If your Gorenje oven is extremely dirty, you are in the right place. In this article, we will show you how to clean a Gorenje oven in different ways.
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How To Clean A Gorenje Oven
Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven in different ways.
1st Method
For this first method, you will need a lemon. This method should be used if your Gorenje oven isn’t too dirty. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven with a lemon…
Step 1: Get an oven safe dish.
Step 2: Also get a lemon as well.
Step 3: Pour some water into the oven safe dish.
Step 4: Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water. Drop the lemon halves into the water once you are done squeezing them.
Step 5: Open the door of your Gorenje oven.
Step 6: Place the oven safe dish on the center rack.
Step 7: Shut the door and turn the oven on.
Step 8: Set the oven to bake at the highest temperature setting.
Step 9: Leave the oven to run for an hour.
Step 10: After an hour, turn the oven off.
Step 11: Leave the oven to cool down for about 15 minutes.
Step 12: Afterwards, open the door of the oven.
Step 13: Remove the dish from the oven.
Step 14: Slide the racks out of the oven and set them aside.
Step 15: Take out the lemon halves from the oven dish.
Step 16: Pour some dishwashing soap into the lemon water.
Step 17: Get a soft sponge.
Step 18: Dip the sponge into the soapy lemon water and scrub the oven thoroughly.
Step 19: Once you are done scrubbing, get a spray bottle.
Step 20: Pour some water into the spray bottle and spray it all over the oven interior to rinse.
Step 21: Wipe the water in the oven using a towel or cloth.
Step 22: Slide the racks back into the oven and shut the door.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven with a lemon.
2nd Method
This second method is for a dirtier oven. To clean your oven, you will need some baking soda and a lemon. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven with lemon and baking soda…
Step 1: Get a small bowl.
Step 2: Also get some baking soda and a lemon.
Step 3: Pour the baking soda into the small bowl.
Step 4: Add a little water to the baking soda and mix to form a thick paste.
Step 5: Once you have a thick paste, cut the lemon in half.
Step 6: Squeeze the juice from the two lemon halves into the baking soda.
Step 7: Mix the baking soda thoroughly.
Step 8: Turn the oven off and open the door.
Step 9: Slide out the racks in the oven and set them aside.
Step 10: Put on some gloves for safety.
Step 11: Get a soft non abrasive sponge.
Step 12: Using the sponge, apply the baking soda and lemon paste all over the oven interior. Make sure you don’t get the paste on any of the oven’s heating elements as it will damage them.
Step 13: Once you are done applying the paste in the oven, shut the door.
Step 14: Leave the paste to sit in the oven overnight.
Step 15: The next day, open the door of your Gorenje oven.
Step 16: Pour some warm water and dishwashing soap into a bowl.
Step 17: Put on some gloves and get the sponge.
Step 18: Dip the sponge in the water and scrub the oven’s interior with it.
Step 19: Once you are done scrubbing the oven, get a small towel or cloth.
Step 20: Wipe out the oven interior with the cloth.
Step 21: Rinse the cloth and wipe out the oven interior again. Keep doing this till all the sopay and baking soda paste is gone.
Step 22: Slide the racks back into the oven.
Step 23: Shut the door of your Gorenje oven.
Watch the video below if you would like a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven using lemon and baking soda.
3rd Method
For this third method, you will need a finish dishwasher tablet. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven using a dishwasher tab…
Step 1: Get the dishwasher tab and unwrap it.
Step 2: Get a small bowl.
Step 3: Pour some hot water into the bowl.
Step 4: Drop the red ball from the dishwasher tab into the bowl of hot water.
Step 5: Open the door of your Gorenje oven.
Step 6: To make it easier to clean the oven, slide out the racks and set them aside.
Step 7: Put on some gloves.
Step 8: Hold the dishwasher tab, white part down, in the hot water for a few seconds.
Step 9: Take out the tab from the water.
Step 10: Scrub the oven’s interior using the dishwasher tab.
Step 11: Dip the tab into the water after a few scrubs then resume scrubbing.
Step 12: Keep doing this till you have scrubbed the whole oven.
Step 13: Get some paper towels.
Step 14: Using the paper towels, wipe out the broken pieces of the dishwasher tab from the oven’s interior.
Step 15: Get a spray bottle.
Step 16: Pour some water in the spray bottle and spray it in the oven to rinse.
Step 17: Get a cloth and wipe the oven interior with it.
Step 18: Slide the racks back into the oven.
Step 19: Shut the door of the oven.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven with a dishwasher tab.
4th Method
For this fourth method, you will need a store bought oven cleaner. If you don’t like spending so much time cleaning your oven, this method is for you. However, note that store bought oven cleaners smell strongly of chemicals. If you are highly sensitive to them, it is recommended not to use it. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven using a store bought oven cleaner…
Step 1: Put on some gloves for safety. Since the cleaner is packed with chemicals, getting it on your skin will cause irritation.
Step 2: Get the oven cleaner and shake it well.
Step 3: Disconnect the oven’s power. Do this by unplugging the power cord from the outlet.
Step 4: If the oven is still hot from previous use, leave it to cool down completely to room temperature. Spraying the cleaner in a hot oven is very dangerous.
Step 5: Once the oven has cooled down completely, open the door.
Step 6: Pull out the racks in the oven and set them aside.
Step 7: With your face at a distance, spray the cleaner all over the oven’s interior. Make sure you don’t spray the cleaner on any of the oven’s heating elements at it will damage them.
Step 8: Shut the door of your oven.
Step 9: Leave the cleaner to sit for a few hours. However, if your oven is extremely dirty, leave the cleaner to sit overnight.
Step 10: Afterwards, put on some gloves and get a soft sponge.
Step 11: Pour some soapy water into a bowl.
Step 12: Open the door of the oven
Step 13: Using the soft sponge, wipe the cleaner out of the oven.
Step 14: Rinse off the cleaner from the sponge in the soapy water and resume wiping the cleaner.
Step 15: Keep doing this till you have gotten rid of the oven cleaner.
Step 16: Pour out the water in the bowl.
Step 17: Pour some warm water and dishwashing soap in the bowl.
Step 18: Use the water and sponge to clean the oven. This will help to get rid of the oven cleaner smell.
Step 19: Wipe the oven with a cloth.
Step 20: Mix some water and vinegar in a spray bottle.
Step 21: Spray the mixture in the oven. This will remove the oven cleaner residue.
Step 22: Wipe the oven with a cloth once again.
Step 23: Slide the racks back into the oven.
Step 24: Shut the oven door.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven using a store bought oven cleaner.
How To Use Gorenje Oven Aqua Clean
Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven using the aqua clean or steam clean feature…
Step 1: If your oven is still hot from previous use, leave it to cool down completely.
Step 2: Once the oven has cooled down, open the door.
Step 3: Pour 20 ounces of water into the oven tray.
Step 4: Place the tray on the last set of rail guides.
Step 5: Shut the oven door.
Step 6: Turn the oven’s main control knob to select the “Aqua Clean” feature.
Step 7: If the feature doesn’t start running, press the “Start” or “play” button.
Step 8: The aqua clean feature will run for thirty minutes. After thirty minutes, turn the oven off and open the door.
Step 9: Wipe the down the oven’s interior using a soft cloth.
How To Clean A Gorenje Oven Door
Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven door…
Step 1: Turn the oven off and open the door.
Step 2: Get a store bought oven cleaner.
Step 3: With your face at a distance, spray the cleaner on the door. Make sure the cleaner doesn’t touch your skin.
Step 4: Leave the cleaner to sit for an hour.
Step 5: After an hour, put on some gloves and get a soft sponge.
Step 6: Scrub the door with the sponge.
Step 7: Wipe off the oven cleaner from the door using paper towels.
Step 8: Pour some vinegar and water into a spray bottle.
Step 9: Spray the mixture on the door to get rid of the oven cleaner smell.
Step 10: Wipe the door using a micro fiber cloth.
Step 11: Shut the door of your Gorenje oven.
Read this article: Gorenje Oven Door [How To, Issues & Proven Solutions] to learn other ways to clean your Gorenje oven door.
How To Use Gorenje Oven Self Clean
Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven using the self clean or pyrolytic clean feature…
Step 1: Turn the oven off.
Step 2: If your Gorenje oven is still hot from previous use, leave it to cool down completely to room temperature.
Step 3: Once your oven has cooled down, open the door.
Step 4: Slide out the racks in the oven and set them aside.
Step 5: Also remove the side rails from the oven as well.
Step 6: If there are any loose bits of food, wipe them out of the oven using a paper towel.
Step 7: Shut the oven door.
Step 8: Open all the windows in your kitchen so that any smoke from the oven isn’t trapped in.
Step 9: If there are any pets in your kitchen, take them out. The fumes from the oven could harm them.
Step 10: Turn the oven on.
Step 11: Scroll through the oven’s features and select “Extras”.
Step 12: Tap “Pyrolytic Cleaning”.
Step 13: Select your desired cleaning level. 1 is the lowest while 3 is the highest.
Step 14: Once you select your desired level, the door will lock and the oven will start heating up. During the self clean feature, make sure no one touches the oven as it will get extremely hot. At the end of the self clean cycle, there should be a signal. Do not try opening the door at the end of the self clean cycle.
Step 15: Immediately after the cycle, the oven door will be locked since it’s still very hot. Once the oven cools down, the oven door will unlock automatically.
Step 16: Open the oven door.
Step 17: Get a soft and damp cloth.
Step 18: Using the cloth, wipe out the ash in the oven and set it aside.
Step 19: Return the side rails to the oven.
Step 20: Slide the racks back into the oven as well.
Step 21: Shut the door of your Gorenje oven.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven using the pyrolytic function.
How To Clean Gorenje Oven Racks
Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven’s racks in different ways.
1st Method
For this first method, you will need a store bought oven cleaner. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven’s racks using a store bought oven cleaner…
Step 1: Open the door of your Gorenje oven.
Step 2: Slide out the two racks in the oven.
Step 3: Shut the oven door.
Step 4: Get some foil and unwrap it.
Step 5: Spread the foil on a flat surface.
Step 6: Get the cleaner and shake it well.
Step 7: Spray the cleaner on the foil making sure to keep your face at a distance while doing this. Also make sure you don’t get the cleaner on your skin.
Step 8: Place the racks on the foil.
Step 9: Spray the cleaner all over the oven racks.
Step 10: Wrap the racks in the foil.
Step 11: Leave the racks to sit for four hours. If the racks are extremely dirty, leave them to sit overnight.
Step 12: The next day, get a sponge.
Step 13: Put on some gloves for safety and unwrap the foil.
Step 14: Scrub the racks using the sponge.
Step 15: Pour some warm water and dishwashing soap in a large bowl.
Step 16: Place the racks in the bowl of water. This will help in getting rid of the oven cleaner smell.
Step 17: Leave the racks to sit for a few minutes.
Step 18: Afterwards, take out the racks from the soapy water and rinse them.
Step 19: Place the racks on a cloth to dry.
Step 20: Once the racks are completely dry, open the oven door.
Step 21: Slide the racks back into the oven.
Step 22: Shut the door of the oven.
2nd Method
For this second method, you will need three dishwasher tabs. Below, we show you how to clean a Gorenje oven’s racks using dishwasher tabs.
Step 1: Open the door of your Gorenje oven.
Step 2: Slide the racks out of the oven.
Step 3: Shut the oven door.
Step 4: Plug the drain of your bath tub. If you don’t want to use your tub, you could also use a large bin.
Step 5: Spread a towel on the bottom of the bath tub. This is to prevent the oven racks from scratching it.
Step 6: Drop three dishwasher tabs into the tub.
Step 7: Get some boiling hot water and pour it over the tabs till they have dissolved completely.
Step 8: Place the racks in the tub.
Step 9: Submerge the racks in the hottest water possible.
Step 10: Once the racks are submerged in the water, stop filling the tub.
Step 11: Leave the racks to sit in the water overnight.
Step 12: The next day, put on some gloves.
Step 13: Take out the racks from the water.
Step 14: Get a soft sponge.
Step 15: Using the soft sponge, scrub the oven racks.
Step 16: Once you are done scrubbing, rinse the racks under some cool water.
Step 17: Place the racks on a cloth to dry.
Step 18: As soon as the racks are dry, open the oven door and slide them back in.
Step 19: Shut the door of the oven.
3rd Method
For this third method, you will need some ammonia. If you are pregnant, or extremely sensitive to the smell of chemicals, do not use this method. Below, we have listed the steps you need to follow in order to clean your Gorenje oven racks with ammonia…
Step 1: Get a large plastic bag and the ammonia.
Step 2: Also get some paper towels as well.
Step 3: Open the door of your Gorenje oven and slide out the racks.
Step 4: Shut the oven door.
Step 5: Place the racks in the plastic bag.
Step 6: Put on some gloves for safety.
Step 7: Dip some of the paper towels in the ammonia and place it on the racks.
Step 8: Pour the ammonia into the plastic bag. Do not submerge the racks in the ammonia. You don’t need too much of it.
Step 9: Tie the plastic bag. If the bag isn’t sealed tightly and the ammonia fumes are escaping, get another large plastic bag.
Step 10: Double the bag and take it outside.
Step 11: Leave the racks outside overnight. This will make the grime melt off the racks.
Step 12: The next day, untie the plastic bag.
Step 13: Make sure to put on some gloves.
Step 14: Take out the racks from the plastic bag. Make sure you don’t get the ammonia on your skin as you do this. This will cause burns or skin irritation.
Step 15: Get a soft sponge.
Step 16: Wipe off the dirt from the oven racks using the soft sponge.
Step 17: Pour some warm water into a large container.
Step 18: Place the racks in the container.
Step 19: Add some soap to the water in order to get rid of the ammonia smell.
Step 20: Leave the racks to sit in the water for a few minutes.
Step 21: Afterwards, take out the racks from the water and rinse.
Step 22: Place the racks on a cloth to dry.
Step 23: Once the racks are dry, open the oven door and slide them back in.
Step 24: Shut the door of the oven.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to clean a Gorenje oven’s racks using ammonia.
