Comments on: Can baking soda really clean your oven? http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/ The urban girl's guide to a greener lifestyle Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: missy http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 missy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:52:27 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=849#comment-2359 Thanks for the post on baking soda. Your concerns about the fumes, contamination, health effects and explosions are EXACTLY the same concerns I have been having since I used oven cleaner in the last 24 hours only to realise what a big mistake I have made. Makes you wonder how many other people feel the same way we do. I'm going have to slip it into all my conversations casually when I talk to family and friends and make sure they never use those poisons ever again :) x Thanks for the post on baking soda. Your concerns about the fumes, contamination, health effects and explosions are EXACTLY the same concerns I have been having since I used oven cleaner in the last 24 hours only to realise what a big mistake I have made. Makes you wonder how many other people feel the same way we do. I’m going have to slip it into all my conversations casually when I talk to family and friends and make sure they never use those poisons ever again :) x

]]> By: Jana http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Jana Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:18:04 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=849#comment-738 Thanks so much for the pics! I just got butter all over the bottom of my oven, and thankfully avoided needing the fire department. I was trying to figure out how to clean it without killing me and my family or pets with toxic fumes. Here I go--thanks for the visual help! Thanks so much for the pics! I just got butter all over the bottom of my oven, and thankfully avoided needing the fire department. I was trying to figure out how to clean it without killing me and my family or pets with toxic fumes. Here I go–thanks for the visual help!

]]> By: UrbanGreenGirl http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-537 UrbanGreenGirl Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:39:17 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=849#comment-537 Hey Melissa, glad to see you liked my post. Thanks for mentioning the part about Arm & Hammer. I never use them either. About the self cleaning function, that scares me as it heats up to an insane degree. Glad it worked out for you though. Cheers! Hey Melissa, glad to see you liked my post. Thanks for mentioning the part about Arm & Hammer. I never use them either. About the self cleaning function, that scares me as it heats up to an insane degree. Glad it worked out for you though. Cheers!

]]> By: Melissa Thibodeau http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Melissa Thibodeau Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:55:14 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=849#comment-536 Wow, love the fact that you took pictures. We recently used the "self-cleaning" function on our oven but that too seems counter intuitive: The oven temp goes sky-high and needs about 4-5 hours in order to "clean" the oven. Not too good for the environment, or our wallets. I never wanted to use chemicals either and so baking soda it is, for next time. Thanks for proving it works. Be warned however, Arm & Hammer baking soda is tested on animals. Dogs, bunnies, etc. I'm finishing my box and never buying that brand again. I'm pretty sure my local health food store (Tau, in Laval) carries an animal friendly brand. Wow, love the fact that you took pictures. We recently used the “self-cleaning” function on our oven but that too seems counter intuitive: The oven temp goes sky-high and needs about 4-5 hours in order to “clean” the oven. Not too good for the environment, or our wallets. I never wanted to use chemicals either and so baking soda it is, for next time. Thanks for proving it works.

Be warned however, Arm & Hammer baking soda is tested on animals. Dogs, bunnies, etc. I’m finishing my box and never buying that brand again. I’m pretty sure my local health food store (Tau, in Laval) carries an animal friendly brand.

]]> By: veganverve http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2009/07/27/can-baking-soda-really-clean-your-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-461 veganverve Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:22:58 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=849#comment-461 Baking soda is wonderful for ovens, that is all I use. It even managed to clean a horrendously dirty oven in a rental house that I moved into! It even works if you just put baking sode in the oven and spray it with water, just as easy as the paste just different route. Baking soda is wonderful for ovens, that is all I use. It even managed to clean a horrendously dirty oven in a rental house that I moved into! It even works if you just put baking sode in the oven and spray it with water, just as easy as the paste just different route.

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