Cleaning pro swears by 60p oven hack that banishes grease with two household items

The simple hack will break down burnt food and grime without any elbow grease and involves items you’ll already have at home – the expert says it’s one of the ‘most effective’ kitchen cleaning hacks and Mrs Hinch loves one of the ingredients too

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Unless you’re the type of person who relishes tricky cleaning jobs, the thought of tackling a grimy oven might fill you with dread. It’s a task that some of us tend to avoid doing very often as it can involve a lot of elbow grease, but it’s important to get stuck in and get your oven gleaming regularly as burnt food, grease and spillages will build up over time, making it even more difficult to scrub.

Anyone who rents a home will be all too familiar with the painful task of deep cleaning an oven before your tenancy finishes, and while there are plenty of cleaning kits out there that promise to do the job, they can often be quite expensive. Thankfully, one cleaning pro has revealed her ride-or-die hack for tackling oven grease and grime that involves ingredients that you’ll already have at home – it couldn’t be any easier.

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Speaking to the Express, Shirley Langridge, a professional appliance cleaning technician at Fantastic Services urges people to clean their oven with baking soda, as it’s “one of the most famous and effective eco kitchen cleaning hacks”.

“It not only helps neutralise foul odours, but it can be used to clean ovens, microwaves, and tile grout. It’s also inexpensive and universally available”, Shirley says.

There is one catch to the household ingredient, however, as the cleaning expert advises people to store baking soda properly after it has been opened to ‘maximise its effectiveness’.

“The best way to ensure that is to keep it in an airtight container in a cool, dry place”, the cleaning guru explains.

When you get down to the nitty gritty of scrubbing your oven, Shirley recommends pairing her wonder ingredient with white vinegar as they act as the ultimate pairing to break down grease and grime.

She says: “Cleaning your oven overnight with baking soda and white vinegar is one of the most effective combinations when it comes to keeping your oven clean”.

Explaining every step of the process, Shirley adds: “Use a bit of water and mix it with the baking soda to create a paste. Rub the paste on the inside of your oven. Don’t forget the racks and the glass door too. Ensure everything is coated really well and let it sit overnight.

“The next day, the baking soda mixture should be completely dry. Fill an empty spray bottle with undiluted white vinegar and spray the inside of your oven really well. Close the oven door and let it sit”.

Once the mixture has been left to took for one to two hours, you can then take a sponge or cloth to gently rub away dirt, moving in circular motions for the best results.

Shirley added: “You’ll be surprised that all the grease is coming off easy. Rinse off the rag, and make sure all traces of the baking soda mixture are gone. However, if it’s been too long since you last cleaned your oven, you may have to repeat the procedure”.

The winning combo of natural ingredients should help bring your oven up gleaming. White vinegar is having its moment in the cleaning world currently as many people have been using it as a home remedy for all sorts of jobs, including removing limescale from the shower.

While many people have praised the ingredient as a cleaning aid for decades, cleaning obsessives on TikTok are discovering that it can be utilised in all sorts of ways.

One woman was recently left stunned by the before and after results when she cleaned her shower head using white vinegar. The hack involved pouring the vinegar into a plastic bag before putting the shower head inside it and leaving it overnight.

The next morning, the woman revealed numerous particles floating around in the bag, showing how the vinegar broke down the hard scale build up in her shower.

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