Anyone else think its weird we use chemicals to clean the things we cook our food in? Have you read those labels?
In the pioneer spirit I prefer to use natural cleaners. I don't like my food, body, or home exposed to chemicals.
Can I get an amen? Our skin is our largest organ and the things we touch or put on our bodies shouldn't be dangerous or come with warning.
As I started out quest to all natural cleaners and products in our home, one of the things I discovered was a DIY natural oven cleaning recipe. It used a paste of baking soda and water. You put it on your oven, let it sit a few hours, and then wiped it clean.
I was very excited to try this. I made my paste, applied it thickly, and waited the two hours. I scrubbed and hardly anything came up. Maybe I didn't leave it on long enough?
I reapplied and let it sit for four hours. Still nothing! By this time I was exasperated so I poured some vinegar on. It foamed marvelously, but most of the burnt on mess was still there. Disgusted, I gave up and used the nasty old spray on oven cleaner under my cupboard.
A few months later I baked some fish in a glass baking dish. I let the pan soak overnight in hot soapy water and still couldn't get the burnt on mess cleaned off.
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Baking Soda
Elbow Grease
The box of baking soda was sitting on the counter from the earlier scrub on the sink. The glass dish was dry and I decided to pour the baking soda on the burnt crud. I rubbed it around with the pad of my finger and almost immediately the baking soda turned brown from absorbing the grease and the black mess lifted off the glass! Eureka. I rubbed the pan clean in less than a minute.
I yanked open my cold oven door and poured the baking soda on the glass. Using just my finger I rubbed the entire surface clean in less than five minutes. Every time the baking soda turns brown from absorbing the grease, I simply poured more on. When I was done, I swept up the dry baking soda, now a brown color from the grease, and wiped the glass down with a damp towel. It sparkles!
No heat, no smoke, no chemicals, no fumes, and just a tiny bit of elbow grease. The key is dry baking soda. Best part, it only took 1 ingredient and 5 minutes for a natural DIY oven cleaner.
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