Comments on: Razor Blades: Not Just For Shaving, Great for Melted Plastic Removal

By: Tim C

Tim C — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:56:37 +0000

Also, you can use a putty knife with a dull, but thin edge. That would cause less scratches. You can pick them up fairly cheap, and are useful for other things too.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:11:06 +0000

Another option is to just replace the oven bottom. Most have removeable bottoms that can be replaced. Check your model # at http://www.appliancepartspros.com to see if your model has a removeable bottom.

-Andrew

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:54 +0000

I don’t know if this will work but I would try to heat the oven up a little, not real hot. Just enough to soften the plastic. Get on your long oven mitts and take a razor and start scraping. This might work; just don’t get burned. Safety first.

Rosemary
http://her-home-blog.com

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:52:32 +0000

Aside from random placement, those who have clutter issues (aka hoarding) sometimes store things in the stove because there is no where else to put it. I know my parents used to put dirty pots and pans there. My solution? Get rid of the extra pots and pans and wash what you do have.

Be careful. Hoarding is a serious issue.

Hugs,
Melinda

By: Kendra

Kendra — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:21:34 +0000

I totally get the random placement. I couldn’t find my shoes one hectic morning running around trying to rangle kids and make sure they had full bellies. I just threw on my house slippers to take them to school. I later found my shoes when taking out a frozen roast for dinner. They were hanging out next to the pork chops.

By: Ohkay

Ohkay — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:14:43 +0000

I store pots and pans in my oven because our kitchen isn’t very big on cabinet space. However, I have a metal strainer. Something for Messy to think about, now.

By: Badbadivy

Badbadivy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:21:32 +0000

I could think of a couple of reasons. Have you ever put something totally random in someplace it doesn’t belong? Like yesterday I returned the cheese to the freezer instead of the refrigerator.

The other thing I thought of is random kid placement. My kid’s never opened the oven (thank goodness!) but I’ve found quite a few Spiderman action figures in my refrigerator.

By: Zeolite

Zeolite — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:53:14 +0000

I did wonder that myself….

Just wanted to add be very careful, please make sure all plastic is removed before reusing the oven. Plastic when heated especially at oven temperatures releases all sorts of nasty dioxins which you certainly don’t want to be eating.

Best of luck.

By: K

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:32:53 +0000

Not judging at all…but why would someone put a plastic strainer in an oven ?