How clean is your oven? Help!

Mr P usually does ours with Oven Pride, but as he seems to have so many other tasks in hand at the moment (I think he is going for the record in "how long does it take to COMPLETELY finish the decorating of the kitchen, even though the skirting boards are the only bit left to do, before the laminate is lifted so that we can properly consider the new floor) I am very tempted to get a quote for having ours done.

It's his birthday next month, perhaps it could be a surprise present for him!

Why do self clean ovens have the hardest bit, usually the top, not self clean. I have meant to clean my oven(s), the top oven which doubles as a grill and the larger bottom one, which I use less frequently, since way before last Christmas. Yes the shelves are relatively easy as they can be put in those bags but the rest of it that you have to spray chokes you to death and drips all over the newspapers you have to put on the floor. As for unscrewing the doors and cleaning the glass bits yuk, and your hands get all sweaty and wrinkled in the gloves you have to wear? I really will have to face it soon as the smoke alarm keeps going off!! I did hope the 'muck' would eventually burn off but that hasn't happened.

Is the oven that thing in the corner you're supposed to cook the dinner in

I have just got a new oven so it's lovely and clean and I can see through the glass door , but it won't stay that way for long , I used Astonish on my old oven and it really does work , I got mine from Poundland, (and it was only a £1)!!

Get a professional in. My DD did recently and the results were amazing. And once it is clean, tell him to get a non stick oven liner for the bottom of the oven. They cost next to nothing and save lot of work.

That's the one Willow we call it the magic box in our house as delicious meals come out of it whilst I sit on the sofa looking at GN.

I think getting someone in to do the job is a very good idea, £65 well spent.
I don't mind cleaning the shelves but not the oven chamber.

I use Oven Mate from Lakeland Limited, the best £8 I’ve ever spent and makes cleaning the oven easy.

One of my most hated jobs, I've pencilled it in to clean mine this Saturday morning, but of course if the weather's good.........

Get a professional in. We were so impressed by the results that we used him again, a year later, when we were selling our house. (The woman who actually bought the house was very impressed with the oven, on viewing.)

Mine is pristine and impeccable (other than any supplier factory bugs?). It's so new and wonderful that I'm seriously thinking of never using it!

Get it done professionally. As it’s a let, the cost may be tax deductible .

I've tried every noxious chemical on the market to get some marks off the bottom of my oven without much success then I got a recipe for a bicarbonate and water spray from Instagram which works like a charm.

I had to have a new oven recently and vowed that I'd wipe it out whenever I use it, so far I've stuck to it. I'm moving shortly I'm hoping I get a nice clean oven

Kim, after my (now ancient) kitchen was installed, the fitter came back for some reason I've forgotten, and told me he'd fitted kitchens where even months later the oven was still like new - because they hadn't used it! It had to be kept in showroom condition.

Also my DM had neighbours who kept some sort of cooking facility in a shed in the garden - wouldn't use their new oven since it had to be kept pristine.
It takes all sorts. I don't think dh will ever care about the state of our oven, as long as it can still produce shepherd's pies.

I paid a very good professional to do my daughters and my cooker before last Christmas. Best money I ever spent.

Lakeland's oven cleaner (a paint on gel) is fantastic. I also have one of their large blue trays to soak everything removable in hot soda water (check if ok for shiny parts on top of oven, it's ok for the runners. ). Cup of coffee, read the paper, go back and wipe off the horrible goo in the oven and a really quick rub with a steel scourer (no effort involved at all) gets everything off the runners and pan supports. Incidentally, my oven is spotless. It is new too - that helps!

It might be worth paying to have it done professionally just this once. Afterwards it will be easier to keep clean by mixing a paste of lemon juice and bicarb of soda when the oven is cold, leaving it on for a couple of hours or so, then washing it out with hot water and washing up liquid, this is not always a perfect result but does cut through a lot of the grease.
My DiL buys a kit. It includes a large polythene bag and some liquid cleaner. All the shelves and loose bits go into the bag, the liquid poured in and the bag sealed up. She leaves it overnight. The following morning all of the shelves are sparkling clean. However you do still then have to clean the inside of your oven out by whatever means you use.

Since having my kitchen refitted 3 yrs ago I now keep my oven clean. For a really dirty oven, I would suggest a good steam clean which will dissolve most of the grease and grime but put down lots of newspaper or old cloths underneath to soak up the mess. I also use Oxyclean type cleaner dissolved in hot water (wear thick rubber gloves) which works as an excellent de-greaser. Elbow grease and metal scourer would be helpful for removing stubborn deposits. I don't envy you the task but think of how satisfying it will be for you to see it looking clean again.

A friend of mine has her oven professionally cleaned .
I don't know how much that costs her.
I use Lakeland's Oven Mate.
It is brilliant.
Not only does it clean the oven but any pans too.
Even really greasy ones come up looking like new .
You just spread the gel over the surface with a brush (provided) and after a short amount of time clean it off with paper towels
I think there is a cleaner specifically for the oven shelves but I haven't used that.

Sorry,I have just spotted that Rosina had already mentioned the Lakeland Oven Mate.
Lily pops mentioned Astonish.
Their fabric cleaner is excellent too.
In fact I have a row of Astonish cleaners which are far cheaper than most makes .

If it isn't too rude a question.approximately how much would it cost to have an oven cleaned professionally?

Why would any one want to advertise the fact, to all and sundry, that your oven is disgustingly manky???
Wipe it over inside and out everytime that you use it and treat any spillages straightaway !!!simples!
Or don’t use it!!

Best thing to use for burnt on grime is a single edge razor. It can also be used on ceramic or glass hobs. Amazon and ebay both sell them for a few pounds. Cheap and works really well.

For some reason my wife keeps saying we should have a new digital oven.

Meanwhile our decade-old gas oven has a Teflon mat (from Lakeland) which protects the oven from most encrusted spills.