The oven is one of the appliances we use the most. In it we can make from a delicious dessert to a fish to lick your fingers. However, it is also one of the heaviest appliances to clean. For this reason, many times we tend to leave cleaning for another time, which is a fatal mistake since this will make it much more difficult to remove grease stains and burnt and encrusted food. We give you some very useful tricks to clean the oven with the help of natural products that you surely have at home or can easily find. Take note

What products can you use to clean the oven?

• There are specific products on the market for cleaning, but most are made up of toxic chemicals. This class of products must be handled with care, both in the administration and in the elimination of it, since later we will introduce our food in the oven.
• Therefore, it is more advisable to use natural products such as lemon, salt, bicarbonate and vinegar. All of them, properly administered, work great on even the deepest stains. In addition, they are friendlier to the environment.
• In any case, if you decide on chemical products rather than natural products, it is very important that you follow the manufacturer’s instructions to the letter. In this way, you will get a clean and well-kept oven.

Step by step to do a basic cleaning of the oven

• We start with some tricks to clean the oven on a regular basis. The recommended thing is to clean it after each use, taking advantage of it when it is still somewhat hot (without burning), so that it. And for this you can follow the following steps:
• You can use three parts water and one part vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray the inside of the oven avoiding the fans and leave to act for a few minutes. Then, wipe with a damp cloth to remove any traces of dirt.
• When you cook a dish that leaves a very strong smell in the oven, for example when you cook fish, you can clean it with a preparation of the juice of two lemons (you can also add the peels) and pour it on a baking tray or a container with a little of water.
• Introduce the container and turn on the oven at about 200º for 20 or 30 minutes. Take advantage of the heat of the dish that you have baked to use this homemade trick and, in this way, you will save gas or electricity (depending on what your oven is like).
• Then let it cool down a bit and wipe the walls and the door with a damp cloth. In addition to eliminating odors, surface grease will also be removed.

Deep cleaning the oven: what steps should you follow?

If your oven is already very dirty, don’t worry, we also have some tricks based on natural ingredients that will leave it very clean:

Cleaning oven with salt

Salt is an excellent degreaser and goes a long way in cleaning deeper stains. Make a mixture of 1/2 liter of water and 250 gr. of coarse salt in a container. Stir until the salt is mostly dissolved and spread over the oven walls and door.

Leave to act for about 20 minutes and clean with a damp cloth. You can carefully scrape the areas where there most encrusted with a plastic spatula, you will see that thanks to the effect of the salt they will come out easily.

Oven cleaning with baking soda and vinegar

This cleaner is the quintessential degreaser, in fact; it can be used to clean the kitchen grill or other greasy areas (as long as they are not porous surfaces). When the oven is very dirty, there is no better homemade solution than this.

Make a paste with baking soda and water. When you have it, add the vinegar little by little, since the reaction will make it foam. If you use 1/2 cup of baking soda, use about 3 to 4vinegar and enough water to make the paste. If you go over vinegar or water you can add more bicarbonate.

Cover the walls of the oven with the paste, focusing on the dirtiest areas. You can also use this recipe with the oven door. Let it act overnight, about 12 hours. To remove it, use a plastic spatula in the areas where there is more encrusted dirt and wipe with a damp cloth as many times as necessary. On the door, first spray some water and carefully remove the paste with a cloth, so that it does not scratch the glass.

How to clean oven trays and racks

You can use any of the above tricks to clean oven trays and racks, as they work very well too. Another infallible trick is that of cola. You only have to soak them for 15 minutes in glue and then rub and wash. They are impeccable!

In addition to the above, one way to prevent racks and trays from getting excessively dirty is to place baking paper or aluminum foil on them to avoid staining as much as possible when we use them. Also, always take out the baked items along with the tray to avoid spills.