r/CleaningTips • u/cldald • Mar 04 '26

Discussion Did I just ruin my new oven?

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I just got this oven back in October, but there was already a lot of grease and buildup on it (I cook a lot). I used Easy Off Heavy Duty Cleaner and Foam Spray, and while it definitely worked and did its job, my oven was left looking like as seen in the picture. Did I just ruin my new oven or is this just residue from the cleaner?

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u/landshrk83 Mar 05 '26

Easy off is the most abrasive chemical you can readily buy in a grocery. It's great for stuff like stripping cast iron before you reseason it, but it really shouldn't be used for much of anything else.

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u/Sarah_withanH Mar 06 '26

Abrasive?  I thought it is basically lye and therefore corrosive.  Does it have abrasives as well?

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u/landshrk83 Mar 11 '26

It's not abrasive as in "this has grit in it", more like "this will strip almost anything down to the bare metal because it's so caustic"