Looking after your oven at home

The steps listed below will explain to you just how to care for and maintain your oven appliance at home

1. Step one - Clean your oven regularly

Everyone should make an effort to clean their oven at home at least twice a year. If you use your stove every day for example, that should be cleaned more often.

2. Step  two - Use your oven's self-cleaning feature (If your model has one)

Using the self cleaning feature on your oven is reasonably safe to use, obviously this being subject to you following the manufacturer’s guidelines. To use this method safely, its suggested that you do not leave your house whilst your oven is in operation, also letting some fresh and cool air into your house while this is running would be helpful. Wait for 5 hours before wiping down.

3. Step three - Don't clean under oven knobs

While the temptation exists to pull them off and spray cleaning liquid all around the area, you are essentially dousing an electrical system, this in turn may cause it to short circuit or electrocute you.

4. Step four - Replace the gas line in your oven

It’s a best practice to replace the gas line if you have purchased a brand new gas oven. The Movement and swapping of ovens can create a lot of movement, and vibrations which can cause leaks in the gas line. Replacing the gas line at this early stage is a small expense and a major increase in safety, gas is very dangerous.  Oven Repair Company Gold Coast

New gas lines will cost you about $15 and give you much peace of mind, gas leaks can be fatal.

5. Step five - Unplug the oven when cleaning with water

For your safety it is highly recommended that when cleaning the interior of an oven, especially with water that you unplug the oven beforehand, this massively mitigates the chances of accidental electrocution. 

Our tried and tested method involves spraying a baking soda and water mixture all over the oven. When this turns to a light film, you should wipe the oven down with dish soap on a sponge to cut through the grease. Following this, go over everything with a vinegar and water solution, which will make everything shiny and will eliminate germs and bacteria.

6. Step six - Inspect your oven's burners

We recommend an inspection of coil burners for deformities and the replacement of any damaged ones. Whilst looking if you happen to see a small spot on the coil that’s a little bit redder than the rest when cooking means it’s about to short out, and that could cause tremendous damage to the burners and oven. We strongly recommend not to use that burner and replace it immediately.

7. Step seven - Creating a spill barrier

As a best practice If you are in the habit of cooking pies or casseroles and some ingredients spill onto your oven, clean the mess up as soon as you possibly can. The longer the mess sits, the more it will burn into your oven tray or bottom.Try putting some tin foil at the bottom of your oven to prevent any mess from sticking to your oven.

Modern electric ovens on electric ranges have become much more sophisticated than they used to be, but you can still perform several electric oven repairs. 

Electric Oven Repair Guide

This electric oven repair guide tells us how an electric oven works, what can often go wrong, steps to identify an electric oven problem, and which tools and materials you might need to fix it. It will then provide you with easy step-by-step instructions on how to test and replace electric oven elements, how to prepare for and properly test and replace the temperature control, how to remove and replace an electric oven selector switch, and how to calibrate your ovens temperature gauge, how to service and repair a damaged oven door, how to repair and replace oven gaskets, and how to replace door-mounted gaskets. Repair Ovens in Brisbane

So Let's Explain How Exactly Does an Electric Oven Work?

An electric oven is in essence a baking chamber. It’s usually either part of an electric range or a standalone appliance without the cooktop. This normally consists of a 240/120-volt circuit–240 volts for the heating elements and typically 120 volts for the accessories. A built in thermostat senses and regulates the overall oven temperature. The time and temperatures are normally regulated by a pre installed electric timer motor or in some cases by a digital controller. The majority of electric ovens in use today have two heating elements, the main one on the bottom of the chamber and another one on the top, typically used for broiling.