Clean a Dirty Oven with Dawn Powerwash | Cleaning with Wisdom Preserved

Do you think Dawn Powerwarsh will clean a dirty oven? Dawn Powerwash cuts grease and an oven is greasy, so why not? I love finding new cleaning products, especially if it has anything to do with Dawn, the extremely popular American dish soap. First and foremost it was plain ole' Dawn Dish Soap, then it was foaming Dawn Dish Soap, and now it is Dawn Powerwash Spray. Many are posting reviews and raving about how well Dawn Powerwash cuts grease on dishes, but I am going to put it to the ultimate test, I am going to show you how to clean a dirty oven with Dawn Powerwash.

Supplies:

Warm the oven to soften and activate the grease. It needs to be warm, but not so hot that you cannot touch it or that it would melt your saran/cling wrap.

Put your gloves on to protect your hands.

Remove the oven racks and use our awesome oven rack cleaning method from THIS VIDEO to clean them.

Turn off the warm oven and begin spraying it down with the Dawn Powerwash. Be generous with your spray.

Once the sides and bottom are generously coated with the spray tear off pieces of saran/cling wrap and place it over the sides of the oven to hold the spray in place so it does not run down too much.

Let the oven sit for 20 minutes to an hour.

Once the Dawn Powerwash has sat and degreased the oven for the allotted time it is time to clean it off. Remove the saran/cling wrap and with a bowl of warm water and a scrub brush, sponge, or SOS pad wet down and scrub your oven. There will be a lot of bubbles and soap.

Once you think the oven surfaces have been thoroughly scrubbed use a dry towel (I like microfiber towels) to wipe out the excess soap.

If needed, use a razor blade to scrape any tough grease or burned areas. This is especially useful on the oven's glass front.

Return the clean racks to the oven.

This is an extremely easy way to clean the oven and another fantastic use for Dawn Powerwash Spray. I'll admit as I did in the opening paragraph of this post, I love this as a way to maintain the cleanliness of my oven, but if it gets super dirty for some reason I will still use my go-to oven cleaner solution with dawn dish soap, baking soda, and vinegar.

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Intro 00:00
Showing the dirty oven. 00:28
Slightly warm the oven. 01:26
Apply Dawn Powerwash to the oven. 03:00
Apply Saran-Cling Wrap to the sides and door of the oven. 05:00
Remove Saran-Cling Wrap 08:35
Wipe down oven. 09:08
Use a dry cloth to remove the soap. 12:15
Use a razor blade to scrape off stubborn areas.14:20
Finishing touches. 16:21
Outro - Replace racks and you are done! 19:55

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[magnoliaflowers]

I've used Dawn Powerwash to clean my oven without warming it and have never used plastic wrap. Racks are sprayed with Powerwash and soaked in a hot bath for an hour. And yes, I wear a face mask so as not to breathe in the fumes from Dawn.

[annelefevre]

Some oven doors come off. Because when you clean your oven, you have to stand on your head!!! I’ll try the dawn power wash, but maybe not quite so much if it! The secret I found when I got a brand new stove, is not to let your oven get dirty in the first place. Take care of it as soon as your done using it. It just me who uses it now, so I can do that. But in the old days of a large family, time doesn’t always permit that. Great video, you hard working lady!! From Idaho

[lynnmcelmurry]

Hi Emmaline! I enjoyed your Dawn Powerwash Oven Cleaning video. I’ve been using Dawn Powerwash on greasy pots & pans. If I wipe the Dawn & grease off with paper towels, the rinsing out is much easier. So, I think that if you used paper towels to wipe out the oven, THEN used the sponge to rinse the residue off, you wouldn’t have to deal with so much soap. You are much better than I am at tearing off cling wrap. I read a tip saying to freeze your cling wrap first, then tearing it off is easy. So, I’ve got my wrap (in a plastic bag) in the freezer, my Powerwash, & several rolls of paper towels ready to go! Thank you for your wonderful videos!

[lylawaters]

There are multiple members of my family allergic to oven cleaners. They also never cleaned to my expectations. FINALLY I CAN HAVE A CLEAN OVEN!!! Thank you.

[PeggyEinsla]

I remove my oven door to make it easier to reach the back, sides and that space between the door and stove.

[gailadams]

My comment left before I could finish. As I was going to say, regardless of whether you use either of the techniques, it only works when the oven is lightly soiled, not heavily soiled. You have to repeat again on both methods. Just clean up spills after you bake. If you don't have time, put salt on it to soak up the spill and later crystallize. Clean up later.

[fancystitch]

I know I’m late on watching your video. My stove came with a steam clean option for the oven. It is basically, put one cup of hot water onto oven floor at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. Wipe clean. Then Dawn power wash for stubborn spots. I leave racks in to steam clean also. Easy and works wonderfully.

[sapphire]

I would definitely put on a mask and goggles when spraying the oven. There were some SERIOUS fumes rising when you sprayed with the oven still warm. Could be dangerous

[AtHomewithRach]

I need to do mine. Thanks for posting. This is a great reminder.

[Vicki-sqjw]

That was a clean oven before you You want to see a really dirty oven, I've got one. I had been pretty lax cleaning it even though it's a self clean for quite a few years, then when I moved into this house the movers lost a box that had all the instructions for all my appliances along with some of my favourite cook books (of course) I can't remember how to do the self clean thing. I got some Dawn Power wash this week and sprayed some on my disgusting door and a bit in the two front corners of the oven which were black, left it on for maybe 15 minutes and I was amazed they came out very clean. I was excited to try it but it was 10 pm and I wasn't about to start a full clean then, I just wanted to have a quick little look.

I did buy a large bottle of Dawn and I intend to try your "recipe" with that on my horrible oven but I will warm it up first, mine goes down to 100 degrees (I believe) and stays warm for at least two hours. It's convection, I must tell you it has literally years of crud in it as I only use my oven for baking and the odd casserole as I prefer my air fryer and instant Pot for most other things. So here goes but I'm confident I'll be happy. It sure is a keeper. Thanks for telling me about Dawn.

[jeremyannconard]

Thank you for making the video. It's nice that you cleaned your aunt's oven for her 🙂.

[rosavalencia]

You are a hard working woman! Thank you for sharing this video. 🙂

[elenasimon]

I am allergic to nickel. Dawn uses a blue ingredient that contains nickel. Just a warning to those who may have a reaction and not know where it comes from. I have the same problem with OxiClean.

[tonyneilson]

I have been thinking about cleaning the oven in my rental property and have watched several videos. This is the best I've seen and as I have Dawn Powerwash, SOS and Saran Wrap in hand, I'll use this method. As to razor blades; they are risky to use as one slip can send you to the hospital. However, a commonly used tool is a safe razor blade holder and your mate may have one in the workshop, so ask.

[janedelarosa]

I like your method of cleaning the oven. It takes less time and elbow work. Thank for better ways of cleaning. I like yours better. Love Jane and I am doing my oven tomorrow. 💕

[amightysailingman]

You made a bad assumption that you need to start with a hot oven. This isn't lye-based oven cleaner. It's actually counterproductive. The "magic ingredient" in Powerwash is denatured alcohol, the very first ingredient on the label. The rest of the ingredients are basically diluted Dawn detergent. By starting hot, you're evaporating much of the alcohol on contact, which also negates the point of covering with plastic wrap. You'll have already gotten rid of most of the cleaning power. You're better off starting with a cold oven. The alcohol will stay in the suds longer and you won't need the plastic wrap. The alcohol acts as a solvent to soften and dissolve the grease, then the surfactants keep them suspended.

[NASAastronautStep-Mom]

I saw the curious kitty came to supervise. Kitty approved and left you to your work. Love your videos.

[rhaeg]

You can clean the oven racks in your sink using the dawn powerwash as well. Just did it myself.

[rnpking]

Would using white vinegar either directly on the rags or in a bucket of water, make it easier to remove the Dawn?

[gardy]

I even use Dawn Power Wash for cleaning my Toilets, leaving on overnight. Fantastic.