There’s nothing worse than having to put up with a dirty oven, especially after Christmas.
After all, it’s perfectly normal for the appliance to collect grime and grease following a few days of festive feasting. Between cooking the turkey, the sides and all those delicious indulgent puddings, it’s fair to say our ovens have been put to good use.
But, if you’re depressed by the idea of scrubbing away for hours, you may not have to worry. That’s because a cleaning hack has gone viral on TikTok, which shows people how to spruce up their oven in “minutes.”
A video shared by Kezban Sarilmaz shows an “easy” method that only involves a few simple ingredients. Apparently, if you fill a tray will water, lemon and a little baking soda and pop it into the oven, it’ll soon look as good as new.
If your oven features the drop symbol setting, she said you need to use this. If not, turn on the top and bottom program and set it to a high heat. You then need to leave it on for 20 minutes, and then allow it to cool down.
Then, if you wipe the inside with a damp cloth, all the dirt and grease should come off easily. There’s no need to spend a lot of time scrubbing away.
She said it comes up “nice and clean”, and also helps to rid nasty smells. It sounds like a super quick and easy way to get cleaning.
The video has been viewed over 300,000 times since it’s been shared, and people were quick to comment too. Some claimed the ingredients may not work well together, but others shared their success stories.
One person said: “I’m glad I trusted you and not those comments because, guess what? It worked. So thank you very much.”
Another added: “Thank you darling. I hate cleaning the oven. I will try this.”
Meanwhile, a third replied: “Wow, you already have a clean oven. Nice hack!”
According to cleaning experts, lemon and baking soda can be used to clean ovens. To make it work, they say you should sprinkle some baking soda on the oven interior and then squeeze some lemon juice over it to create a paste that fizzes.
The citric acid in the lemon should help to cut through the grease and baking soda works to absorb grime. This should allow you to easily remove any stains with a damp cloth.
If you want a deeper clean, it’s reported you can also heat a bowl of lemon water in the oven as this will form a steam, which helps to loosen grease even more. It’s said you only need to set the oven at a low temperature for this to work.
For those worried about cleaning with chemicals, it offers a good alternative. This is because both lemon and baking soda are natural cleaning agents.
