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bakingsoda Natural Oven Cleaning RecipeOven cleaning stinks. It is time consuming and the chemicals that are used in most conventional oven cleaners are toxic! I’ve been working on switching all of my cleaning to more natural methods…

That is why this particular tip is one of my favorites as it is so easy, cheap and natural!

If you are like me, your oven occasionally (or once a week in my case) gets burned on food on the bottom, splattered food on the sides, or dried food stuck on the rack. I am not fortunate to have a self-cleaning oven as some do, so I had to find a way to solve this problem. I checked oven cleaners at the store, and definitely did not want those ingredients in my oven around the food I was cooking for my family. I tried a variety of natural treatments before stumbling on the best oven cleaner, natural or not, that I have ever found: baking soda!

Though it seems like a simple fix, baking soda is really effective and makes the daunting task of oven cleaning a little easier. All I have to do to get a shining oven is spray the whole oven down with a water bottle so that it is damp, and pour on a thick layer or baking soda, especially on the bottom, until there is about 1/4 inch layer of baking soda paste on the bottom. If any of the baking soda is still dry, I mist it with the water bottle.

Then, I walk away, and leave the baking soda there for a few hours (with the oven off, unless you want to see some amateur special effects… I don’t recommend this!) After a few hours I simply wipe up the paste with a cloth and all the grime comes with it. For really baked on grime, this may take a couple applications, but it always works and it is 100% natural!

Hope you have a healthy week!

Some of my other natural cleaning ideas  here!

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  • http://www.homecleaninglondon.co.uk house cleaning

    Wonderful recipe and tip for oven cleaning.
    I use baking soda paste for cleaning all kinds of stains in my whole kitchen, no only in the oven. I love how it works on baked-on grease. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000210427531 Danielle Garcia

    I DID THIS!!! It worked wonderfully!  I had a disaster of an oven–literally–thick, burned drippings on the bottom of my oven and now it’s smooth and clean.  I am sooo glad that I could do it without toxic chemicals!! thank you for this!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    you’re welcome :-) Thanks for reading!

  • Sara

    Trying it right now…It is so bad every time I open the oven door the smoke detector was going off. I tried a fume free oven cleaner and it didn’t solve the problem not to mention smelled awful, so much for the fume free.

  • Teresa

    Will this work on the top of my stove. I have tried everything to clean the burner wells and can not get the great out.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It should, or you could also try microfiber

  • Jodi

    I just tried the baking soda and water method of cleaning my oven….perfect!! So happy I found you and your idea on Pinterest. Thanks!

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  • Ehanlen

    Can I use this in a gas oven?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I don’t know actually…

  • Astrid

    It’s so annoying that baking Soda isn’t available in my country, as it is used in almost anything.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/cheryl.lauer Cheryl Lauer

    BTW, I have a self cleaning oven and was told every time I use that feature, I shorten the life of the part that lights the oven ! I’ve had it replaced twice now, so I’m definitely using the baking soda !!!!!