| About Oven Cleaners
Common hazardous ingredients
Ethers, ethylene glycol, lye (sodium and potassium hydroxide), methylene
chloride, petroleum distillates, pine oil
Potential hazards
Corrosive to skin, eyes and internal organs
Use and storage
Avoid aerosol cleaners. Adequate protection from vapors is difficult.
Follow all label directions. Wear an apron, heavy rubber or nitrile
gloves and chemical splash goggles. A respirator is recommended if
the product contains sodium or potassium hydroxide and is in an aerosol
can. Use with correct cartridge and filter. Use kitchen exhaust
fan and open several windows to provide adequate fresh air. When
not in use, keep in a secure place.
Disposal
Best: Use up or give away. Dispose of empty, nonaerosol
containers in the garbage.
Second Best: Hold for a household hazardous waste collection.
In Oregon, call 1-800-732-9253 to find out if there is a hazardous waste
collection event scheduled in your community, or call your garbage hauler,
local government solid waste department or the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality at (503) 229-5913 or toll-free at 1-800-452-4011.
Alternatives
- Put a sheet of aluminum foil on the oven floor away from the heating
element. When baking a pie or other dish on the upper rack, place
a cookie sheet below it on the lower rack to catch drips.
- Clean up spills as soon as the oven cools. They are much harder
to remove after they have baked on.
- Use a nonchlorinated scouring powder, a pumice stick or a copper
or steel wool scrubbing pad. A blunt knife is useful for prying up
large crusty materials.
- Use a self-cleaning oven.
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