Oven cleaning should be carried out every 12 weeks or whenever you notice stains or burnt-on food, according to the cleaning pros at Ovenu.
But it goes without saying, you should clean your oven the more you use it.
For those who love baking, a frequent clear-out of any drips and debris from the bottom of a cold oven is your best bet between deep cleans.
But for those who use their oven sporadically, every 12 weeks is a good amount of time to get the gloves out.
Plan on cleaning your oven every two weeks if the oven is constantly being used to cook large family dinners as spilt food and odours can also affect your future meals.
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If you do start to notice your oven smoking and wonder if it is broken, fear not, as you may just need a deep clean.
The best way to prevent grease and food building up is to give the oven a quick wipe and a clean after each time you use it.
For example, if you’ve been frying and you can see fat and grease on the hobs, it’s best to give them a wipe-down after usage.
The same can be said when cooking inside the oven itself. However, the problem with this is that not everyone has the time to clean the inside of their oven, whilst fat and grease spills are not always visible.
Oven liners can be a great help here, they sit at the bottom and catch all the spills and debris so you can simply swipe it out, clean and replace it.
It’s definitely wise to remove any food spillages as often as possible from the insides of ovens.
When foods have spilt and are left inside, this can cause unnecessary smoking which will not only set off your fire alarm, but the smell can permeate into rooms, and even ruin the food that you’re cooking in the first place.
