Cleaning an oven can be a very boring and time consuming task but if you want to avoid nasty smells in your kitchen then it is an unavoidable task.
Have you ever decided to bake a delicious meal or dessert but have instead been left wondering – ‘why does my oven smell’? Well, the purpose of this article is to try and shed some light on this rather unsettling occurrence. For the purpose of clarity, let’s get one common misconception out of the way – these odors are not normally related to the functioning of your appliance. If you closely analyze the construction of the standard kitchen oven, it should be patently obvious that there are no odor-causing materials present. In fact, the most common material likely to be found in an oven is fiber glass compound, which is used extensively to provide insulation within the appliance. There are occasions when this material may undergo some form of discoloration, but there is no evidence whatsoever that suggests this material is liable to produce any type of odor. Read more…