This Hack Makes It Easy To Clean Between Oven Door Glass

Clean Inside Your Oven Door With This Easy Hack

It wasn’t until I noticed that the stubborn brown stains on my oven door were trapped between the glass panels that I realized I needed to figure out how to clean between oven glass. (No wonder my favorite overnight oven cleaning method hadn’t made a dent in them!) I’m not even sure how those stains got in there, but that didn’t change the fact that I’d need to figure out how to get rid of them!

So after doing some research and a bit of creative problem-solving, I came up with a simple cleaning hack that I’m quite proud of! (And it’s since become apparent that I’m not the only one who has ever wondered how to clean oven door glass, because it’s since become one of my most popular posts!)

Here’s how to clean between oven glass — without disassembling the door — so you can use this tip at home!

How To Clean Between Oven Glass (Without Disassembling Or Removing The Door)

You’ll need:

• Spray bottle
• White vinegar
• Dish soap
• Paper towels
• Scouring cloth
• Wire hanger
• Rubber band

Step 1 – Clean The Outside

Fill your spray bottle with equal parts white vinegar and dish soap. Replace the top and shake the bottle gently to mix.

Use your cleaning spray and a few paper towels to clean the outside of the glass on your oven door.

Related: 9 Surprising New Uses For One Of The Best DIY Cleaners

Step 2 – Clean The Inside

Next, open the oven door and spray the vinegar and soap mixture liberally over the oven-facing side of the door. Get your scouring cloth wet and scrub the glass until it gets nice and sudsy.

Let the cleaner sit there for a few minutes, then wipe away any residual grease and cleaner with a paper towel.

Bonus Tip: If the glass is in really rough shape, you may want to follow up Step 2 by using a bit of Bar Keepers Friend and the damp scouring cloth to scrub away any lingering bits of grime.

Step 3 – Clean In Between

Once the glass on both the outside and inside of your oven door are sparkling clean, all that’s left to address is the area in between! You’ll do that by feeding a wire through the narrow holes on the underside of the door.

For easier access to these holes, it helps to remove the drawer underneath your oven. (If you’re anything like me, you’ll probably pull out your vacuum at this point because the area under the drawer gets quite dusty!)

After removing the drawer, unbend your wire hanger and straighten out one end. Wrap a couple of paper towels around the wire and secure them with a rubber band.

Spray a bit of your vinegar and soap mixture onto the paper towel. Then carefully insert your “cleaning tool” through the narrow holes in the oven door and use it to wipe any brown stains on the inside of the glass. (Aiming can be a bit tricky, but you’ll get the hang of it!)

If necessary, repeat the process with a dry paper towel to dry and buff the inside of the glass. All done!

How To Take Off An Oven Door (If Necessary)

If you can’t find any access holes on the bottom of your oven door that would allow you to clean between the glass, don’t worry! You can still clean between the glass, but you might need a screwdriver to do it.

Consult the owner’s manual for your oven to find out how to open up the glass panes so you can clean between them. (If you can’t find the manual, you can probably find a digital copy online by typing the make and model of your oven into Google.)

Do you use any unorthodox solutions for tricky cleaning tasks?