How do I clean this mess in my oven?
This was a first.I made a macaroni & cheese casserole in a Pyrex baking dish. When I opened the oven, the Pyrex dish had exploded. I tried to clean up as much as quickly as I could. After the oven cooled I “swept” the glass out. I can’t get the cheese off the bottom of the oven & the oven keeps smoking. I also don’t want to damage the heating element. I tried using lemons,etc... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Saw this other post on the site thought it may help. You tried lemons but did you try oranges? Good luck!
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Oh dear. That happened to me too once. Mine was easier to clean as I used a baking sheet under the glass pan. Vinegar and baking soda will work. If all else fails, EZ Off in the blue can works.
Linda,
You can easily remove the heating element. It is held in by two screws. Behind the plate are two slip on connectors. When you pull those off, make sure they do not slip back into the insulation in the back of the oven by wrapping something around them or taping them. That will make it easier to clean both the bottom and the element. If you need to replace the element, it is easy to do and they are not that expensive. You can try cleaning the element by sprinkling baking soda on it and scrubbing with steel wool.
pour some water with a few drops dawn dish soap in it in the bottom of the oven let sit a few hrs wipe it out. repeat if needed but should work just fine lift element up to wipe it out
Wow same thing happened till me! I lifted the heating element up to clean but I know it comes out too. I picked out the chunks of glass and food (cheesy potatoes and ham) with a spoon. Then I scraped the hard stuff with a butter knife. Finally I used the self cleaning oven feature.
Same thing happened to me. I wrote to the head office of Pyrex, and I was compensated $ for the troubles caused by their product. Although this was several years ago, they may take the same standpoint if you were to include photos of the mess which resulted from what might have been a deficiency in one of their products.
I had a nasty rental oven that I managed to get sparkling clean. Maybe this would work for you. Spray Nine can be purchased at Walmart. It is a miracle worker. I liberally sprayed the oven and left it overnight. It turned everything into a soft goo that I could wipe away with paper towels. I got out all I could and then repeated the overnight process. When all the mess was wiped away, I washed the whole inside with a damp soapy cloth and then wiped down with a damp cloth. If nothing else works for you, maybe Spray Nine will help.
You've got great suggestions here, but here are my two cents. You can place a pan of ammonia in a warm oven (after you turn the oven off) and let it sit overnight. The ammonia fumes softens the mess.
Yes, remove the heating element and clean it separately. I would soak the the bottom of the oven with vinegar/water solution that includes soap, overnight.
Then I would use a plastic scraper and a nylon “scrungi”.
Purchase some oven cleaner at the $ store. They have a no heat kind. Spray the oven, let sit overnight. Go to the auto store and buy a plastic windshield scraper, it will not hurt your oven and gently scrape off the mess in the morning. After you scrape it off. spray with white vinegar and clean with a microfiber cloth.