NickyBeth
12-13-2009, 05:21 PM
Okay, I had to break down and use the self-cleaning thing on my oven yesterday. Long story short, I made a pumpkin pie and told my husband to take it out while I went to wrap gifts. He took it out alright, and dropped in inside the oven as his hot-mitt failed and got his hand all hot in the process. I think it was more like a "drop a hot coal" type of reflex. So the pie then baked itself onto my oven bottom and element. I ran a three hour cycle and the majority of the oven came clean. I then cleaned the inside with baking soda, water and a sponge and ran the over for one hour at 350 degrees to not only dry it out, but to make sure the funky smell is gone.
Now, the bird was safely transported to his Grammy's house for an overnight birdie sleepover. And yes, before the oven even went on he was out of the house and in the car ready to go!! I cooked dinner on the stove yesterday, baked cookies today, and made lunch in the over and I don't smell anything anymore that gives off that funky burny smell. When is it okay to go get my baby back? I was going to pick him up tomorrow afternoon (making it be 48 hours since the cleaning.) I've also aired out the house and then turned the air back on with the windows open to get any remaining smell out.
Now, the bird was safely transported to his Grammy's house for an overnight birdie sleepover. And yes, before the oven even went on he was out of the house and in the car ready to go!! I cooked dinner on the stove yesterday, baked cookies today, and made lunch in the over and I don't smell anything anymore that gives off that funky burny smell. When is it okay to go get my baby back? I was going to pick him up tomorrow afternoon (making it be 48 hours since the cleaning.) I've also aired out the house and then turned the air back on with the windows open to get any remaining smell out.