The Easy Way to Clean Your Oven Racks

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by Angela
20 Minutes
Easy

Get rid of the greasy mess from your oven racks easily with this simple tip.

Place your oven racks in the tub with hot water and add a few dryer sheets. I used 5 fabric softener sheets.

Costs about $1.50

I show both racks in these photos. This is oven rack #1

Let them soak for at least 1-2 hours and simply wipe the grime away. Some light scrubbing will be needed for more stubborn grease.


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Oven rack #2

The grease easily peeled and wiped off.

Oven Rack #1 after



Want more dryer sheet hacks?

There are tons more things you can do with a dryer sheet! You can clean your baseboards, polish your mirrors and windows, remove dust from window screens (and even phone screens!), and so much more. There are even DIYers who stack fresh dryer sheets in with their linens to fight off that musty closet smell. Whether used or new, there are plenty of uses you might never have thought about! Check out this post on 6 Dryer Sheet Tricks to get more inspiration!

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  • Nicole Gregoire Nicole Gregoire on Aug 09, 2018

    Do you think unscented fabric softener sheets would work? Seems trivial but I wonder if unscented sheets have a different make up that wouldn't work as well.

  • Donald Redder Donald Redder on Jul 26, 2023

    Will this work for racks on a BBQ grill?

  • Daf6434169 Daf6434169 on Mar 18, 2024

    Do they work on black enameled oven racks?

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  • Marie Marie on Jul 29, 2023

    I believe dryer sheets are specifically for laundry… the chemicals i dont trust in using for items that we eat with! Never know how the residue from the chemicals off dryer sheets reacts in long term .. my 2cents worth . Ty

    • P P on Mar 19, 2024

      Bounce sheets sure don't smell as toxic as Easy Off oven cleaner used to! And Ammonia my mom used to use is deadly!

  • CeeGee CeeGee on Mar 19, 2024

    As an alternate you can use dishwasher pods. That worked for me

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