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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts) Sat Feb 11, 2012, 11:07 PM Feb 2012

What else can I clean in my self-cleaning oven?

I just used it to clean a cast iron skillet in prep for reseasoning.

But then I got to thinking: what else can I use this industrial-strength heat cleaning method for? What about those half-sheet pans that are a pain to clean? Will they warp?

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What else can I clean in my self-cleaning oven? (Original Post) Duer 157099 Feb 2012 OP

I wouldn't put ANYTHING in a self-cleaning oven. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #1

Oh. Really? Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #3

I wondered about that, thanks for the tip. n/t A Simple Game Feb 2012 #12

BBQ grill inserts. I do it every year. Robb Feb 2012 #2

Great idea. I'll try that when the time comes. Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #4

You have nothing to lose Robb Feb 2012 #7

Yea, we tried the self cleaning oven and I almost ended up in the hospital... WCGreen Feb 2012 #10

It'll do a job on all your Tupperware. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #5

Whatever you clean in your self cleaning oven, do NOT clean OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #6

Self cleaning ovens self destruct GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #8

I don't reccommend trying to clean rocktivity Feb 2012 #9

kiln-fired clay and ceramic items. Chan790 Feb 2012 #11

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,699 posts)

1. I wouldn't put ANYTHING in a self-cleaning oven.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 11:09 PM

Feb 2012

Maybe I'm old-fashioned...

But yikes.

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

3. Oh. Really?

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 11:13 PM

Feb 2012

It is absolutely the best way to clean cast iron cookware! No scrubbing, just pop it in there and when it's done, all there is is a layer of dust where the baked on crud used to be. I'm currently testing a new seasoning method.

But then I was wondering about those sheet pans, but I'm not sure what they're made of, whether it's aluminum or not. But when those get baked on grease, they're impossible to clean by scrubbing, which is why I thought of this. But I bet they'd warp or even melt, lol.