How hard can it be to clean an oven? We set a challenge to compare professional cleaning, against doing it yourself. Take a look at the results.

1. The Ovenu Challenge:
Professional Vs DIY Cleaning

2. Contents
How Hard Can It Be To Clean An Oven Slide 3
The Ovenu Challenge Slide 4
Rule One Slide 5
Rule Two Slide 6
Preparation & Planning: Joe Public Slide 7
Time To Clean The Oven Joe Slide 8
There Is Still More To Do Slide 9
Preparation & Planning: Pete The
Professional
Slide10
Your Health Is Important Slide 11
Pete’s Cleaning Process Slide 12
The Results Slide 13
Choose The Winning Team Slide 14
Would You Like More Information? Slide 15
Image Credits Slide 16
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3. How Hard Can It Be To Clean An Oven?
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When it comes to oven cleaning, some people believe the following:
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4. The Ovenu Challenge
However, here at Ovenu, we set the Professional VS DIY oven
cleaning challenge to see which method is more effective.
Let’s take a look at the rules of this challenge….
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5. Rule One
The first rule of the oven challenge
was:
No Self-Cleaning Ovens
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These can produce:
• Noxious smells
• Health & safety issues,
especially with older units
• A significant amount of smoke
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6. Rule Two
The second rule of the oven
challenge was:
No Sodium Hydroxide or
Sodium Potash (Caustic Soda) products
were allowed to be used.
These can cause:
• Health issues from inhalation of chemicals
• Damage to surfaces, such as glass and liners
• Corrosion
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7. Preparation & Planning: Joe Public
Cleaning an oven manually requires the
purchasing of a few select items:
1 Dirty Oven
Baking Soda (200g)
.
Vinegar (500ml)
Spray Bottles
Rubber Gloves
Dishcloth
Spatula
It is also important to remember that time will
need to be set aside from your busy schedule.
Cleaning an oven takes time.
.
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.

8. Time To Clean The Oven Joe
To get an understanding of what is required to clean an oven
effectively; here is the process Joe went through:
Remove Racks
Make The
Paste
Leave For 12
Hours
Apply The
Paste
Is The
Consistency
Correct?
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Remove The
Paste
Has It
worked??
Yes
No
No
Yes
START
But wait, there’s
more…

9. There Is Still More To Do
Joe still needs to clean the racks and check that the homemade cleaner
has done its job:
CONTINUE
Clean The
Racks
Wipe The
Oven
FINISH
Estimated Time
13 Hours
(Minimum)
Has It
worked??
No
Spray with
Vinegar
Wipe
Yes
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Just like Joe,
that is the same
amount of time
you could spend
cleaning your
own oven.

10. Preparation & Planning: Pete The
Professional
With Ovenu, all you need to do is call 0800 140 9800 and ask for one of
our highly trained technicians to clean your oven.
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Pete provides the
customer a no
obligation
quotation based
upon the cleaning
requirements of
your oven.

11. Your Health Is Important
• An unclean oven leaves you
vulnerable to possible food poisoning
and fire hazards.
• Harsh chemicals pose additional risk
to your health and to the
environment. This is why we use our
own exclusive range of cleaning
products.
• Our cleaning materials have been
designed to be eco-friendly and are all
VEA (Vitreous Enamel Association)
approved.
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12. Pete’s Cleaning Process…
Look how much quicker it is for Pete to clean your oven…
Remove Racks
Wipe Oven
And
Components Reassemble
Remove
Cleaning
Products
Clean
Components
Remove
Hidden
Components
Apply Cleaning
Products
To Oven
Final Wipe
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FINISH
Estimated Time
2- 4 Hours
START

13. The Results
DIY Professional
• Homemade paste can still leave dirt and
residue.
• The Cleaning of internal components,
such as the fan and lights, has not been
done.
• It is not recommended for untrained
personnel to dismantle any oven
components.
• The oven has been cleaned
inside and out.
• A professional service provides
a professional finish.
• Significant reduction in wasted
time, allowing you to get on
with your day.
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14. Choose The Winning Team
For a stress free professionally cleaned
oven, choose Ovenu.
We have technicians all over the UK and
you can find your local specialist by
clicking here.
Contact your local Ovenu Technician
today for a free quote.
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15. Would You Like More Information?
If you would like more
information about Ovenu
and the services that we
provide, you can speak to
any of our friendly and
dedicated Customer
Service team on:
0800 140 9800
www.ovenu.co.uk
Or you can find us on
Facebook and Twitter.
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16. Image Credits
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Slide 6 | Hazard Sign image courtesy of Bigstock
Slide 16 |Customer service representatives image courtesy of Bigstock
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