Maybe you've seen a button on your oven labeled "self-clean," but what happens when you press it? Here's what goes on behind ...

A self-cleaning oven sounds like a dream come true. So, should you push that button and use your oven's self-cleaning feature ...

The self-cleaning cycle, which typically takes 1½ to three hours to complete and as long as six hours, produces strong, noxious fumes. It also carries the risk of costly damage to oven components ...

Yep, of course. The self-cleaning feature is great, especially for deep cleans when the entire oven has a lot of baked on gunk. Just remember: this feature does create strong odors which may be ...

it often takes at least a couple of hours for the cycle to run its course, so be prepared to be home for the entire time. If your oven doesn't have a self-cleaning function, there are other ways ...

A gauge of the main oven self-cleaning cycle's effectiveness at removing a baked-on mixture of eggs, lard, cherry-pie filling, cheese, tomato puree, and tapioca. Wall oven baking: This model had ...

San Angelo suggests a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to clean the outside of the glass oven door. Use a microfiber cloth ...

(For double wall ovens, based on results from upper oven.) A gauge of the oven self-cleaning cycle's effectiveness at removing a baked-on mixture of eggs, lard, cherry-pie filling, cheese ...

so you should stick to handwashing dishes after they soak. This is the same reason you should not run an oven on a self-clean cycle with oven racks inside.

“You’re not saving yourself the clean-up if you use the oven self-cleaning cycle – you still have to deal with whatever happens,” he says. “That stuff is removable, but it still needs to ...

“You’re not saving yourself the clean-up if you use the oven self-cleaning cycle – you still have to deal with whatever happens,” he says. “That stuff is removable, but it still needs to ...