Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

"SS" wrote in message
...
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me
to soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip
the grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

The only sure chemical I know is Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) dissolved
in water.
Nasty dangerous stuff though.



Dismantling it all is more work than you might think.
I was told Nitromores paint stripper will shift it but have never tried it.
It would save dismantling it.

In article ,
"harryagain" writes:

"SS" wrote in message
...
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me
to soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip
the grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

The only sure chemical I know is Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) dissolved
in water.
Nasty dangerous stuff though.

Don't put any aluminimum parts in it either.

Many oven cleaners are caustic soda mixed with a gel to hold it in
place on vertical surfaces.

Another option is to put any parts which fit into the dishwasher,
and run on hottest/strongest wash, possibly with extra dishwasher
detergent. This can work well for chrome shelves. After the main
wash, some grease may be loosened but still attached, and benefit
from going over with a washing up brush just to get it right off.

If the oven has self-cleaning (catalytic) liners, don't try cleaning
them. When you've cleaned the rest of the oven, leave it running
at max temp for half an hour which should make the liners burn off
the splashes, which will turn to ash and fall off or brush off
(don't use a brush which melts on the hot liners). Sometimes the
instructions say to move some of the liners when doing a cleaning
cycle, e.g. if the heating elements are in the sides, you might
need to move the rear liner so it's standing against a side liner
so it gets hot enough. You'll get smoke from the oven whilst the
liners are cleaning, as the grease is being burned off.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On 07/08/2011 12:24, SS wrote:
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks



There are firms that come and do this using franchise supplied chemicals
that the public don't have access to. Not that expensive last time I looked

On 07/08/2011 16:28, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In ,
writes:

wrote in message
...
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me
to soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip
the grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

The only sure chemical I know is Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) dissolved
in water.
Nasty dangerous stuff though.

Don't put any aluminimum parts in it either.

Many oven cleaners are caustic soda mixed with a gel to hold it in
place on vertical surfaces.

Another option is to put any parts which fit into the dishwasher,
and run on hottest/strongest wash, possibly with extra dishwasher
detergent. This can work well for chrome shelves. After the main
wash, some grease may be loosened but still attached, and benefit
from going over with a washing up brush just to get it right off.

If the oven has self-cleaning (catalytic) liners, don't try cleaning
them. When you've cleaned the rest of the oven, leave it running
at max temp for half an hour which should make the liners burn off
the splashes, which will turn to ash and fall off or brush off
(don't use a brush which melts on the hot liners). Sometimes the
instructions say to move some of the liners when doing a cleaning
cycle, e.g. if the heating elements are in the sides, you might
need to move the rear liner so it's standing against a side liner
so it gets hot enough. You'll get smoke from the oven whilst the
liners are cleaning, as the grease is being burned off.

Not DIY but the lazy man's way. contact an oven cleaning service, may be
cheaper, definitely easier.

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

On Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:24:45 +0100, "SS"
wrote:

Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

An angle grinder would be your best bet.

--
Frank Erskine

On 07/08/2011 18:43, stuart noble wrote:
On 07/08/2011 12:24, SS wrote:
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow
me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would
strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks



There are firms that come and do this using franchise supplied chemicals
that the public don't have access to. Not that expensive last time I looked

Last time ours was done, we used Oven-U. Cost about 60 quid, but they
took it completely apart and soaked the bits in a tank in their van.
This is definitely one job that's better left to someone that *wants* to
do it IMO.

On Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:24:45 +0100, "SS"
wrote:

Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

Steam, and plenty of it. I have my trusty wallpaper stripper for jobs
like that.

MM

"SS" wrote in message
...
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me
to soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip
the grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks



Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solution.

"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
"harryagain" writes:

"SS" wrote in message
...
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow
me
to soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip
the grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

The only sure chemical I know is Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda)
dissolved
in water.
Nasty dangerous stuff though.

Don't put any aluminimum parts in it either.

Definitely not. The reaction produces hydrogen!

On Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:24:45 +0100, "SS"
wrote:
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.

For the wire shelves and anything else that's difficult to coat with
or soak in caustic soda, putting them in a bin liner with ammonia
works well.

I pour a thin layer of ammonia into the grill pan, then put this
together with all the wire shelves in a bin liner, seal it up, and
leave it overnight. Do this outside to avoid catching a whiff of
ammonia.

The ammonia gas dissolves the grease quite effectively, and the bits
that remain can easily be shifted with a washing up brush and soapy
water.

On Aug 7, 12:24*pm, "SS" wrote:
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.

No idea without seeing it - so first see how much you can take apart
easily. If you can get the plates off (they nearly always just lift
off), soaking them horizontally in caustic soda is easy, albeit a dull
job.

Suit up against splashes to handle it - Herriott gloves, face shield
(useful anyway, so go and buy one) and a PVC apron. I've not seen
aluminium on the cleanable parts of an oven - probably because of the
likely cleaning materials.

A single-edged razor blade does the glass window quite well.

If it won't come apart, pay someone else to deal with it.

On Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:24:45 +0100, "SS"
wrote:

Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.

Mr Muscle or Oven Pride.
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On Aug 7, 12:24*pm, "SS" wrote:
Oven in house I have just moved into is badly `greased up` and cooked to
perfection to make it difficult to remove.
My intention is to take the easiest route to clean it so thinking of
dismantling the door etc. I have a large plastic tray that would allow me to
soak the components in for as long as I like. So what would be best
ingredient / chemical to use that can be bought easily that would strip the
grease but not attack the plastic tray.
thanks

Dissolve a little caustic and brush it over the interior of the oven.
Its antisocial, be careful with it. Put water in a tray on the oven
bottom. Let it cook for a while till the tray's dry.

Chrome racks can be cleaned in a dishwasher, which softens the baked
grease, then cleaned readily with a copper scourer. Do the scouring as
soon as the cycle's done.


NT