Scraping off greasy grime and burnt residue from an oven is no joke—it takes hours and requires some serious elbow grease. But, it doesn’t have to be this way as long as you stick to a regular cleaning schedule.
Aside from minimizing buildup, routinely cleaning your oven reduces the risk of cross-contamination and kitchen fires. It also keeps the appliance in good working order because dirt can mess with the oven’s internal temperature and block airflow.
So how often should you clean your oven? We caught up with cleaning experts to find the answer, plus more on how to make this dreadful chore a little easier.
The golden rule is to deep clean your oven every three to six months. Of course, this depends on how often you use your oven and what you’re cooking. Some people use their ovens daily and need to clean them more often; while those who rarely cook at home can get by with doing a deep clean once a year.
Ovens with effective exhaust fans and well-maintained drip pans require less frequent cleaning than those who don’t have these, says Jess Farinha, a professional cleaner and visionary founder of London House Cleaners.
Regardless, it’s easy to tell when an oven needs some TLC:
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With her experience as an appliance expert at Abt Electronics, Shirley Hood encourages tackling any spills and splatters immediately once the oven cools down.
“If you like to cook fatty meats or roast chicken in your oven, these food items tend to produce a lot of grease splatter, causing you to have to do a cleaning sooner,” Hood says. The same goes for baking casseroles or pizza directly on the racks—these, too,
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