Cleaning the oven
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moose
like some cat from Japan
I bought into the collective hysteria on facebook last year and got the Koh oven cleaner 'starter pack'. I was really impressed, not only did it shift a load of crap, including from the glass, but it was completely unscented and didn't make me wheeze. I don't know what's in it, but the combination of the liquid and the cloth really works.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
You don't need to spend money - just collect woodlice. WouldBe discovered they're the best at cleaning ovens. Free and good for the environment too.
MrCurry
This is fine
How well do they tolerate 200C, because I’m not prepared to forego my daily dose of oven chips just to spare the feelings of Woodlice living inside my oven?
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Dont be mean. Go down t'chippy while the critters work their magic.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Better ask WouldBe. I suppose it depends on how big an army of woodlice you have available.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
My oven was sat in the garage for over a year before I skipped it. So woodlice probably aren't much use for an oven that's in use.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Just fill MrCurry's house up to the ceilings with millions of woodlice. They'd probably sort out the oven in a few months.My oven was sat in the garage for over a year before I skipped it. So woodlice probably aren't much use for an oven that's in use.
polly
Well-Known Member
Wait, is this for real? I've got a huge army of woodlice that live with our Giant African Snails (they eat the rotten food and snail poo), and a really filthy oven
polly
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My oven was sat in the garage for over a year before I skipped it. So woodlice probably aren't much use for an oven that's in use.
Goddammit. It could have been a really good new business idea too.
MrCurry
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Inspired by this thread I’ve been tackling the oven door this morning. Actually I found ordinary cooking oil (veg oil) left to work for half an hour was more effective than spray foam oven cleaner. Followed by a scrape with a paint scraper, and now the final coat of cooking oil is soaking in. The woodlice missed their chance unfortunately.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Try it and report back.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
(((poor starving woodlice)))
polly
Well-Known Member
Try it and report back.
I might accidentally cook some though, and I love the little piggies.
Also my oven is foul and they would probably come out like this and take over the world
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I'm assuming it was woodlice. The oven door was shut so nothing bigger could get in and it wasn't slugs as there were no slime trails in the oven.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
They could be really good and you wouldn't need many to clean your oven.
Although they may find it harder to get into the corners.
polly
Well-Known Member
They could be really good and you wouldn't need many to clean your oven.
You might have to feed them rancid grease in the intervening months though. Or maybe hire them out
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The massive woodlice would make a nice loud scrabbling noise through the night, as they nibbled away at the oven lining.They could be really good and you wouldn't need many to clean your oven.
Get a cat and leave it in front of the oven - it would be furious that it could see them through the door but couldn't get to them.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
You'd have to be careful not to feed them trans-fats, as that would be bad for them.You might have to feed them rancid grease in the intervening months though. Or maybe hire them out
