The short answer is NO! Resist the urge.

It is that time of the year again when we are all getting ready for our Thanksgiving feast. It is also that time of the year we take a look at our ovens and go YUK, how did this get so dirty? 

I know, you can not possibly want to cook your Thanksgiving meal in that dirty oven, but don’t do it. Wait until afterwards to use that self clean cycle.

Although it is a very convenient feature, appliance repair experts say that 40 - 50% of all the service calls on an oven are related to running the Self Clean cycle. These repairs are very expensive and require replacing parts that are not stocked and need to be ordered.

You say you need to do some cleaning. OK, use products like EasyOff Oven Cleaner for Self Cleaning Ovens to spot clean. It comes in a Blue can and you can find this in most supermarkets. This will allow you to do some cleaning without the fear of doing take out for the holidays.