Passover: Kashering an Oven: Cleaning
To determine whether an oven is clean:
If there are black or brown spots, scratch them:
If there are black or brown spots, scratch them:
- If the substance crumbles, the spots are OK.
- If the spots do not crumble, consider the oven NOT clean.
Note If you use the oven's self-clean cycle, you do not need to remove the hard deposits from the oven before kashering.
If the oven is not self-cleaning, you must remove (clean off or burn off) any deposits on the walls, racks, and window. If the stains or deposits do not come off after two cycles of using a strong oven cleaner such as Easy Off, the oven is considered sufficiently clean. Weaker oven cleaners that do not remove deposits may not be relied on.
If the oven is not self-cleaning, you must remove (clean off or burn off) any deposits on the walls, racks, and window. If the stains or deposits do not come off after two cycles of using a strong oven cleaner such as Easy Off, the oven is considered sufficiently clean. Weaker oven cleaners that do not remove deposits may not be relied on.
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