Cleaning a Gas Oven with Ammonia?

poehere
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January 12, 20200 found this helpful

The smell is so bad it is not really a good idea to use ammonia in a closed space like this. It is a lot better to make a baking soda paste to clean your oven with. You can also buy a fume free oven cleaner to use but I do not really like this. I normally add some salt and baking soda together with a small amount of water to clean my oven with.

Pghgirl40
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January 12, 20200 found this helpful

I would not, but people swear by it.

My preferred method (before I invested in a self cleaning model) was to use salt, vinegar and baking soda. It would foam up and I used a soft sponge to scrub. It was equal proportions vinegar and baking soda and 1/2 proportion of salt.

I try to keep the oven clean with regular spot cleaning so the full self cleaning is only after a huge cook time,like after the holidays.

Ana
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January 12, 20200 found this helpful

This is not a good idea on regular surfaces, because of the dangerous fumes. And really not great for ovens/stoves that put off more fumes when combined with heat!