Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUTS OFF
DOOR UNLOCKS
DOOR LOCKS
( normal broiling temperature )
( fan stays on )
START 1 2 3 STOP
Time In Hours
Temperature
For best cleaning
results
•After the oven cools to room
temperature, wipe up any residue or ash
with a damp cloth or sponge. If any spots
remain, clean with a mild abrasive
cleanser or cleaning sponge.
•Clean the oven before it gets heavily
soiled. Cleaning a very soiled oven
takes longer and results in more smoke
than usual.
•If the Self-Cleaning cycle does not get
the oven as clean as you expected, you
may not have prepared the oven properly.
Hand-clean areas noted in “Before you
start” earlier in this section.
How the cycle works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat
to burn away soil and grease. During the
cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it
does for normal baking or broiling. This high
heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns
it away.
The graph below is representative of a
normal, 31⁄2-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note
that the heating stops after 3 hours, but it
takes longer for the oven to cool enough to
unlock.
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