Taking care of your home oven and an oven used in bakeries is similar in some aspects and different in others. This is because of the fact that while these two are made for the same purpose, which is to bake, these are made somewhat differently from each other. These differences include the amount of use one gets over the other, the number of items that can fit within each one, and even the materials that are used to construct these baking equipment.
In order to properly maintain and care for bakery ovens, you need to have an oven care and maintenance routine that has to be followed religiously. Here are some of the things you should do in order to keep your ovens working as effectively as they should:
Daily interior cleaning – while this may seem rather tedious, it is a must if you want your ovens to stay as efficient as they should be. Daily cleaning of the insides of your oven also helps remove any of the overflowed gunk that may be on the racks and at the bottom. Crumbs have to removed, and other dirt, as well as grime, washed off.
To do this, once the oven is turned off for the rest of the day, the racks need to be removed and washed separately. The oven’s interior also needs to be washed with agrease removing mild dishwashing soap and then wiped down a few times with a clean damp rag. Once the soap is totally removed from the inside of the oven, a wipe down of the interior should be done with the use of a clean, dry rag.
The reason why you should do this is to avoid the deterioration of the oven’s performance due to spills and crumbs within. When you leave these inside your oven, these will stick to the insides and become a heat-sapping element that will make your oven smoky as well as inefficient.
Weekly exterior rubdown – the outside of your oven needs attention too, but not as often as the inside. What you need to do to help maintain the clean and professional look of your bakery oven is to wash down the exterior once a week.
Since most of these ovens are made with stainless steel metal, diluted mild dishwashing soap and soft rags can help do the trick. Do the same routine that you do with your daily interior cleaning, but make sure that you use a soft cloth to prevent abrasions from occurring.
Monthly deep clean – aside from these daily and weekly routines, a monthly check and clean should also be done. Deep cleaning involves the use of baking soda and vinegar to remove any tough gunk and dirt found inside and outside your oven. You should also call your retailer or oven manufacturer to have your oven checked for any problems that need to be addressed.
