Cleaning between the Glass on Oven Doors
- By Joan
- July 29, 2015
- 28 Comments
About 5 years ago, it was definitely a Thursday…how do I know it was a Thursday?…because it was Thanksgiving. We had just bought a great double wall oven. The old one had bit the dust and wasn’t keeping the temperature any more. So we had this great wall oven delivered just in time to entertain about 20 members of our family.
Things were going along perfectly, dishes were going in, dishes were coming out…old Tom Turkey was smelling delicious. Maybe a little too delicious. Tom, must have been a Butterball because he was sitting in a ton of drippings. Getting him out of the oven was going to be a two person job.
No problem, 4 hands maneuvered that guy safely to the countertop with just a little bit of dripping along the way. Doesn’t sound too bad does it?
The only problem was that the dripping found the inside of the oven door. Yup dripping between the glass. And that is how my oven door has looked for 5 years.
See those vents in the door, they lead right to between the glass.
Over the years, I did get out the owners manual to see if there was any way to clean the glass. I also unscrewed the screws but nothing moved.
Fast forward to this week, when I’m on Pinterest and lo and behold I find someone that has successfully cleaned between her glass on her oven doors. Her screws were placed a bit differently than mine but I was willing to give it a go one more time. Maybe I was missing something.
My screws did need a special screwdriver but I did have a drillbit that fit perfectly.
So, I undid all my top screws…nothing. Wait, there are a few more screws going down the side…still nothing. It didn’t pop open like they promised.
Try one more thing before I admit defeat and go back to my drippy oven doors. I used a knife (I was in the kitchen after all) to gently pry the shiny metal edge away from the gray oven door. To my surprise it actually worked.
The door just popped open. There are even springs on the inside, like this is what should have happened the entire time. Well why wasn’t that in the owners manual. Now it was just a matter of wiping those turkey drippings down with a degreaser.
The black piece on the side…that is one of the pieces that didn’t have to be unscrewed. Actually only the 3 top screws had to be removed, not the side screws.
And me, I have a new oven. It still needs a little cleaning on the inside, but who’s going to see that. It actually took way more time for me to write this post than it took to clean the glass.
Make sure you come back tomorrow, I have a great project waiting for you.
***Note- Not all oven doors are created equal. Before trying this project make sure you look up your brand of oven and see if this technique will work for you. Mine could not have been easier but I know other people have had mixed results.
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I have the same problem! My husband figured out how to get it apart to clean the glass, but it definitely needs it again!
If I had known how easy it was, I would have done it years ago.
Have been bugged with this eyesore problem for 4 yrs. I keep a pretty towel there to cover it up, But now it can come clean. YEAH!!!!! Thanks you so much. Not too mechanical but think this is doable. 😉
I do the same when company comes. Must get on with this project.
Perfect timing. Just the other day I told my husband how much I’d appreciate it if he could get the oven door apart so I could clean it.
I’ve done this on an oven I owned years ago. But, I couldn’t quite figure this one out. I was successful-in less than five minutes it was like new again.
Thanks for your post!
You don’t know how happy you made me knowing that I could help someone else. Now you can put your feet up for the rest of the day.
Thanks for the tutorial. My door glass needs cleaning too. Maybe I will actually it cleaned before everyone comes for Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the tutorial!
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Hmm. Never thought of taking apart the over door. And it looks so easy. Thanks for linking up with us at the #homemattersparty. We’re glad to have you!!
Wow! I am going o try this. I just didn’t think it was possible. Thanks so much!
Thank you thankyou !!!!!!
Unfortunately I don’t have screws at the top of my oven door, just the sides, Do you know if removing them will let me clean the glass? Was told it would cost between $80-$100 to have a repairman come to clean it.
That is a ridiculous amount for a 5 minute job. I can’t guarantee my tip working for you but I would suggest doing a google search on cleaning between the glass for your make and model of oven . When I was doing a search, several people had screws on the inside of the oven door and not the top. Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
Thank you so much! I was just trying to figure this out and I stumbled upon this post. What I can’t figure out is how the grease gets between the glass and worse yet…cat hair!!!
There are slots in the bottom of the oven door. These are made for cleaning between the glass.
There’s a slot on the bottom of the door for cleaning ….. now I just have to find the tool that fits in it!!
I got mine taken apart (Whirlpool) now I can’t get it back together. so frustrating, since I live alone I will have to go without an oven until someone comes over with an extra set of hands.
So sorry, mine went back together so easily. I even did it twice in one day when I noticed a streak I missed. Good luck.
I didn’t see what you used to clean it. Mine is really baked on grease etc.
Hoping to simplify. So if I understand properly, you unscrewed the top screws and then pried open with butter knife?
Thank you for helping with clarification.
That’s pretty much it. So easy.
What did you use to clean it??
You can easily take oven door off to take it apart to clean. Simple as pulling door up and off. Slides right back in , line up and drop in place. Similar to how a back comes up and off a lazy boy recliner.
You can easily remove oven door to clean. Open door a bit, pull up on the door with the oven handles and it slides right up and off. Clean as you described. Line door back up and merely let in drop down into place. Similar to the way the back comes off an easy bit recliner.
Thank You, thank you, thank you
I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this for years. It was so easy and my glass is shining. Can’t thank you enough…
You are so welcome. I’m glad it helped
Didn’t work for us. We tried it on our bottom oven (we have a Bosch dual oven) and unscrewed the 2 top screws per the instructions and the oven door popped apart like a “jack in the box” because the two screws at the bottom are attached to a spring that helps closes the door. Glad we only lost the oven door (hopefully it can be replaced) and not an eye. It was a disaster!
I am wondering if all you commentors have electric stoves. I have been trying to insert a very thin “anything” to go up under the door to clean and it has been frustrating. I have cats and it looks like dust balls have gotten under that glass and it is ugly. Want to try this but didn’t want to ruin my door. Didn’t know if it made a difference of gas or electric stoves. Thank you.