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We don't have a self cleaning oven. I am wondering if anyone has ever tried a homemade oven cleaner on an electric oven? I need something heavy duty as in... it will clean up the pizza that landed topping side down right on the bottom heating element. I've found some on the internet but none that have been tried by anyone I know. TIA!
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I used plain ole' baking soda. It worked really well! You have to wet it. And, you do have to use some elbow grease, but I was pleased. Some recommended putting baking soda in a solution of water and spraying it that way out of a spray bottle - that was a pain because it kept clogging the bottle! I just sprinkled and wet it down as I went.
I boiled a large quantity of lasagna over in mine which prompted the clean (well, ok, I was nesting too.  ) Anyway, I can confirm that baking soda really does work...and then, once it's clean consider one of these! 
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That is a beautiful thing! I had no idea something like that existed! Thanks Jennifer! Do you think it would also work for the glass window in the door?
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Do you mean the baking soda? I used mine on the glass window because there were lots of splatters baked on it. It cleaned it. It does take some elbow grease, Charlotte! I used one of those sponges with a scrubby on one side (the kind that's safe for non-stick cookware). It worked well!
I got the big stuff first, then I put more baking soda on, wet it, let it sit, and scrubbed off more. What was amazing was that any residual baked on stuff came off even easier if I left baking soda on it and then baked in the oven again. I'd let the oven cool to just warm, and scrub and that really black stuff came off. And, you don't have to worry about fumes or chemicals in your food from the baking soda!
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For the racks I have used this method:
place rack in a large garbage bag and cover with paper towels. Pour amonia over the paper toweling until very wet. Tie the bag shut and leave overnight. Rinse clean in the morning. I did this outside and used the hose to rinse. If you slip the rack out of the bag, then tie the bag shut again, you don't have to deal with the fumes too much. Then just toss the bag. The racks were shiny bright with no scrubbing!
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I tried a paste made from baking soda, salt, and water that I read about in an old issue of Martha Stewart Living, and it worked well. I did find that, like Jennifer, I needed a good scrubbing pad for the inside of the glass door. You can read the instructions in this article:
A Clean Kitchen, Top to Bottom
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I ended up using a baking soda vinegar combination with a few drops of dish soap. It worked well but like you said, the elbow grease is what really did it. I went through two of those scrubbing sponges! Liz, I haven't tackled the racks yet since the pizza only hit the oven floor when it dropped. That was the first one. The second one fell and landed crust side down right on the element and caught fire for a brief second. Husband said, "Pizza taste good when it's smoked!" 
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