# My Mother's coming to visit !! Quick- What oven cleaner works best?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459 "2003-08-06T23:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/1 "2003-08-06T23:41:56Z")
I can’t use one of those Smoke-Up the house for 11 hours special bombs. I need something that sprays on and wipes off. What’s your favorite??? I feel suddenly that I should tackle this tonight, rather than tomorrow hours before they arrive. Me: Hey, Mom ! Mom: ( sniff sniff ) Whadja, just clean the oven? Like I don’t know it only gets cleaned when I’m coming?? :eek: What do you use? Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/2 "2003-08-07T00:03:36Z")
Easy-Off always does it for me. Spray it on, let it sit a bit, and wipe it off. Now in Fresh Lemon scent. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/3 "2003-08-07T00:11:44Z")
And for goodness sake, put in a pillow for her, too, before she puts her head in it. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/4 "2003-08-07T00:16:32Z")
How bout this brand: “Bite Me, Mom! I clean my oven on MY schedule, not yours!” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/5 "2003-08-07T00:26:19Z")
Don’t forget to vacum UNDER the lounge chairs. I always forget and it always gets noticed. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/6 "2003-08-07T00:55:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Easy-Off always does it for me. Spray it on, let it sit a bit, and wipe it off. Now in Fresh Lemon scent. \*\* Ditto! Don’t forget to sweep the porch. That’s the one my MIL always frowns about. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/7 "2003-08-07T01:03:54Z")
Thanks. No porch, but man does the back deck need a sweeping and hosing. Excellent idea, tomorrow morning I go at the deck with the hose. Okay, Easy Off Lemony Scent it is. \*Originally posted by \ ***Eve** > [@](#): > > And for goodness sake, put in a pillow for her, too, before she puts her head in it. You know what you are? You’re trouble !!! That’s what you are !!! 😃 😃 😃 ( Pillow placed. Good tip. Thanks ) ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/8 "2003-08-07T01:10:44Z")
OK. So I shouldn’t have used “porch” I meant the entry. ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/9 "2003-08-07T01:19:28Z")
**Cartooniverse** better make sure that pillow is clean, with a nice fresh cover on it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/10 "2003-08-07T01:21:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*And for goodness sake, put in a pillow for her, too, before she puts her head in it. \*\* **Woody Allen:** > [@](#): > > My parents were very old country. They came from Brooklyn, which is the heart of the old country. Their values were God, and carpeting. > > I told them I was getting married to my girlfriend. My mother got up and went into the kitchen and opened the oven. > > And got in. I just got it . 😛 ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/11 "2003-08-07T05:15:52Z")
Merry Maids. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/12 "2003-08-07T05:22:22Z")
I remember going so far as to clean the dust bunnies from off the _top_ of the refrigerator when my grandmother was coming to visit once. The woman is barely five feet tall. Even with a stepstool she couldn’t have seen up there. But somehow, I just _knew_ she would know they were there if I didn’t get rid of them. Ah, the curse of familial guilt! I hope your oven is so clean your mother comments on it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/13 "2003-08-07T06:26:52Z")
Re the oven, I’ve always had good luck with a chain and a padlock. “Sorry, Mom, it’s full of wolverines. How about Olive Garden?” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/14 "2003-08-07T07:55:13Z")
This thread is better suited for **IMHO**. I’ll move it for you. * * * **Cajun Man** ~ SDMB Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/15 "2003-08-07T14:49:18Z")
Thanks. I guess it was kind of poll-ish. Sorry I placed it badly in the beginning, **Cajun Man**. So. Easy Off. No Scent. Max Strength. COLD OVEN FORMULA !! Oh happy DAY ! I just sprayed it in, and set the timer for 2:00 hours. I shall report back anon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/16 "2003-08-07T15:01:38Z")
Oh, also try: > **[How To Clean Anything - A Resource of Helpful Cleaning Tips](http://www.howtocleananything.com/)** > > A Resource of Helpful Cleaning Tips ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/17 "2003-08-07T16:08:39Z")
Just because no one else has mentioned it. First, be sure you don’t have a self-cleaning oven… ---
**Author:** ![CharlesW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@CharlesW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlesW)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/18 "2003-08-07T17:05:59Z")
Did anyone else thing of the song - “Mom’s coming to my house” by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie? Seems quite appropriate here. Don’t forget to clean under the oven, that little pan drawer gets real dirty. Does anyone ever use that drawer? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/19 "2003-08-08T03:06:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CharlesW \* > \*\*Don’t forget to clean under the oven, that little pan drawer gets real dirty. Does anyone ever use that drawer? \*\* 1. You put the big pans you hardly ever use there; you’d wash them before use where-ever you stored them. 2. You put the pans you use all the time there; nothing has a chance to get dirty ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459/20 "2003-08-08T16:04:15Z")
As a guy, I just take the oven parts &/or refrig parts outside & wash them with a hose 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-coming-to-visit-quick-what-oven-cleaner-works-best/193459.md?page=2)