Self-cleaning features on ovens, which can be confusing and even controversial, were developed in the early 1960s for both gas and electric ovens, though the term “self-cleaning” is actually something ...

Do you ever find yourself wishing that your house could just...clean itself? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way—but there is at least one thing in your home that actually does: your oven!

Your oven's self-cleaning feature uses extreme heat to burn off food. Those high temperatures require precautions to protect ...

Besides the fact that some argue you should never use the self-cleaning feature on your oven at all, right before Thanksgiving is the absolute worst time. Here’s why: It could break your oven. The ...

I have this old electric oven in my apartment. I hate to use the damn thing because every time I do I usually set the smoke detector off. I figured I'd give her a good cleaning, but why waste my time ...