Miele is popular for its wide range of built-in ovens. The ovens are designed with multiple cooking and baking features, and some of them have microwave features as well.
These ovens promise even and well-cooked food, but people often forget to clean the oven, which negatively impacts the cooking performance. So, if you have a Miele oven, we are sharing different cleaning methods.
How to Clean a Miele Oven
Method One – Cleaning The Oven Manually
With regular use, watermarks, food residue, grease, and spills can settle in the oven. In addition, the exposed parts of the oven get dirty from loose dust.
So, if the oven is not properly cleaned, the pores, heating bulbs, and cooking racks will be clogged, resulting in inefficient cooking performance. For this reason, it’s important to clean the Miele oven, and we are sharing the step-by-step guide with you.
- Disconnect The Oven
First of all, you must disconnect the oven from power and gas connections because it can lead to electrocution or burning. For this purpose, you have to disconnect the power cord and turn off the power switch. Also, let the oven cool down before you start cleaning.
The old layers of grease, spills, food, and oil can be extremely challenging to remove as they stick to the walls. To soften these layers, you should take an oven-safe cup, fill it with water, and turn on the oven to boil the water in the oven for four to five minutes.
When the water boils, the steam will circulate in the oven and loosen up the dirt layers. As a result, cleaning will be easier.
- Washing The Revolving Disc & Cooking Plate
Take out the revolving disc as well as the cooking plate. You will have to loosen the plate’s lock and remove it. The revolving disc can be removed by pulling it off because it’s not attached.
Now, use the dishwashing liquid and scrubber to remove the grease and dirt from these parts (don’t use steel wool or metal scrubbers).
On the other hand, if the food or grease layers are hard, you should fill a huge bowl with warm water and soak the cooking plate and revolving disc for a few hours. Warm water will loosen up the hardened food residues or grease, and you can use a sponge to remove the dirt.
- Cleaning The Oven Base & Walls
Once the plate and disc are cleaned, you have to clean the interior. You can use a dishwashing liquid and water solution to clean the base and walls of the oven.
In addition, you can also prepare vinegar and warm water solution. Dip a fiber scrub or sponge in the solution and clean the surfaces. Also, make sure that you clean the pores and holes properly because they can be clogged by dirt.
Once the base and walls are cleaned, you can use a towel to dry out the interior. Lastly, you can use the cleaning solution twice if the dirt or grease layers are too stubborn.
- Detach & Clean The Door
Miele ovens are designed with removable doors, which makes it easy to clean them. There are two retaining brackets on the door’s side, and you have to click them to unlock the door.
You have to pull the door in an upward direction and make a 45-degree angle between the door and oven to pull it off (don’t pull it horizontally as it can damage the hinge). Put the oven door on a towel carefully and unlock the seals to remove the glass – you have to slide off the seal.
Once all layers of glass are removed, use a sponge soaked in dishwashing liquid to clean them. Dishwashing liquid will help clean the debris, food residues, and grease. Then, just use a microfiber cloth to wipe clean the glasses.
When the glasses are cleaned, you can fix the glass into the door and install the seal to fix the glass into the door. Make sure you are gentle while installing the glass. Once the glass is installed, you can install the door again.
To install the door, put it in place and push the retainer in a downward position on both sides. Also, the retainers should be tightly locked to prevent damage.
- Resetting
Now, just install the revolving disc and cooking plate and make sure the revolving plate is correctly placed.
Lastly, just clean the exterior part of the oven with warm water and dishwashing liquid – you can use a sponge or microfiber cloth to wipe the exterior. Also, you can use a dry towel to clean the exterior.
Method Two – Using The Self-Cleaning Feature
Miele oven has been designed with a pyrolytic cleaning feature, which is commonly known as self-cleaning. It’s a great feature for people who don’t want to clean the oven manually.
With the self-cleaning feature, the grilling, roasting, and baking residues are turned into ash because the oven is heated to over 400 degrees Celsius.
Once the self-cleaning program is completed, you can use a wet rag to sweep away the ash but let the oven cool down before you remove the ash.
Also, the self-cleaning feature might take a few hours to complete. However, before you turn on the self-cleaning feature, you should remove the accessories, including runners and shelves, because high temperatures can damage these accessories.
When the self-cleaning feature is enabled, the oven door will be locked, and you won’t be able to open the door until the program is finished.
Method Three – Using PerfectClean
PerfectClean is a nonstick surface finish that’s used to cover the Miele ovens.
It allows the users to wipe off the dirt, splattering, soiling, and food residues from the baking trays and oven compartment without any cleaning products – if the dirt layers are too stubborn, you can use soapy water.
Once you are done cleaning, use clean water to remove the residual cleaning agents and use a soft and dry cloth to wipe the surfaces.
How To Disinfect The Miele Oven?
Disinfecting the Miele oven is important to ensure a safe cleaning experience. To disinfect the Miele oven, you can use warm water and baking soda solution. Add this solution to the spray bottle and spray it all around the oven’s interior.
The spray should be left on for an hour as it’s essential for baking soda to remove the mildew and mold. On the other hand, if you don’t have an hour to spare, you can use disinfectant wipes to clean the interior.
After cleaning the interior with wipes, dip the microfiber cloth in warm water and use it to clean the oven.
Cleaning Products For Miele Ovens
- Dishwashing liquid – the dishwashing liquid can be used to clean the grease and food residues but make sure you mix it with warm water to loosen up the grease.
- Natural cleaners – vinegar and bicarbonate soda can be used to remove the burnt food and grease and leaves the oven clean and shiny. For this purpose, you can create a paste with water and bicarbonate soda and apply it to the walls and racks of the oven. This paste can be left overnight and can be cleaned with warm water the next morning.
- Oven cleaner – there are special oven cleaners available, which can be used to clean the ovens. These cleaners can clean the food residues and grease layers with a soft sponge without damaging the oven’s wall or accessories.
- Baking soda – it’s a well-known cleaning agent which can remove stains, burnt food layers, food residues, and grease. For this purpose, you’ve to mix baking soda with warm water and spray the solution on the dirty parts of the oven. Leave this solution for an hour or two and wipe it clean with a microfiber cloth.
The Bottom Line
Cleaning the Miele oven is pretty easy, and there is a self-cleaning feature available for people who don’t like scrubbing the oven walls.
However, always use a soft sponge or microfiber cloth to clean the accessories and oven walls because steel wool or metal scrubs can cause damage.