2006-06-22 07:03:29 · 7 answers · asked by juliep21403 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Self-cleaning ovens use an approximately 900 degrees Fahrenheit (482 degrees Celsius) temperature cycle to burn off spills leftover from baking, without the use of any chemicals. A self-cleaning oven is designed with a mechanical interlock to keep the oven door locked and closed during and soon after the high-temperature cleaning cycle, which can be approximately three hours. The door stays locked to prevent burn injuries. You can open the oven door after the oven cools to approximately 600 F (315 C).
If baking spills are not wiped up after baking, there may be some smoke during an oven cleaning cycle. It is a good idea to remove any pets from the area when running the oven's self-cleaning cycle. There have been reports of oven-heated Teflon-coated items releasing odorless fumes deadly to birds.
Self-cleaning ovens have the added benefit of more insulation, which helps the energy efficiency for regular baking. This is similar in concept to an increased R-factor for home insulation.
You will also save energy costs by using the self-cleaning cycle right after baking, to make use of the already partially heated oven.
2006-06-22 07:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by kiwi_08 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The oven gets so hot that any grease and food particles are actually burned to a crisp. There are special locks on my self-clean oven that keep it from being opened because it gets so hot. When the process is finished, all you have to do is wipe out the burned particles. You may have to use an all-purpose cleanser to get rid of all the grease but it's a lot better than those smelly oven sprays that don't work very good.
2006-06-29 04:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A self cleaning oven cleans by heat. The inside of the oven becomes extremely hot, burning to a cinder/ash anything in it. All that is left is a few ashes to wipe out with a damp cloth.
2006-06-22 07:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Blond Logic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For two months, I have tried every thing to clean the oven!! Yes it is a self cleaning oven!! I guess I will try that! GOD I hope it will work! This oven has years of cooking grease in it! Thank you all!
Sincerely
Lloyd O.Harvey
2015-02-19 02:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lloyd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't quote me on this, but I think that the oven is taken to such a high temperature that it burns all of the gunk and food stuck to the sides to the extent that it is turned to charcoal, which can be easily swept away.
2006-06-22 07:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gets incredibly hot and evaporated the cooked on goo inside it. This is why the oven locks when it does it. Basically it fires itself.
2006-06-22 07:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by jillhourihan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with heat
2006-06-28 08:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by Yissel s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋