How to Clean an Oven FAST with NO Harsh Chemicals 

Best part about watching this video is seeing a man do the job 😂

I was a Appliance Service Technician, I always told my customers not to use the self clean feature. 9 out of 10 times the high heat would damage the safety switch and wouldn't allow the door to open. This is the best method I've seen and also the safest.

That this has over 4 million views tells me that many of us have dirty ovens... and most of us leave it far too long before we tackle it. Your method is as old as the hills, yet so many have forgotten it, and I shall thank you for reminding so many of how easy, cheap and safe is to do without the nasty promoted chemicals. I am ashamed of our main oven, and I was of the smaller one too, however, by simply mixing bicarbonate of soda with either vinegar or water the smaller one is now sparkling. Now, to tackle to big one! Thank you so much for a timely reminder of how easy this is to do.

Just an FYI about baking soda and water paste ... it works great for insect bites... when I lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado I was bit by some kind of insect and my foot started itching, swelling, and turning red. I made the baking soda paste, put it all over the affected area and within a few minutes, the itching, swelling and redness went away. I am sure it would be good for mosquitoes as well, just thought I would share that tip here for whoever needs it! 😊😊😊😊

I sprinkle table salt on the spills/drips in my oven as soon as I remove the baked item. The salt will dry it up and make it brittle. The next day, I can vacuum up the crumbles from the bottom of the oven. No mess! Works well if something has boiled over in the oven and is burning and smoking too.. Just smother the geew in salt and keep on baking.

here's a little tip I've been doing for over 30 yrs: take a piece of foil the width of your over bottom and place it under your racks to catch the spills, when it gets dirty, throw it away and replace with a clean sheet. Saves on the scrubbing the burned on gunk.

That’s the cleanest dirty oven I’ve seen!!

Oh man i love this. So easy! I have severe asthma and can't use harsh chemicals for cleaning anything because it triggers an attack. Plus I just don't like using harsh chemicals because I have kids and don't feel comfortable putting chemicals in an oven or anywhere where food is. This method is super easy and safe, I love it! I sware the best things that you can use to clean anything in your house that are non toxic and not full of mystery chemicals is baking soda, white vinegar, dish soap, water, and a little lemon if you want it to smell good.

May I make a suggestion. Looking at your door hinges you have the type that easily allows for the door to be removed. This not only allows you to get at the oven more easily, but you can you put the door on your counter (with some paper etc underneath of cause). It's then easier to clean without bending over. Plus, you can then clean around the edges of the oven and hard to get at places. Hope this helps. Thanks for the video.

If your oven isn't quite so dirty, you might try what I use. Boil a tea kettle of water. Pour the water into a large baking pan set onto the lower rack. Close the door and leave it until the water cools. The steam will loosen any smaller grease splatters and you can just wipe them up with a damp sponge or cloth. (Ha! I just typed that as sloth! Appropriate for MY cleaning style, anyway.) Happy cleaning!

Thanks for the tip. Couldn't wait 12 hours. But worked well enough to take off 70% of the grime in about 20 min.. I'm a guy who's impatient. No smells, no toxic oven off. Will repeat next week.

Thank you! Nicely done! Just cleaned my oven with all your techniques watching your video. It worked amazing, but it was exhausting doing it. It's a lot of work depending on how long you haven't cleaned it, but it's totally worth it in the end. Looks outstanding. I can't get over it. Knock it out, guys!

You inspired me to do this today. I didn't even wait the 24 hours. I checked it in about 4 hours and it seemed ready to go. I'd been putting this job off for so long, and now it's done and looks beautiful. All ready for the holidays! Thank you!

This man is a 100% correct on everything!!! From the self cleaning oven and the use of baking soda!!! SPEAK!!!!!

You’re the real life mr. Clean

Thank you SO much for this video and I am relieved to know that I am not the only one who is terrified of the self clean feature! I have tried baking soda and vinegar before, but never the overnight paste. It worked like a charm! I never would have believed it if I hadn't seen how dirty your oven was lol it gave me hope to get rid of some stubborn messes! A++++ thank you

I've been cleaning my oven with baking soda for years, but never tried leaving it overnight. Will definitely try that next time!

Definitely be trying this as I hate chemicals and the smell it leaves behind, I usually have to wear a mask to stop me inhaling the fumes. Thank you.

Great video with presentation and NO harsh chemicals or poisonous fumes ! I like how the paste seeps into every crevice and space you wouldn’t be able to get to with other cleaning agents. Let’s face it….cleaning out your oven is a stinky, gross task but this really makes it easy and not hazardous with horrible toxic fumes. Thanks so much !

The vinegar cuts grease, but it also turns any baking soda left into water and CO2 or carbon dioxide ( which is what we exhale). There is some sodium acetate left, but it burns off at 380’ F and turns into CO2 and something else innocuous. So this way of cleaning a stove is perfect! :)🌷🌱

No need to wait 12 hours, once you have coated the oven in backing soda, just spray the vinegar on the baking soda and leave a few hours, sometimes you get better results just putting baking soda on the oven without making a paste with water and then spraying vinegar on the baking soda. Give it a try with a paste or without a paste, just plain baking soda, and spray vinegar. Baking soda and vinegar can help unblock a kitchen sink drain also.

This is the info I always wanted to find. Easy, cost effective and odor free. So happy to know this. As my mother used to say: "the proof is in the pudding"! 👏

⭐️ Thank you. I totally agree about the risks of superheating an appliance in the home; maybe some exceptions depending on the stove, house, cabinetry layout, and their ages. Good point about not wanting particles/fumes cooking with your food. I also like leaving a natural solution to sit overnight instead of needing to force the chore to be done in a few hours with less effective results. Patience. Wax on. Wax off. 🙏

Great 👍🏽 I’m Cancer survivor always looking for natural products to clean with. Thanks so much Cynthia.

I was told to use baking soda mixed with water by a housekeeper I met in a store. Worked great, but thank you for the extra info about the vinegar spray. I'm going to give it a shot after the initial cleaning now!

Wow 👍 I really like the fact that no chemicals were used. Super easy, I will definitely try this method!! Cheers 👍🍺

Thank you for making this look less intimidating for me! I’ve been dreading cleaning the oven for so long but it’s time and I think I’m actually looking forward it now 😆

That's a fantastic topic for a video! Using natural methods to clean an oven is not only environmentally friendly but also safer for your health. It's great to see more people embracing such eco-friendly cleaning techniques. It's impressive how effective simple household items can be in tackling tough grime and stains, all while keeping the air in your home free from harsh chemicals. Great choice for learning something new and sustainable! 🌿✨

You’re absolutely correct about the self cleaning oven feature-the self clean cycle raises the temperature of the oven so high it’s like an inferno waiting to happen. I did it once and all the adjacent wood cabinets were about to self combust. Aside from the stifling heat given off a strong oil odor from the oven lasted throughout my condo for months. I’ll be using baking soda and white vinegar conservatively

I finished baking and had a mess in the oven. While the oven was warn I made the paste waited 1/2 and sparkling clean. I was amazed it worked. Thanks!

Love the safe cleaning products! I bought a silicone oven liner that I put in the bottom of the oven. They cost about $8-10; just do a quick internet search. Every now and then, I take it out and rinse it off. It helps keep the oven clean.

Thank you! This makes me want to do mines today. I love the fact that its so easy and free from harmful chemicals.

This has been a blessing for long years.. great for coffee glass shine.. bathroom fabulous. . Floors.. refrigerators wash not just for order.. and no chemicals that give side effects 🙄

You can also spray some of that vinegar on the baking soda if you have a really baked-in spill. It bubbles up and really lifts that crud out with a bit of elbow grease on your part. And then of course, use the vinegar as you did for the finishing step.

"Wowzers" and "jeepers" lol Very helpful video!

As a baker I have 4 ovens. I have hesitated to use the self clean feature. Thank you for this video.

I almost wanted to pay $80 for a professional cleaning company to clean my oven with chemical products. But after watching your video, I think I can do this on my own! Looks pretty straightforward

This video is so timely for me as just last night I realized I have to clean my oven but was dreading it! Now I know how to do it without being exposed to noxious fumes from toxic products!! Thank you so very much! Cheers!

Thank you, I clean houses as my job, I loved this , no smell, no scratchers, no hot oven, great video,

"the only bald guy you need to make this, is me" truer words have never been spoken! you're the real mr. clean! thanks for this video. im watching as a first time homeowner, having moved in 3 months ago. i figured today was the day to clean!

Best part about this video is the guy himself. He's absolutely GORGEOUS.

This is awesome. I love finding ways to use natural ingredients to clean around my home. No harm, no foul. Gotta love it.

I'm trying it now. I was told years ago by an appliance repairman not to use the self cleaning feature. He said it shortens the life of the oven, besides the other dangers of such high heat. I will let you know how it turns out! 👍🏻

Excellent! My daughter told me how dangerous it is to use the self cleaning oven! I will give this a try! Thank you!

"Ask your wife...mine's doing that in the background." I am cracking up! That's exactly how it would be in this house. ❤

Yes! This can always be YOUR job you do it so well! I use vinegar dawn dish soap and water in a spray bottle to clean almost everything! But baking soda for baked on gunk is awesome! Buy the big box of baking soda you can sprinkle it on carpets to deodorize carpets too! It’s all so great to use for upset stomach 1/4 tsp in a glass of warm water will help it! AND use warm water and baking soda and a little table salt for a sore throat gargle, the hotter the water the better. It’s a temporary fix but it does help! My grandmother always used it for us as kids. I had the best Grandma ever! 💕

I use baking soda and white vinegar. Put down the baking soda and pour white vinegar on (either with a spray or pour it on carefully). It will bubble up and within 15 mins the worst dirt and grime will come off! Quick and easy. Works every time!

Great job. Just in time for me, needing to clean my own oven. Hope I have the same results! 🤞👍

Thank you for this informative vog. I too have used my self cleaning heat once, and was so scared, as everything around the oven got sooo hot! I totally agree with you, that this is the best way. Love to you all from Devon, England. xxx

OMG x3 I just cleaned my oven with this. It works like a charm!❤❤

Fabulous it works thanks for your video my oven looks amazing thanks for sharing lots of blessings

Wow. Great tip. Best husband ever. Helping his wife ❤️

Now that your oven is clean you can buy an oven mat..it catches the drips from any food that you're baking..I love it..I purchased mine from Lowes..makes clean up even easier..great video..thanks for sharing.

That works OK on stains that are not old or crusty. Cleaned a stove with it and spent a lot of energy scrubbing and it cleaned it half way. Got some over clenaer and it took EVERYTHING off with ease. Use the oven cleaner.

This is one of those jobs I keep putting off! Just wipe with a damp cloth doesn't cut it! I'm going to do this today as it's long overdue. Great video. Nancy Traynor

Your wife has you well trained. Love your videos.

I cover the bottom of my oven with foil. I just have too change the tin foil when it gets soiled. I never clean my oven. Been years. Like your videos . I do use vinegar and water in a small jar with holes poked in the lid. Start the microwave and put on for about 5 minutes or till you see the water steam comes out of the holes in the lid .. Leave the jar sit for 20 minutes or till it has cooled down. Works great too clean Microwave. Wipe down. Your done. Thank you for showing your video. God Bless.

I always dreaded cleaning my oven , I tried this method ( NO FUMES ) and it works like a Charm ! Thank you so much !

I was just thinking about what to use to clean my oven. thank you.😊❤

Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you cleaning that oven. And I’m definitely going to try this out. But, also using an oven liner is a great boost too

I loved the helper sliding the box back into frame. I know it wasn't supposed to be comedic but I laughed! And this seems like the "hack" works best for the person who cleans the oven regularly... "Hey, honey... Want to make a youtube tutorial video? It's about how to clean an oven! Here are the instructions, I'll film!"

Great video! A great way to clean oven without harsh chemicals. Also thanks for the warning about using the self cleaning feature. Now I’ve got to get busy cleaning my oven.

Excellent recipe to clean the oven. Thank you!

I’m glad I’ve stumbled upon this from one house dad to another, thanks Brother. I’m sick of using harsh stinking chemicals.

This video is absolutely amazing and I now know how to clean my oven without harsh chemicals. I don't clean it as often as I should because of the chemicals, not that it's real nasty from food spillage, however, it can now be cleaned so much better. Thanks to you Sir, that is over!

This was wonderful! Since i don't have much time, I can do a small portion every night and clean it up in the morning as part of my kitchen routine. Thank you so very much!

I tried your formula with baking soda and pasted the entire inside after 20 yrs, a little scrubbing and it is absolutely amazing, looks like I bought it yesterday, absolutely immaculate!!! Will use this method on everything!!! Great video!!! If I only knew how to show the results on RU-vid I would 😊

Your commentary is the best!!! Thanks for the tips!! I would not have left it over night!!

It was wonderful, especially on the racks whose built up nasties I had been unable to remove with harsh chemicals. And not having to worry about those chemicals afterwards was sheer bliss! Thank you!

Wow, so glad that I landed on your video! What you said about using the self-cleaning cycle---that's exactly why I've never used it on mine! I've heard horror stories like that and I'm afraid of it. I've been using baking soda to clean my oven, but never left it on long enough. I was simply sprinkling it in, then spritzing with white vinegar (so cool to watch it bubble up), then trying to scrub the grunge out, which only partially worked. I'm anxious to try your method and hope it works on my filthy oven and the glass door (so dirty that I can hardly see thru it! lol) Thanks for this hot cleaning tip, Mr. Hotty....err, I mean Mr. Gizmo.

Thank you for the video. I'm going to try it maybe this weekend and I'll give you the results!

Great practical guidance with beautiful humour. Thankyou.

Wow! I’m almost 70, so I’ve cleaned a few ovens. Always thought you had to use something to cut the grease so I used window glass cleaner when I walked away from the harsh oven cleaners. This baking soda method looks like it works better and now I won’t have to inhale the window cleaner fumes! Thx!

Spraying vinegar on the dry baking soda makes it like scrubbing bubbles and helps lift the grime. Baking soda sitting for a long time eats through the crusty stuff and loosens it, but sometimes I have needed a scratchy pad to really remove the harder baked on level. Works for burned pots and pans too. Makes them nice and shinney.

Thanks. You have a beautiful oven. I'll try mine now.

I love the way it turned out on your stove. I will try it with mine now.

I live in a retirement village in Australia, I no longer use my full-sized oven and I wanted to have it clean as possible. I have an Air-fryer oven that will do as much as my full-sized oven, it bakes, grills, toast, and bakes and will take a good-sized roast or chook. This video will allow me to keep in control of what I can bake, and roast .etc and will allow me to keep it clean

Thanks for showing this i will do this the next time i clean my oven it looks like a new oven thanks again for sharing this

Great tip...especially the Brewskis or two. You might have covered floor in front of oven with a couple old towels or something to protect floors. Recently bought oven drip protectors....but DID NOT use them for fear of high heat creating harmful gases. Good job...thanks for sharing.

Immaculate. Altogether lovely, Thank you very much.

Mr Gizmo great video. Here's a tip, if you want to avoid the oven mess, put a large cookie sheet at the bottom of the oven while you are baking something.

I hate cleaning the oven but this looks like a good option to try thank you. I have to say my oven hasn't been cleaned in a long time so if this works I will be a believer for ever :)

New subscriber !!! Was searching for how to clean in between the glass of my oven door and found your channel. Finally the glass is clean - just had to unscrew it like u showed us! Thank you!!!!

Thank you Mr. Gizmo! I didn’t want you to use chemicals. This is great!

Excellent demo. As a retired Telephone Lineman who enjoys cooking this is great. I purchased my new oven 2 years ago and I’ve put off cleaning my oven. You make it look simple and easy. Thank you.

An option i added to this (For Really Grubby Ovens) is the same but AFTER applying the paste, turn the oven on low for an hour or so allow the baked on fat to absorb into the BiCarb Soda, when cool continue as in this video... for the grubby shelves fill a bath or, if you have a large enough laundry tub or other.. fill with laundry powder and BiCarb soda and HOT water as hot as you can get it... leave to soak a few hours or overnight and the gunk will come off much easier.. had to clean a mate's place for him.. he loved to bake Roasts, but had teenagers and a mum w dementia and studying Law, so you can imagine little time for cleaning (hence the reason i was there as paid help) anyways as most of us HATE cleaning ovens (even moreso someone else's very grubby one) i was looking for solutions to the usual 'toxic' oven cleaners.. I'm not a paid help now he's done his Law studies and his mum has passed the children mostly grown up now.. i hope he learned a few tricks but i doubt, he'll probs just find paid help...

I love the comedy part of this too!! Never boring!! Thank you!

Worked great thank you so much ❤❤

A friend recommended this method to cleaning my oven too. It works!

I took my ovens bottom panel out of the oven and power washed it. Easy and took the mess out to the back yard. Also, power washed the oven racks and then used a new wire brush to get the baked on grease of the oven racks. The holidays are coming so I may be trying your tips. Thanks BTW, power washer and wire brush worked well along with full strength "Thieves" cleaner with naturally derived plant based ingredients to the inside of the oven.

Fantastic! Thank you.. Mr. Gizmo!

I appreciated hearing about your experience using the self-clean mode. I've never used mine and after what you shared I doubt I ever will. **Great** video. Very helpful watching your technique using the baking soda and white vinegar.

Heard of using baking soda before but never tried it. I suppose I was sceptical, but actually seeing it done has convinced me to try it so when I go shopping it’s the first thing on the list lol. I really appreciate you taking the time to share this and demonstrate it also. Great results, thank you 🙏🏻 I will let you know how it goes next week 👍🏻🤞🏻

Place a sheet of tin foil in base of big plastic container,lay all stainless steel oven parts on top then cover with soda crystals,cover with boiling water and watch the magic happen,this is also brilliant for cleaning sterling silver jewellery,the dirt just drops off

I watched a few how to videos on how to clean an oven, and this one is the BEST!

Bro, the best part of the video is when you said, your wife will let you know what you’re doing wrong 😂 Thanks for the video!

That was great!! I will do it for sure!

I used the self clean...for a few minutes. The BOOM was frightening followed by a fireball. My loyal, loving cats who never want to leave my side..bolted outside in a rush, leaving me to deal with the inferno. Thanks for your help Cats, I will know who NOT to count on in the next emergency! Much better to use this method than the self cleaner !

I'm impressed! I was dereading cleaning my oven again cause I can't stand the smell of that nasty easy-off nor the knock off brand and neither one worked worth a crap! I had to take the stuff outside to spray them and by the time I tried to clean of that stuff it dried up and I had hell getting it all off. You did an excellent job using what you had and it looked awesome!!

Good on ya. Nice to hear a man doing the work for a change.