How to clean your Samsung oven

Warning: Failure to follow these precautions could result in damage to the oven, fire, and/or personal injury. Follow basic precautions when installing and using this range to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury, or death to persons, including:

Warning: Before starting Self Clean, make sure you review the warnings and safety precautions in the Self Clean warnings section.

Steam Cleaning, available on some models, is a less intensive alternative to a full Self Clean cycle. When dealing with heavy residue, rub detergent into the residue before starting the cycle to help the steam break it up.

Note: The controls are a little different for models with knobs or a touchscreen. If your model has a reservoir, the cycle may be called Hybrid Clean, and you would put 2 and 1/4 cups of water in the reservoir instead of in the oven. See your user manual for details.

If your oven has a water reservoir, you'll also have these additional cleaning functions:

Note: Do not use stainless steel cleaners on the outer glass panels of your oven because it could make the glass appear smeared. Instead, clean the glass using a glass cleaner or soapy water, and then rinse and dry the glass thoroughly.

Over time, the exterior of your range can get smudged with fingerprints or dirty from food spills. You should clean it every once in a while to keep it looking brand new.

Make sure the gasket does not get wet and do not allow moisture into the cracks in the door because it may get between the glass panes. If this happens, see the section for Clean between the glass on your oven door.

Note: If your model has a partition (also called a divider), it can be cleaned the same way you clean the racks.

Depending on what you cook, the oven racks inside the oven can get dirty as well. Clean them regularly to keep them in tip-top condition.

Important: Although door cleaning is not covered by warranty, if you take the door apart yourself (or any method involving a screwdriver) any resulting damage may not be covered by any remaining warranty. If you are unable to clean it yourself, visit our Support Center to request out of warranty service to take the door apart for cleaning.

You will need a few things to clean between the glass panes. First, you'll need something long, thin, and preferably flexible, like a yardstick or a clothes hanger. Next, wrap it in a cleaning cloth, and use tape or rubber bands to make sure the cloth cannot come loose. You can also invest in an oven cleaning tool.

You'll also need an oven cleaner. You can buy something specific for this purpose, or simply mix baking soda and water to create a paste that's great for removing greasy food residue. Apply the paste, and then wipe it off using white vinegar, which reacts with the baking soda to help it dissolve.

See our other articles for how to clean your hood, how to clean a gas cooktop, or how to clean an electric cooktop.