How To Finally Get Rid Of That Annoying Grease Between Your Oven Glass

Cleaning the oven is one of the most challenging kitchen chores. With how much food debris, grease, and oil our ovens see, a very sticky, stubborn mess can develop inside. While there are plenty of easy, affordable oven cleaning hacks you can turn to when you need to get many meals' worth of mess off your oven's walls, there aren't many simple solutions for getting stubborn oven glass stains off – at least not when those stains fall between the two glass panels that make up many oven doors. Crumbs of food, liquids, and even grease can slip into this space via the vents on the top of the oven door as you move food into and out of the oven, and over time, it can get surprisingly stained, cloudy, and discolored with trapped debris.

Whether or not you can actually clean between the two panels of glass in your oven door depends on the specifications of the exact model in your kitchen. In the case of most ovens, getting between those glass panels is difficult; there's often no easy mode of entry or simple way to open up the door or slide a cloth in there. The only solution is to take your oven's door off and then open it up so you can easily access and clean both of those glass panels. If you've long struggled with how to clean off that gunked-up interior glass space, even kitchen appliance manufacturers recommend taking the door off and disassembling its components. While this might sound complicated, all you really need is a screwdriver and whatever you're going to use to clean the glass. 

You'll need to check your oven's user manual to find out how the door comes off the oven; the hinges can unlock in different positions or may need to be disconnected in a different way from model to model. Next, you'll need to unscrew any screws on the door's face plate (or front panel), which will allow you to lift the sleek exterior off and get to the glass underneath. Finally, you'll see screws and retaining tabs holding both pieces of glass in place; you'll need to remove those screws and lift the top layer of glass up. Then you'll be ready to clean the debris and gunk away, which you can do just like you would if you were cleaning exterior oven glass with vinegar or baking soda.

To protect your hands throughout the disassembly process, you may want to don protective work gloves — not rubber cleaning gloves — particularly when removing the door from the oven and its hinges. The door may feel heavier than it looks once it's no longer attached to your oven. Additionally, you may want to check your oven's manufacturer's warranty if it's a pretty recent addition to your kitchen. Some appliance brands may not recommend disassembling your oven (including the door) without professional help, and doing so might void your warranty if you have one.