Cooking enthusiasts always find great treats to make in the oven. The farandoles of homemade pastries and breads are followed by the most exquisite evening meals, with delicious poultry and gently browned potatoes in the oven. However, once these dishes have been devoured, you must take care of cleaning the oven and its various elements (oven racks, dishes, etc.). And whether you use parchment paper or not, your baking trays inevitably end up blackening to the point where they seem unsalvageable. Stubborn burnt food stains never leave you, and your molds become more difficult to recover the more you use them and wear out. It’s not for lack of cleaning them religiously after each use…! Discover a tip for cleaning an oven tray effortlessly, without chemicals and without elbow grease.
An unusual TikTok tip for cleaning a baking tray in the oven
It was on the social network TikTok that Holly Auna decided to test this tip. She actually uses her plates very regularly, and it shows, the dirt having settled heavily all over the metal. Despite a bit of skepticism, she decides to slip her upside down baking tray in his oven. She then turns on the “clean” function on her oven and lets it do the rest. Once the cleaning cycle was finished, she turned off her appliance and left her hob there lay all night. The next day, his baking tray came out completely clean to his great surprise.
@hollyauna#stitch with @sarah..perry remember to be safe and Google how to use your specific oven self clean #lifehacks #cleaningtiktok #kitchenhacks ♬ original sound – Holly Auna (she/her)
Is it a good idea to try this tip?
>Remember that this type of self-cleaning can be very harmful if you have birds. The smoke is very toxic for their fragile organism. In addition, if the plate contains fat, you will have even more fumes laden with chemical compounds dangerous to health
in your pyrolysis oven (potentially carcinogenic according to ANSES). This would therefore make this type of program even more harmful in addition to already being not very ecologicalbecause it is very energy intensive. If you want to try this tip, keep your birds away, don’t stay in the room while cleaning, close the kitchen and ventilate well to limit the risks. Also make sure that your grills and plates are pyrolyzable. To consume less, also remember to run the program on an oven that is still hot after cooking.
What tips for ovens not equipped with a cleaning function?
Many more or less unusual tips also allow you to clean an oven tray if the appliance is not self-cleaning. What healthier and simple alternatives does it exist? For example, you can of course slide the oven racks and trays into the dishwasher. However, again, not everyone has one at home. You will then just have to use a little more elbow grease and good ecological cleaning products. On a still hot (but not hot) baking tray, apply black soap, bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide paste, wood ash or even white vinegar combined with coarse salt. You can also use shaving foam which replaces Décap’four! And to scrape, use a ball of aluminum foil. Very effective!