Finally Happened And Have No Idea How To Fix It!
Decorating By leily Updated 14 Jun 2006 , 1:41am by leily
Ok so in the last couple of months i saw that a few people had melted plastic containers in their oven when put their for "safe keeping" well i did and I remembered it was there, but my BF went to make a pizza and didnt' check the oven (although I am pretty sure I said too) and well... the entire thing melted, to the point of no recognition. Not just melt some corners. All i could do was laugh... shhh... he feel bad about it.... but it is still funny.
My problem is the oven cleaner worked wonders on the oven itself (kinda makes me scared of using it though if it will eat through plastic) It is the racks, There is plastic that is melted to them and I can not get it off. I am looking for any and all suggestions. I was oging to put them outside today under the sun b/c it has been getting warm, but of course it is raining today.
So does anyone have any suggestions? I don't really want to go buy new ones.
Thanks!
leily
When I self clean my oven I leave the racks in it. (I know the book says not to but I have done this with the last two stoves with no problems.) But since you didn't . You could try putting some foil under the racks and warm the oven to about 200 or 225 degrees and then try to scrape it off with a knife and then steel wool to get the residue.
Good luck with whatever metod you try.
No suggestions for the mess..but when I leave something in the oven I put a sticky with NO on it, and stick it to the oven control. That way no one accidentally turns on the oven (myself included).
I also put a note stating not to use the oven when I store a cake in it. This week I actually took the knob off instead of using the note. I almost lost a cake a few years ago that I had decorated for my husband I caught it before it melted but since then I always use the note. 
Sorry about the oven but I'm sure someone on here can help you with it.
If that doesn't work...then there's always
take them outside in a well ventilated area and use a blow torch to burn the stuff off! (again.. BF duty!)
LOL that is a great reason to use a blow torch, that is so my job!! 
Actually don't have a blow torch but considered borrowing a heat gun from work next week if i couldn't get it off over the weekend, and i most likely will have to for one of them b/c there is just much on it.
When I self clean my oven I leave the racks in it. (I know the book says not to but I have done this with the last two stoves with no problems.) But since you didn't . You could try putting some foil under the racks and warm the oven to about 200 or 225 degrees and then try to scrape it off with a knife and then steel wool to get the residue.
Good luck with whatever metod you try.
I actually tried this when i cleaned my oven and it didn't come off.
I was going to try with the foil but wanted to get some advice on weather or not it would work.
Thanks!
I had thought about a note, but 99% of the time he isn't home for lunch... and then usually it is something warmed up in the microwave or a sandwhich. Go figure the .01% of a chance it was in there this time!
I would remove a knob but this oven doesnt' have one for the oven, only stove has the knobvs. It is a touch screen for the oven/broiler/timer
Thanks for the advice i will see what i can do with one rack! i haven't been able to use my oven this week and i am tired of cooking on the stove!
Leily
Buy a new one.
http://www.globalspec.com/FeaturedProducts/Detail/MarlinSteelWireProducts/Replacement_Oven_Rack/18875/0
http://www.ehow.com/buy_15885_oven-rack.html
and there is one for $10.00 on ebay.
caution: if you leave the racks in for self cleaning and there is melted plastic on them, the fumes could be hazardous. Be particularly careful if you have pet birds. I you do choose this, do it on a nice day when you can leave all the windows open and put the A/C fan (not the A/C) on to circulate the air.
caution: if you leave the racks in for self cleaning and there is melted plastic on them, the fumes could be hazardous. Be particularly careful if you have pet birds. I you do choose this, do it on a nice day when you can leave all the windows open and put the A/C fan (not the A/C) on to circulate the air.
Aye, this was another reason I was trying to find a way to do it out of the oven. I had a hard enough time getting the plastic off of the heating element (electric oven) before i would even turn it on for fear of the plastic heating up.
Just to up date. I have gotten one completely clean by letting it sit covered in oven cleaner for a couple of days and the oven cleaner worked its way between the rack and the plastic so the plastic was loose and slid around. Then I just used a utility knife to cut it in two places and it poped off. However the second one is going to take more work and i don't have the muscle strength to cut through that much plastic atm =(
Thanks for everyones ideas, I may just have to buy a second one .... although i have always wanted a third one also Thanks for giving me those links i will definitely keep them in mind.
Leily
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