Tips For Cleaning A Dirty Oven Window

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Why would you want to tear apart your oven door to clean the window. Why can't you open the door, put newspapers below the door, use a spray cleaner, wipe off when dirt is dissolved, spray with clean water, dry window, and close door. done

holy cow! surely there's an easier way!

i will try this too . it hard to clean especially when you do not have time to do it right then

For those of us with 2 pieces of glass that make up the oven door this seems to be a viable option. Some oven doors have only one piece of glass that comprises the door. Karen oviously has a one piece door

Karen,they are not talking about cleaning the side of the oven door window that faces the inside of the oven but rather cleaning between the two pieces of glass that make up the oven door. For that there is no other way than to take the two sides apart and clean them, then reassemble the door.

I think it might be a mistake to tear apart your oven door. These doors have special seals to keep the heat where it belongs and I don't think those are supposed to be disturbed. I usually just use my oven cleaner and spray a thin layer on the glass and inside of the oven door after a self cleaning cycle has completed and the oven has cooled down. Put newspaper down and have at it. There are cleaners that are safe to use on self cleaning ovens. This has worked for me for over 10 years.

Karen:
The window on an oven door is actually two panes seperated by air-space. The space is semi-air tight but not completely. Eventually grease will build up between the panes. Your method would clean one side of each pane. This operation is not that difficult but do heed the advise to mark the pieces as you dis-assemble the door. It is easy to become confused if you do not. Got a digital camera? Take pictures.

Yes, I have tried to take the door off but it is more trouble than it is worth. A green scratchie and some elbow grease works well.
Tip: when I didn't have a self cleaning oven I used ammonia in a cassrole dish(that was really baked on). I put the dish with the ammonia in it (about 2 cups) into the oven and closed it over night. The next morning I opened the oven and let it air out, then removed the dish. The baked on food in the oven came off easier (with less effort). It also cleaned the dish of baked on foods.
NOTE: You can't use this with self cleaning ovens.

This works when dirt gets between the glass panels.

There's a much easier way to clean off those burned-on spots. Take a single-edged razor blade and gently scrape. It won't damage the glass, and it's really quick, easy, and most of all, effective.

There's a much easier way to clean off those burned-on spots. Take a single-edged razor blade and gently scrape. It won't damage the glass, and it's really quick, easy, and most of all, effective.

There's a much easier way to clean off those burned-on spots. Take a single-edged razor blade and gently scrape. It won't damage the glass, and it's really quick, easy, and most of all, effective.

Thank-you for this tip. It makes me crazy that it is dirty between the panels. It will be worth the trouble to get it clean again!

I have always used a single edge razor blade to clean my oven window (instead of nonabrasive cleaners)and it works great!

There are two panels of glass that grease and residue have accumulated in between Karen. It is a pane!!!but to get the entire window clean enough to peer through, you need to get between those pieces of glass.

Glad to know I can do this. My oven is usually very clean, but somehow there are runs behind the glass on the inside! I'll have to see if I can take mine apart. Thanks!