, and between drips, drops, and turkey basting spills, they can get fairly dirty. And they may not get cleaned very often—in a survey by the American ...

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Cleaning an oven is a tedious chore. It takes time, it can involve scrubbing, and everyone gets a little uneasy when they have to stick their head inside of an oven. To keep your oven running its best ...