7 Best Oven Cleaners 2021

The Easy-Off Fume Free Oven Cleaner loosens grime in just 30 seconds, making it easy to wipe away. Use it to spot clean spillovers between big cleanings. And because it works on cold ovens and is free of caustic fumes, using it doesn’t require heating up or venting your kitchen. For deep cleaning, wait two hours after spraying a cold oven before wiping with a wet sponge, cloth, or paper towel. 

Zep Heavy Duty Oven & Grill Cleaner is a powerful cleaner that can be used on ovens (and cookware!), racks, grills and more to dissolve tough stains and crud in just 10 minutes.  In fact, it made the list of top grill cleaners in our test, too! Zep works best on a warm — not hot — oven. Just be sure the room is well-ventilated and surrounding surfaces are protected with newspaper to prevent any damage from overspray.   

Carbona Oven Cleaner is a fume-free gel that penetrates and removes grease in minutes. It also works on microwave oven interiors and even glass fireplace doors. A trigger sprayer provides precise application and means it won’t quit spraying with cleaner left inside like aerosols can. And because it’s a gel, Carbona clings to grime even on vertical surfaces to break it down fast. Use it on a cold oven and let it sit 20 minutes for spot cleaning or up to four hours for deep cleaning before wiping.

Spray stains with Goo Gone Oven and Grill Cleaner and in three to five minutes, wipe grease away with a wet cloth or sponge. The fast-working foam is citrus-based to cut through greasy build-up, even in a cold oven. For tough, baked-on food spills, allow it to set for 30 to 60 minutes.

The grease-cutting foam of Good Housekeeping Seal holder Weiman Oven and Grill Cleaner dissolves baked-on residue in under 10 minutes, even on a cold oven. Use it on oven door glass with a soft bristle brush to restore the view. The formula also contains a protective ingredient that helps oven racks and grill grates resist rust.  

This cleaner was a top performer in our Lab tests, spiffing up oven racks overnight with almost no scrubbing required. To clean, simply brush big chunks of debris off oven racks, place up to two racks in the bag that comes with the kit, pour in the cleaning solution and seal the bag. Swish the solution around in the bag to make sure the racks are coated with the liquid, and let them sit overnight. In the morning, remove the racks from the bag and wipe or lightly scrub them clean. Take note, be sure to keep the soaking bag away from children or pets. 

The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal because of how well it cleans a variety of surfaces, so it’s no surprise we love the extra durable version to spot clean the inside of ovens. For baked-on spots, cover with a hot, wet cloth to help loosen them up and then use the extra durable Magic Eraser to scrub the grime away. 

Because these scrubbers are extra durable, they hold up well to tough stuck-on spots and unlike other oven cleaners, they contain no chemicals that may damage or discolor an oven’s interior surface. They even do a great job on an oven door’s glass window.