I have to admit, I never really paid attention to the inside of my oven door. I simply ignored the fact that baked-on food had been accumulating for years. While there are lots of tips and tricks on how to clean a glass over door, I love this method because it uses one simple, natural ingredient: baking soda.
Let me start by showing you an embarrassing picture of my glass oven door. As noted, I had never cleaned it the 5+ years we lived in our house; and let’s be honest, I’m guessing the previous owners probably didn’t clean it often either. This means I could be dealing with 14 years of greasy, grimy, baked-on food.
Yuck!
What You Need to Clean An Oven Door
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Ingredients Needed to Clean A Glass Oven Door
Supplies Needed to Clean Brown Stains From An Oven Door
- Scour Pad– I used a heavy duty scour pad to clean our oven door, however, after I was done cleaning I wondered whether a non-scratch scour pad would have been better to ensure I didn’t scratch the glass.
- Sponge
How to Clean A Glass Oven Door with Baking Soda
Start by liberally sprinkling baking soda all over the glass. Keyword: liberally.
Once there is a generous amount of baking soda on the oven door, wet down a scour pad and start moving the baking soda around the glass until you get a thick paste. The baking soda tends to stay in clumps, so do your best to evenly smear it around the glass door. The goal is to cover the entire glass oven door with the baking soda paste. If you find you do not have enough paste, simply add more baking soda and water. If the paste is thick and clumpy, add more water; if it’s thin and runny, add more baking soda.
After the baking soda paste is covering the glass oven door, let it sit for 30-60 minutes.
When the time is up, grab your scour pad again. Wet it down and start to scrub in small sections. You can see how well this works in the image below. Keep going until you have scrubbed the entire glass door. Once finished, use a wet sponge to clean up any remaining baking soda paste.
When I was done scrubbing, the middle of the oven door still had some brown stains; as you can see below.
I decided to repeat the process, but this time I allowed the baking soda paste to sit on the oven door overnight. In the morning, I scrubbed off those last bits of burnt on food and here are the results!
It’s like a mirror!
I’d say that was one successful cleaning tip!
Find more ways to clean with baking soda here.
Common Questions About Cleaning An Oven Door
I Still See Brown Stains on My Glass Oven Door After Cleaning, What Should I Do?
While this method works really well to remove stains and burnt-on messes from glass oven doors, you may notice a few stubborn areas that just aren’t coming clean. I would suggest trying a razor blade scraper tool. These razors are made to clean glass surfaces on oven doors and glass stove tops.
How Do You Clean Between A Glass Oven Door?
Honestly, I have never cleaned between our glass oven door, but I know many people want that extra shine, so I’m going to suggest this YouTube video, which shares how to remove your oven door, how to unscrew the door to get to the interior glass, and also, how to clean it. It’s up to you whether you want to use the same cleaning products mentioned in the video, or go with something a more natural.
Does Baking Soda Actually Clean A Glass Oven Door?
Yes! Here’s why using baking soda to clean an oven door is so effective. Baking soda is a natural (mild) abrasive, so it gently scrubs away stains, grease, and grime that has built up on the oven door. Baking soda also absorbs stains. You may be able to tell from the images in this post that the baking soda changes from bright white to a brown mess as it cleans. This is the baking soda pulling out those brown stains from the glass oven door. While using baking soda takes a little more time and effort than using an oven cleaner, it certainly does the job; and without harmful chemicals.
Will A Scour Pad Scratch the Oven Door Glass?
As you may have noticed, I used a green, heavy-duty scour pad to clean our glass oven door. It wasn’t until after I was done that I questioned whether it could have scratched the glass. While I didn’t notice any scratching, I suppose this could happen. If you are concerned about the heavier-duty scour pad scratching your glass oven door, you could try a non-scratch scour pad instead.
How to Clean A Glass Oven Door
Ingredients
- Baking Soda
Supplies
- Scour Pad
- Sponge
Instructions
- Sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda onto the glass oven door
- Wet down a scour pad and start to mix the water in with the baking soda until you get a thick paste. The goal is to make enough paste to cover the glass on the oven door. If the paste is too thick and clumpy, add water. If the paste is thin and runny, add more baking soda.
- Once the glass on the oven door is covered in the baking soda paste, allow it to sit for 30-60 minutes
- When the time is up, grab the scour pad, wet it down, and start scrubbing the oven door in small sections.
- Once the entire oven has been scrubbed, clear off the baking soda mixture with a wet sponge.
- If you notice areas that still have brown stains or burnt on food, repeat the process, allowing the baking soda paste to sit overnight before scrubbing.
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Cleaning oven glass is always a challenge. Thank you for sharing your tip.
I just tried this method using baking soda, and my oven door looks amazing! The step-by-step guide was super helpful, and I love that it’s all natural. Thanks for sharing this tip; I’ll definitely be using it again!
Worked like a charm! I did use a non-
abrasive scrubber and a glass razor in addition to the baking soda method. Took a little elbow grease and about 20-30 minutes I was done. Thanks for posting….
I recently found your web site and I’m obsessed! I started with the Thieves laundry and love it. Today I tried the oven door and it came out amazing!!! Perfectly clean with water and baking soda! Thank you so much!!!!
Any tips on getting old brownish grease off of enameled stove top ? Started to use green scrubbie but was horrified to see it left scratch marks, so I stopped. Have seen you on the Jason show and must say my favorite is the paper towel/ vinegar trick for hard water stains. Thanks !!!
Hi! I have a fairly new stove with a glass top. I love it. It cleans up well. I have one concern and that is the top of the stove. I have a white film under the top glass. Is this a happening that needs the top replaced or do you have any idea. I have had other glass top stoves and never this problem. It seems that it is always money money to keep things nice. Its just my husband and I and we don’t cook as we did when kids were at home. If you have any idea on this I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks for your time.
Gay Burdette
Spray some diluted Thieves cleaner on the baking soda. Let sit 30 minutes. If dry add more water. Take an old razor blade and scrape off gunk. Use a scrubby for the final bits. Works like a charm.
Now how do I clean the inside oven without using chemicals?
This didn’t work for me at all! Lol. I had a huge mess, and my door was still very dirty. Oh well, can’t win them all!
My self cleaning oven takes care of my glass on the inside. But what can you tell me about cleaning in between the glasses? I don’t want to take my oven door apart, which I have seen a number of times on the internet. Years ago, I was cages the colors of men’s kitchen appliances as they gave up the ghost! I had a new stove and refrigerator but the dishwasher hung in for a few years until a girlfriend of mine told me that it was a Sears dishwasher and they put four color inserts behind my color. The door was held together by a chrome frame with screws. I took her word for it and she unscrewed it. Well….there were no other color panels in the door and we couldn’t get the door back together. I was scared to death waiting for my husband to get home. He wasn’t too upset because he knew I hated the fact that it wasn’t really doing it’s job. So that is something I don’t want to repeat!
Try spraying vinegar over the baking soda. Baking soda alone doesn’t do it for me either.
Yes, absolutely! I use a bit of vinegar with the baking soda on mine (instead of water) and it comes off with little effort!
Will this work for gas fireplace windows? We could make a paste and then apply it.
Breathing fumes from 409 is not good for you.
Keep these tips and tricks coming
Can’t believe it but it actually worked! I used a metal scraper but it cqme right off! Thx!
Yes, but, how do you clean the drips on the INSIDE of the glass oven door, that you can’t get at? Do you have to take it apart?
I saw another post that said you should remove the bottom drawer if you have one. Leaving the oven door closed, lay on your back, look under the door, then with a cloth saturated with cleaning solution wrapped on a ruler or similar item held on with a rubber band, insert it between the glass and interior of the door and clean away. It’s not exactly fun, but it will get the job done.
Use a plastic flexible drain snake. Use a rubber band to hold a long cloth with a little cleaner on it – long so it doesn’t come off inside the glass.
HI ERIN I JUST TRIED BAKING SODA AND WATER TO MAKEA PASTE LET IT SIT FOR HALF HOUR. AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WORKED GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Okay, you have inspired me. I thought you had taken a picture of the inside of my oven door. I start tonight with this process. It has to work. Thanks for sharing.
Linda
Hi as a housekeeper there’s a much easier and faster way. Use a flat blade razor and some 409. The 409 helps the blade glide easier while still scraping up the grease. Dirty ovens like that take all of about 5 minutes to clean!
How do u clean residue from between glass and door? It gets inside the glass. Jan
To be honest, I have never tried that, but here’s a post that might help: http://www.mom4real.com/how-to-clean-in-between-glass-on-your/