How can I remove melted plastic from my gas oven?
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I accidentally put my thick plastic cutting boards in my brand new gas oven to dry. Without thinking, I turned the oven on and of course they melted and the oven caught on fire. I got the fire out, but now have plastic melted into the bottom "heating element" area of the oven. I removed the plastic from the racks, but not sure how to remove the melted plastic off the bottom area of oven without starting another fire. Being as it is gas, I am a little scared to even touch it or re-heat it to melt to remove. Any thoughts?
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I would contact the manufacturer for advice, Julie.
Call the manufacturer, this may not be a DIY. Worst case scenario, it might be covered under your homeowners policy, the oven just might be a gonner. Now you know to never ever place any plastic item in the oven, ever. If you need to let it drip dry, find another location.
My darling son put our stove top coffee pot onto a plastic chopping board. So I'd like to find an answer for this as well. It still does the coffee but I just can't remove the plastic.
I agree, I don't think I'd mess with that, contact the manufacturer and see what they say.