Cleaning the oven

[martyna]

It's quite a time since I asked my boyfriend to clean the oven and at the time he said he had/knew a super-foam-cleaner (or something like this) and would do it in a whiz, but when I asked him a couple of days ago, he wasn't able to recall neither the promise nor the product.
We've never used the oven much and back at home mum basically kept it tidy and there wasn't such a mess as is here now, especially since we tried out some recipes recently. (And today's has really spilt over. *wince*) I've done some surface cleaning over the time, but what I'm looking is a real cleaning.
How do you do it? Is there any special product you use? (If you're in France and can name the shop, even better!) Or maybe you make a product yourself? Does heating lemon in water (as in microwaves) help at least a bit? Not at all? Help me? *feels helpless*

Comments

[landshark]

This may be a no-brainer, but do you use an oven liner?

[martyna]

I had to google that one and didn't know this existed, but at times I try to use a baking try underneath, if there's quite a risk something might be dropping...

[landshark]

Oh, yeah. The roll-out oven liner is kind of spendy. I either use a large low-sided foil pan, costs only 2 or 3 dollars, or if I can't find one that covers the whole thing, I line the bottom of the oven (and a little up the sides) with a layer or two of foil.

[martyna]

Thank you for all those ideas. ♥

[landshark]

Your welcome!

I snapped a quick picture of my oven--right now I have two disposable cookie sheets that fit pretty snug in there:

[martyna]

That's a good substitute for an oven-liner, I'd say!

[bexi]

I use aluminum foil to line the bottom, which is the same basic idea.

[jeshyr]

OMG You are a genius. Why did I never think of this!?

[landshark]

LOL I can't take credit for this--it was a secret handed down from my great-grandmother. We haven't cleaned an oven in 4 generations. :D