Having a self-cleaning mode on an oven may sound like a magical function, but it's a very real - and potentially dangerous - feature. The function, which is available on many oven models, uses extreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CR’s in-house range experts offer their take on what might be your stove's most hotly debated feature Some folks would rather ...

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 ...

Ovens tend to get a lot of use during the holidays, and between drips, drops, and turkey basting spills, they can get fairly dirty. And they may not get cleaned very often—in a survey by the American ...

Many people assume the self-cleaning feature on their oven is an easy shortcut. In reality, it’s one of the most misunderstood functions in the kitchen. The cycle reaches extremely high temperatures ...

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If you’re staring down a dirty oven, running the self-cleaning cycle might seem like a no-brainer. In the best ranges, there really isn’t anything quite like it, which locks the oven door shut and ...

MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE HERO YOU EXPECT. BETWEEN BOILING, BROILING, AND BAKING, EXPERTS AND CONSUMER REPORTS RANGE LAB ALSO PUT EVERY OVEN’S SELF-CLEAN CYCLE TO THE TEST. THEY RATE HOW A TOUGH, BAKED ON ...

The self-cleaning function of an oven offers convenience but has some drawbacks. The self-cleaning function in ovens uses either high heat or steam to clean the interior by loosening spills and ...

In the aftermath of the holidays, your oven might not be a pretty sight. A roasted turkey probably splattered grease all over the interior of your oven. Your dishes could have dripped cheese, which is ...