How Often Should Oven Be Cleaned? This Is The Right Duration According To Experts

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JAKARTA - Oven, one of the kitchen utensils used to make cakes and dishes tends to be more dirty in several parts than other parts. Therefore, maintaining the oven needs to be done in order to avoid the movement of dirt or bacteria.

However, how often does the oven need to be cleaned? There are various factors that determine how often you have to clean the oven, such as how often you use it and the type of food cooked in it.

The main rules for cleaning the oven thoroughly are every three to six months. Of course, this depends on how often the oven is used and what you cook. Some people use the oven every day and need to clean it more often. As for those who rarely cook at home, they can do a thorough cleaning once a year.

Oven with an effective fan performance and a well-treated pot of drops requires less cleaning. Compared to the ovens that don't have them, said Jess Farinha, professional cleaning and founder of the London House Cleaners was driven by The Spruce, Friday, June 28.

Apart from that, it's easy to know when the oven needs to be cleaned through the following sign;

If you like cooking fatty meat or grilled chicken in the oven. These foods tend to produce a lot of fat splashes, causing the oven to be cleaned quickly. The same applies when roasting casserole or pizza. Oven also needs to be cleaned as soon as the oven cools.

The longer you delay cleaning the oven, the more difficult it will be to lift the stains. But there is a way to extend the time between deep cleaning and at the same time keep your oven clean.

Here's how Farinha likes to do it: