There has been a lot of backlash against the self-clean function of most ovens in recent years. While no one really wants to get down on their knees and scrub that oven furiously, it is probably your best option. From an appliance repair perspective, self-cleaning an oven is just as inadvisable as it is from a health and safety standpoint. Self-cleaning, because it runs at such a high temperature, is excessively tough on your oven. However, what exactly do you need to worry about?
Even if you are scrubbing an oven by hand, you need to be careful not to bump or damage certain parts, but by using self-clean, the high temperatures put a lot of oven components at risk, including:
Instead of risking your oven’s safety and the safety to your pets and family (due to the release of carbon monoxide), you are better off learning how to safely disassemble the interior of your oven so you can give it a proper cleaning every now and then.
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