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

[boosette]

Yep -- I cleaned my apartment's oven last year, pre-inspection, and didn't know we had gloves in the house. Wound up with mild chemical burns for a few days and lots of itchiness.

[martyna]

Now, I don't really know if those we have would be good enough, so I think I'll try to use the either methods first.

[boosette]

Yeah, ours hadn't been cleaned all year and I had 24 hours to make it sparkle, so. If you have a choice, use the other methods before this one.

[martyna]

Oh, and: I love your shark icon. Sharks♥!