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How to Clean an Oven with Baking Soda and Vinegar

by GINA EYKEMANS

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Cleaning your oven is important. It takes a little time and some elbow grease, but the payoff is well worth it. Here’s how to do it. 

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1

Remove everything from the oven and set aside. 

Empty the Oven 

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2

In a small bowl, mix a ½ cup of baking soda with a few tablespoons of water. 

Make Baking Soda Paste

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3

Spread the paste all over the interior surfaces of your oven, steering clear of the heating elements.

Coat the Oven

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4

For at least 12 hours or overnight.

Let Sit 

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5

Meanwhile, scrub off your oven racks

Clean the Oven Racks

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6

Take a damp dish cloth and wipe out as much of the dried baking soda paste as you can. 

Wipe Out the Oven

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7

Put a little vinegar in a spray bottle and spritz everywhere you still see baking soda residue in your oven. 

Spray Vinegar

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8

Wipe out the remaining foamy vinegar-baking-soda mixture until all the baking soda residue is gone.

Final Wipe Down

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9

Replace the oven racks and anything else you keep in your oven. 

Reassemble Your Oven

For all the oven-cleaning details, visit thekitchn.com 

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