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Good thread Ann, just had a laugh here! :))

Yes, that's all very well but where do you buy these bags and Gel? Would love to know the answer when you get a serious reply!! Linda x

Ok I'll give a serious answer , I use Oven Pride and can be bought from supermarkets and its got gel and a big plastic bag !

My Nanna used to make a sort of paste with Bicarb.of soda, was a while ago now, but it did seem to help :)

Easiest thing in the whole wide world - Fairy Power Spray!! Brought my oven up like new, just spray it on wait 10 mins or so and wipe - Bingo!! Clean oven and no hard grafting. Have fun.

Hi Ann On the rare occasions that I clean the non-self-cleaning bits of my oven, I use the stuff that Wendy suggested right back at the beginning of this thread - Dr Beckmann's whatsit. Can also add a laugh though. Due to my health etc, I have a cleaning lady in 2 hours a week and she came to 'view'. She was opening doors, cupboards etc and then looked in my oven. Oh, she says, it's lovely and clean ... and I'm thinking yeah, that's cos I don't use it LOL Mandy (alias Queen of the Ready Meal) xx

Lisa - dawned on me I bought a Power Spray and I know where it is - in my son's house! Annoying thing is I took him home this afternoon. I will try that and if it is so bad I will try the Dr. Cannot say I have seen this one. Something is still niggling though about the hot oven and household ammonia (of which I have 2 bottles handy). Mind you I am ONLY thinking about this - could take a few days to gear myself up - thinking on an earlier reply will wait until Thursday - husband playing golf that day and if I find myself in a weird position in the kitchen I think I would prefer to clean the oven. Oh dear how the years fly past but the memories are wonderful - just the flesh is weak (due to virus) and old (due to age)!! Ann

Well Ann - who would have thought that cleaning ovens could cause such fun? I have been away and cooked dinner,eaten it and washed the pots. Slipped into my dressing gown and it's still going strong:))))) Never thought about the top of my oven by the way but I have a husband similar to Nurses so I think I had better give it a miss:))) Chrissie

Chrissie - a serious request turned out to be a lot of fun and I have so enjoyed it I have only just tonight renewed my subs which were due in 3 days. Hope the happy trend of this Board over past few weeks continues. Ann

Have really enjoyed this thread! I must admit mine needs a bit of a wipe too. I kept meaning to get the bag things but could never find them. Ann you could do what my brother did. He bought some toxic oven stuff which cleans it when you turn the oven on. He stupidly left a tea-towl on the handle of the oven and set fire to the kitchen burning the lot down. He had to get a new oven so at least it was clean.... Naomi x

Don't read this if you have a delicate stomach! My ex was many years ago apprenticed to a Baker.One of his jobs was to clean the oven after the last baking on Saturday. The method used was this: All week the Bakers would, ahem, wee into a large tin. On Saturday, when the oven was turned off, he would carefully carry this tin and place it in the bottom of the oven.Sunday night/ Monday morning he would remove said tin, the contents of which had by now evaporated and wipe the oven out. Miraculously clean but as he said, oh, the stench! My own tried and true method, NO GOOD FOR A FAN OVEN THOUGH is to make a thick paste from bicarb of soda and paint the inside of the oven. Allow to dry, wipe away, magic! Then repaint clean oven with more bicarb paste. My neighbour boasted of her method which was to put all removable parts on the lawn overnight. They were sparkling clean in the morning, her husband said it was something to do with a chemical reaction. Sadly I had to tell her it was more to do with worms and slugs! Yuck!!!!!

Lakeland limited sell a sort of flexible lining that you can put on the bottom of the oven and take out, clean and re-use. Easier than sticking your head in it! nell

Majorie - your reply goes back to my original question re household ammonia - urine is ammonia - and is a wonderful activator for the compost heap - one part urine to seven parts water. I've heard of the bi-carb paste before but one of my ovens is a fan one - could try on the other one. Where would we be without vinegar, bi-carb, ammonia and bleach - all basic ingredients of our wonderful expensive cleaners.

I am of the belief that all gunk falls off after 4 years!!!!! maggie (still waiting) lol

Best thread we have had for ages!! I have been on the Lakeland site to order the sheets for oven floor and will hot foot it to the supermarket for the rest tomorrow! Thanks everyone needed a good laugh! Linda x

Linda - this thread has been fun - I too had the Lakeland liners and worked well but they gave out about 3 months ago and had not replaced them.

Ann Me again!! I got so curious that I just layed on the kitchen floor to see what state the top of the oven was in and guess what ? - Lucky me, the top is self clean too and looks like new. I also discovered that the back and sides are all self clean too, that's why I have been getting away with a quick wipe on the bottom. HaHa - just realised what that sounds like :))) HOWEVER - I have got a problem. The door is lined with glass and I have never been able to get that properly clean. So can anyone please help with advice what to use on glass. This thread could run forever LOL:)))))))) Chrissie x

Chrissie who is the lucky girl then? Astonish paste is quite good and ideal for cleaning hobs. Someone will probably have a better idea. Still thinking about it!! Ann

Thanks Ann - will try that. :))

You can get the oven liner thingies in Tescos too, half the price of Lakeland. They are usually with the sandwich bags/foil etc for some reason. You can cut them to size, use them for lining baking tins etc, fantastic, just run them under cold tap to clean. To clean the glass door, if its a drop down one, make a thick paste (yes, paste again!) of washing powder and spread it over. Leave it over night them wash off. For the upright glass door, you could try the same method if you can get the paste to stay on, also the bicarb paste method works on glass too.