Banish grime from your oven in under 30 minutes using this woman’s super easy cleaning hack which transformed her appliance from looking dirty to completely brand new
Cleaning the oven is a chore we love to leave behind(Image: Halfpoint Images via Getty Images)
Cleaning your oven and hob can often slip down the priority list, purely because it’s such a lengthy job and, let’s be honest, rather unpleasant. Everyone desires a sparkling oven, but achieving it demands considerable elbow grease.
A grimy oven doesn’t just look awful, it can also create unpleasant odours throughout your home while cooking – and when entertaining visitors, this can prove genuinely mortifying. However, one woman has revealed she transformed her entire oven and hob using an unexpected household item that’s typically used for something completely different. Posting in the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group, she explained: “So I did it!
“I bought the cheapest dishwasher tablets I could find (Morrison’s own make) and cleaned my entire oven and hob with them, took less than 30 minutes to do the whole thing.
“I had tried Elbow Grease spray, Pink Stuff, Cif oven cleaner, and others alike before. Nothing cleaned the oven door, I couldn’t see through it.
“Now it’s almost like new, the whole oven and hob and door. Thank you to this page. Also, please remember to wear gloves when doing this as you don’t want prolonged contact with skin from the dishwasher tablets.”
Keen to discover more about the cleaning method, fellow Mrs Hinch fans requested further details, with one asking: “Did you just go over everywhere with just the tablet or do you do something with the tablet?”
The original poster explained: “I just sprayed hot water inside and on the door and on hob then scrubbed around with the dishwasher tablets.
“I used the tablets then wiped all over with a clean wet sponge to essentially rinse it off then wiped all around with kitchen towel.”
She further emphasised that it required “no effort.”
Dishwasher tablets are available for as little as £3.29 for a pack of 40.
How to clean your oven:
Another easy way to clean your oven is by creating a paste of baking soda and water. Next apply it to the interior and let it sit overnight to break down grime.
This easy method avoids harsh fumes and doesn’t require much elbow grease either. The paste acts as an abrasive to banish stubborn burn-on grease, which you can then easily wipe away the next morning.
