Kitchen Appliances

AUTOMATIC OVEN CLEANING
Self-cleaning (pyrolytic) is the true self-cleaning system. It uses high heat during a
special one to three-hour cycle to decompose food soil and grease. During the cycle, which is
clock controlled, the oven door is latched and locked. The door cannot be opened until the
oven cools.
When self-cleaning ovens were
first introduced, consumers were
concerned about how much energy they
might use in the cleaning cycle. The
new self-cleaning ovens, gas and
electric, are sealed tighter and have
more insulation than conventional and
continuous-cleaning ovens.
They actually save enough
energy during normal baking to clean
the oven six times a year, which is more
than most consumers clean. It actually
costs less to operate and clean a self-
cleaning oven than to operate and buy
cleaning solutions for a regular oven.
Continuous cleaning (catalytic) uses a porous coating on the oven walls that partially
absorbs and disperses the food soil and grease. This cleaning process takes place during
normal baking and keeps the oven presentably clean, but the racks and door parts must be
cleaned by hand. This special oven coating cannot be cleaned with soap, detergent, or
commercial oven cleaners without causing permanent damage. In addition, the continuous
cleaning oven does not look as clean as the self-cleaning oven.