When shopping for an oven, you may come across two similar-sounding features: self-cleaning and steam-cleaning. Both make it easier to clean your oven, but each uses a different method. If you ...

If your oven has a steam-clean function, Booth recommends consulting the user manual on how to use this function for your specific oven model. For ovens without a steam-clean function: ...

When was the last time you cleaned your oven? Have you ever cleaned your oven? You’re not alone if you answered “ummm” and “… no.” Carolyn Forte, director of the home appliances and ...

Whirlpool claims the SteamClean cycle on its ranges will clean grime off the oven interior and that routine use of the new feature will eliminate having to run the self-cleaning cycle. To run a ...

Not following instructions carefully when using an oven’s self-cleaning feature could lead to oven damage, exposure to smoke and gas, or a fire.

All of which raises the question, is the self-clean cycle on an oven more trouble than it’s worth? To find out, we turned to CR’s resident range experts, Kenneth Sutton and Sue Collomb.

Below, Stephanie Booth, a home cleaning and organization influencer based just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, gives us the rundown on how to effectively steam clean your oven.

Below, Stephanie Booth, a home cleaning and organization influencer based just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, gives us the rundown on how to effectively steam clean your oven.