Is your oven glass dirty? Try this simple and affordable tip for cleaning your oven window without spray chemicals!
Our kitchen looks clean, and it’s hard to hide dirty in a white kitchen.
But, I found a way! I hid it in the oven! The inside of the glass door on our oven was in need of some serious spring cleaning.
ICK! I’m confused as to how the oven glass could even get so dirty, minus that one time we had a sweet potato-marshmallow fire.
The dirty door was super easy to ignore. I only noticed it if we were cooking with guests over. Then all the sudden it was like a giant flashing “CLEAN ME” sign.
Of course, by the time dinner was enjoyed and the company is gone, the oven glass was out of my mind.
I got an email last month from Mr. Clean (not THE actual big bald Mr. Clean, but his people). I’ll only accept sponsored posts that will bring value to you guys, which generally means brands I’ve reached out to versus the random pitches I receive. But, I do love Magic Erasers!
When they mentioned OVEN, the bells starting frantically going off in my head. My gosh, could that little eraser fix my disgusting oven door with no spray chemicals?
Spoiler, alert. It works!!!
But PLEASE read the tips below before trying it and thinking it doesn’t work. Using my normal magic eraser process didn’t work for me either.
How to Clean Oven Glass With Magic Eraser
Because we had years of gunk, including the brief, but scary, fire hitting the door, I did have to use some heavy pressure in places. But, I didn’t use ANY chemicals or cleaners other than the Magic Eraser. And it only took 10-15 minutes of work!
I found alternating between wet and dry Magic Erasers worked the best to get rid of all the grime.
If your oven is in anything near the Code Red situation mine was, you’re going to want two Magic Erasers for this job. Similar to a pencil eraser, they break down as you use them.
I also recommend working on small areas at a time for the best results. Scrubbing back and forth in a wide swipe across the glass was NOT effective for me.
Can you believe the difference?
I use Magic Erasers in the bathtub and on the white cabinets, but I’ve been missing out on so many other options. So glad Mr. Clean opened my eyes to all the extra ideas!
You can pick yours up locally, or just order a big pack on Amazon like I’m getting ready to do.
For more kitchen ideas, check out these kitchen organizing tips!
Would you guys find it helpful if I did a follow up on 10 Ways to Make Cleaning Easier with more before and afters like this?
And if anyone wants to take pity on me and admit that their oven is also pretty gross in the comments, I’d feel much better about sharing these embarrassing photos with you today!
Cecilia Bratton says
I was just wondering how I was going to get my oven glass door clean..I going to give this a try
Katie says
I think my oven door looks worse than yours did!! Eek! I’m definitely going to try the Magic Earser soon.
I DID help my parents clean the steps into their pool in early spring. The white Fiberglass (?) maybe it it plastic, IDK, had gotten yellow-y — I guess from sunlight and maybe the saltwater, anyway. A couple of magic earsers later (and a pair of really tired arms) those steps were white again! Who knew??
Melissa George says
They need some sort of battery powered attachment to save arms from the scrubbing!
Denise Blatnik says
I also discovered that Magic Erasers work great to clean our outdoor smoker. Sort of the same kind of grime on the glass door of the smoker. Took everything off with little effort. What I thought would be a taxing cleaning job was a breeze!
Melissa George says
That is a great tip, Denise! Can’t wait to try it!
Claudia says
Hi Melissa, your post reminded me of many years ago when we had a wood-burning stove that had a glass door on it. The glass would get so smoked up from when the fire wasn’t hot enough to burn the smoke itself. I tried wiping it with a wet cloth but it was too stuck on. Then I saw a suggestion to take a damp rag, dip it in the cooled ashes in the stove and wipe the glass with those ashes. Oh my, the soot coating came off like magic. That was the first thought I had that maybe you were going to use ashes of some kind! Silly me! If we’d had Magic Eraser back then, the ash trick wouldn’t have been needed.
In any case, I’ll be sure to keep a supply of magic erasers on hand for my oven door! Thanks so much for the tip.
Judy says
I have had a whiff of Magic Eraser and the scent was so strong I couldn’t use it. I am glad folks have found it effective, but it isn’t for me….unfortunately
Melissa George says
How interesting! I’ve never noticed an odor from them at all, but I’d feel the same way as you if I did. I can’t stand the smell of many other cleaners, and hate vinegar (although I make myself use it knowing it can’t be as bad as inhaling some of purchased cleaners).
Judith Benson says
Hi Melissa. I have an aversion to the strong scents of many cleaning products too. I just wish there was something magical to clean the oven tho’. I rent and I don’t want to leave the oven in the condition it is now…..I dare not broil. As any good cleaning woman would say “I don’t do ovens”. Glad you can use the Magic whatsit. Cheers
Wanda says
OMG your oven is sparkling compared to mine:( I’m going to purchase today! Thanks for the tip. Who knew?
Shelia Barrett says
Those Magic Erasers work wonders on your glass top stove too ladies!!!
Melissa George says
Great tip, Sheila!
Stacey Merrill says
Many thanks! Our oven’s self cleaning cycle is great except for the on window. I’ve tried many tips with only partial success, until this one. 90% was so easy with only 1 eraser. Some scrubbing and a 2nd sponge finished the job. Is there anything the magic eraser can’t do?
Melissa George says
I’m so glad it worked for you, too! Thank you so much for letting me know. I’ve had a strange run of people saying it didn’t work and it was so discouraging. I knew how well it worked for me, and that many others reported it worked, but I was still starting to doubt myself!
Ann Marie @Cheeseslave says
I just found this post on Pinterest and first of all thank you and secondly, OMG I love your blog. I can’t wait to look at the rest of it.
Lynn says
My question concerns the stove top. I have glass surface on my stove and am wondering if the magic eraser would be good for getting water marks off of it?
Melissa George says
Someone in the comments mentioned that they use their one the glass top all the time. Somehow we’ve managed to avoid the marks on this stovetop so I haven’t been able to test it out myself.
Cherri says
My oven looks just like the before pictures. I am going to get the erasers next time I go shopping
Jo Bishop says
As for grungy stoves/ovens try cleaning when a tenant has moved out!! (Mine is just as bad)
We use the Magic Erasers in cleaning our rentals before placing them on the market again–they are AMAZING! But I will be using them on the ovens and stove tops as well!!
Do you use them inside the oven as well?
Melissa George says
Somehow the walls of our oven weren’t very bad, so I couldn’t put them to a great test. We had a couple smaller spots and it seemed to get some of them off, but not 100%. Although I totally admit I didn’t try that hard since I was focused on the glass. 🙂
Fay says
Can’t wait to try it on my oven door! Last week I was detailing my kitchen, company was coming, and noticed my oven door was getting a bit grungy. I tried cleaning it without success. I will be picking up magic erasers TODAY!
Melissa George says
Oh good! Just make sure you work in small areas at a time versus big swipes across the door and it should work great!
Fay says
Worked beautifully! Had some residual stuff that I couldn’t get off so after I baked I allowed the oven to cool for about half an hour and used the magic eraser on those spots and the came off perfectly. Sooooo glad I found this post. Thank you!
Melissa George says
Yeah! I’m so glad it worked for you too. Makes my day!
Mary Carley says
I. am so excited to try this. I do take my door apart on both ovens but never totally clean. Never been a fan of magic eraser but probably did not know how to use it properly.
Jeannette says
This might totally gross you out or make you feel like you’re not alone, but…I have lived in this apartment for 12 years and tried a lot of things to get that oven window clean and nothing has worked. Thank you. I like to have a clean house, but I am limited physically and visually. The Magic Eraser did a fine job cleaning the microwave window too; I’ve used lots of stuff on that too!
I signed up to get your blog in my email. I would really really like to know as much as I can to clean. I’m sort of a fanatic!! 😉 Thank you again!
D. Wheeler says
I just came across this on Pinterest and had to get up and go try it (at 11:15PM and my 3 year old granddaughter will be here bright and early tomorrow). It worked beautifully!!
We have been in this house for 10 years, it’s a custom-built home and is a great house except for the kitchen. The kitchen has never been remodeled and the appliances are original to the house – 1973!! Needless, to say, the 1973 oven isn’t self-cleaning (cooks great though) and I’ve struggled to find something that cleans it well without horrible fumes that induce an asthma attack. I can’t believe I never thought of using a Magic Eraser.
Thank you so much! My oven door looks brand new. I tried it on the inside and it worked great on it also! You’ve got a new fan!
Melissa George says
Yay!!! Thank you so much for coming back to comment. It makes my day when people report back how well it worked for them! I hope you have a wonderful day with your granddaughter
Maryse says
Hi,
Today I’ve tried it and sorry but didn’t work at all.
Melissa George says
Sorry to hear that Maryse! It seems to work for about 90% of people, and I haven’t figured out why it isn’t working for 100%. Alternating between wet and dry erasers, and working in small areas at a time are the only suggestions I have if you hadn’t tried that. It didn’t work very well when I made wide strokes across the whole oven, but working on a smaller section at a time made a huge difference.
Kimberly says
I’m new here and glad to be! The oven glass title hit me right where it hurts! Mine is on a range and tinted so I’ve gotten away with even acknowledging it exists for far too long! Guess the guilt finally hit me! I’m going to get some magic erasers asap(I’ve used them on doors and doorway trim before- they’re amazing!) So I’ll comment back when I buckle down & clean that glass door….Who knows?…It may turn out NOT to be tinted glass after all…Hmmm…
Melissa George says
Happy to meet you Kimberly! That tinted glass is pretty handy, isn’t it? I think that’s what helped me ignore ours for so long too. Definitely come back and let me know if it works. It seems to work for about 90% of people that have reported back, and I always really want to go try for myself on the ones that say it’s a fail. 🙂