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!

Though it isn't a feature people use often, some ovens come equipped with a button labeled "self-clean." If you're not familiar with this function, no, little magical gnomes don't come out of nowhere ...

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Remember the holidays? Maybe you did lots of baking and roasting, perhaps even a turkey or two. Now raise your hand if you’ve cleaned your oven since then. Or since LAST Thanksgiving, for that matter.

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Oven cleaning is one of the messiest, most time-consuming and dreaded household chores there is, but it’s a job that needs to be done. A stained and greasy oven not only looks disgusting, but there ...