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!

Many modern ovens come with a self-cleaning function, which is intended to make the cleaning process simpler. The self-cleaning feature works by generating high temperatures in order to burn any food, ...

Your oven floor is covered with burnt-on remains of something, and the window is spattered with grease. I’ve been there—we’ve all been there. We use our ovens hard for weeknight dinners and holiday ...

In my more than 30 years as an appliance repair pro, the number one call I get for ovens is to make them work again after the caller used the self-cleaning feature. An oven that self-cleans is ...