Gas Range

     I've tried many times to clean the inside part of our gas range but it seems like the grease from all the foods that we've been cooking already accumulated and just stick onto the sidings of the oven. I used warm water , soap and a sponge to clean the oven but it did not work at all. Hubby did not want me to use any abrasive materials when cleaning because it will damage our oven.  According to my spouse he also tried to clean the oven even before I first came here more than three years ago but it he is not satisfied with the outcome. He misplaced the instruction manual and he did extend any effort to research online to see if he will find information with regards to how to clean our oven.

     We owned a Frigidaire Gallery Professional Series Gas Range. It is really a good range and we've been using it for more than 10 years. Just almost two weeks ago when we put away all our christmas decorations, hubby accidentally found the instruction manual for our gas range in our garage. He was happy about it because we will be able to look up the possible way to clean our range. We know already that it has a self-cleaning oven feature but the question is how to do it? Since we already had the manual, we just followed the step by step instruction and we were very much happy and satisfied with the result.

     To start the Self-Clean Cycle, it is being recommended a 2 hour self-clean cycle for light soils, a 3 hour cycle for average soils and a 4 hour cycle for heavy soils. We prefer TO SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE TO START IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY.

Note:   Remove the broiler pan and insert, utensils and any aluminum foil before starting to self-clean your oven. These items cannot withstand high cleaning temperature: Also, do not hand clean or use any cleaning materials on your oven door gasket. Doing so could cause damage.

Here's How:

1.  Set the clock in your range with the correct time of the day.

2.  Push the Clean Button and the "CLN TIME" will appear in the display.

3.  Push and hold the UP or DOWN ARROW button until "3 HR:00" appears in the display. You should set the cleaning time based on the amount of soil/dirt you have....Light, Medium or Heavy (see above).

4.  As soon as the controls are set, the motor driven lock will begin to close automatically (your oven door lock) and the "LOCKED" indicator light will be displayed. (It will take about 15 seconds for the lock to close).

5.  The "Clean" light will come on and the cleaning process starts.

REMEMBER:  If there's a heavy smoke coming our from your oven, you can cancel the self-cleaning process by pressing the cancel button. Do not open your oven door immediately. Wait until the word "LOCKED" is no longer in the display and the oven has cooled down for at least one hour before trying to open the oven door. If this happen(smoke), try to clean all possible food particles or spillover inside your oven. If its already clean just repeat the process above.

      Also, it is best to read and understand the company's instruction manual for our gas range and any other appliances we have at home. We should know the pros and cons before deciding to clean our range so that we will not damage it.  Always have your manual ready if you are confuse of something. Besides there are a lot of information you can gather in the internet that are very helpful if you have some doubts.

Self-Cleaning Oven is easy. Just press some buttons and you are ready to go! Beware the oven is Hot!