Self-cleaning features on ovens, which can be confusing and even controversial, were developed in the early 1960s for both gas and electric ovens, though the term “self-cleaning” is actually something ...

Your oven has more buttons and symbols than you’ll ever bother with, yet most people only twist the dial to the same couple of settings every time. Then they wonder why cookies burn on the edges or ...

Ovens tend to get a lot of use during the holidays, and between drips, drops, and turkey basting spills, they can get fairly dirty. And they may not get cleaned very often—in a survey by the American ...