If you were to open up your oven and look at the bottom right now, what would you see? Would it be sparkling clean with zero crumbs? Or would it be black, sticky, and covered with charred pieces ...

Viral hacks, self-cleaning, harsh chemicals — every option is terrible.

In the era of self-cleaning ovens, the best way to clean your oven is still with old-fashioned elbow grease. For the cleanest results, be sure to thoroughly scrub and soak all areas and parts of ...

Keeping your oven clean is extremely important as a Thomas Sanderson survey has revealed that Brits only wipe down their ovens every 18 months, while another study found that 2 percent don't clean ...

Oven walls often get overlooked in regular cleaning routines. Over time, they accumulate splatters from bubbling casseroles, splashes of oil, and baked-on spills. The accumulation of grease not ...

Wipe up spills immediately: Fresh grease is much easier to clean than baked-on messes. Warm water, a soft cloth, and a bit of effort make a huge difference. Use oven liners: Place a removable ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

For cleaning around my burners and inside my oven, I use the Scrub Daddy PowerPaste kit, which makes light work of lifting ...

Lubricate the surface of the oven with dish soap and scrape any excess grease and grime in gentle motions, Pleshek says. With all of this cleaning and soil removal, the bottom drawer of your oven ...