Simple Green’s All-Purpose Cleaner can clean virtually all of your kitchen surfaces, including your counters, appliances, floors and even your kitchen towels.

Splashed meat juices, spilled batter, and oozing cheese can all wreak havoc on the inside of this often used appliance.Making sure your kitchen is well ventilated and other surfaces are properly protected from contact are also important.

It also has the benefit of being non-corrosive and non-irritating, so if you do get a bit on your skin, it’s not a panic situation. Lay out newspaper or old towels underneath the oven and try to tuck some underneath the oven itself to catch any drips that roll down.Take note: Most appliance manufacturers do not recommend using oven cleaners to clean your self-cleaning oven — doing so can damage the interior or even void your appliance’s warranty. It’s for ovens only, so don’t be tempted to use it on your BBQ or microwave, and keep it off the rubber oven seal.

Carbona Oven Cleaner is a fume-free gel that penetrates and removes grease from ovens, microwave interiors, baking pans, outdoor grills and even glass fireplace doors. It works quickly – in just five minutes – and powerfully (so remember to cover up) though you may have to repeat the application for uber tough stains.Ecover’s oven and hob spray is made with only plant-based ingredients that will still tackle grease and burnt-on food, just without any overwhelming fumes or environmental harm. If you’re cleaning your oven at 5 PM to use it again in an hour to prepare tonight’s dinner, you won’t want to use a cleaner that requires 5 hours to work. You might also be interested in our guides for how to clean your oven, how to clean your toaster oven or how to clean your microwave oven and the best grill cleaners. It will also put extra strain on your oven’s components, and it could even be a fire risk in extreme cases. Some users report that liquid oven cleaners are not so great for oven racks as it is difficult to ensure they remain properly coated.

Oven racks can be easily cleaned by taking the racks out and cleaning them in a resealable plastic bag.In addition to cutting through burnt-on food on ovens, grills, and barbecues, the HG cleaner spray can be used to remove discolouring on both stainless steel and induction hobs.