How to Clean Toaster Ovens

Making toasted cheese sandwiches, toasting bagels, and heating up frozen waffles can leave your toaster oven a mess. It only takes a few minutes to clean it up - leaving your toaster oven smell free and shining!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sponge
• Dish Soap
• Formula 409 Kitchen or equivalent cleaning spray
• Plastic scrubby

1. Unplug your toaster oven and make sure it is cool before your begin.

2. If your toaster oven has a tray or a removable bottom, slide it out and bring it to the sink. Scrub it clean with a plastic dish scrubby and soapy water. Rinse it clean and dry it.

3. Remove the racks or slide them out of your way, depending on what is easiest for you model. Scrub them clean with soapy water and a plastic scrubby. Rinse or wipe them clean with water.

4. Wipe out the bottom and sides on the interior using a sponge dampened with soapy water. Rinse off the crumbs as they accumulate on the sponge. If you hit some particularly burnt on mess, use the plastic scrubby.

5. Use the Formula 409 cleaning spray and the sponge to clean off the glass door. If you hit a tough spot, switch to the plastic scrubby.

6. Wipe down all interior surfaces with a clean, damp sponge to remove cleaner residue.

7. If you removed any trays, rack, removable bottoms, etc. put them back now.

8. Wipe down the exterior with a damp sponge and Formula 409 cleaning spray.

9. Make sure you have wiped the vents clean.

10. Plug in your toaster oven and you are ready to start toasting again.

Tips & Warnings

• Never clean an appliance when it is plugged in.
• Do not touch coils or get cleaning solutions on them. If you do, gently wipe them off with water.
• Always wipe down surfaces that may come in contact with your food using plain water if you have used a cleaner on them.
• Don't use steel wool on the glass - it will scratch it up.