Revive your oven with this simple lemon trick

Does your oven look like it's only suitable for replacement? Grab a lemon and put it in the oven. After an hour, it will be like new — without scrubbing.

Grease, dirt, and food residues accumulate inside the oven. After a few uses, stains form that eventually turn into burns. How do you clean a heavily burned oven? You need just one thing, which you likely already have at home. After an hour, your appliance will shine with cleanliness.

Regular cleaning is crucial for your oven. After each use, you should wipe it with a sponge and a bit of dish soap to get rid of accumulated grease or food residues. Unfortunately, most of us forget about this crucial step. After a few weeks, the oven looks like it hasn't been cleaned for years.

How to clean the oven without scrubbing? The internet contains various tricks and tips for cleaning and maintaining kitchen appliances. Recently, a homemade method for effectively cleaning the oven has been gaining popularity. It's a safe, affordable, and completely natural method using lemon, which is effective for every type of oven.

What you need is a lemon. It's packed with citric acid, which can remove dirt, limescale, and grease while polishing surfaces. Cut three lemons in half and squeeze out the juice. Don't throw away the peels — they are helpful for cleaning. Fill an ovenproof dish with about 2 cups of water, and add the squeezed lemon juice and peels.

Place the dish in the oven preheated to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (about 150 degrees Celsius). "Bake" the mixture for an hour, then turn off the oven and open the door slightly to let it cool down. Remove the dish and soak a soft microfiber cloth in it. Wring it out lightly and wipe the inside of the oven. Use the lemon peels to clean any strong stains—they will come off without scrubbing.

This method works well for minor dirt. For more severe burns, you'll need more robust solutions. How to clean a heavily burned oven? Use the time-tested combination of baking soda and water with a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide to enhance the effectiveness.

Spread the prepared paste on the preheated oven walls. Be cautious to avoid burning yourself during this step. Rub the mixture thoroughly and let it sit on the surface for 10-15 minutes. After that time, wipe the oven's interior with a clean, damp cloth. The stove will look like new.