Manually Clean an Oven - PEP BB nest.sand.cleanoven

Genuine question: Why do we clean ovens? I totally understand that clean glass is useful, and it is worth wiping up large spills etc... but sparking clean innards doesn't make the over cook any better, or impart any different flavour does it?  The food is always cooked in it's own clean dish.

I was impressed with how well this cleaned up the bottom of the stove.  The glass, even though it looks 10x better still could be a bit cleaner.

Learned how to clean an oven! Scrubbed the door for half an hour, but there were a few stains that were in between the glass that I couldn't get to.

Revisited the walls, scrubbed them with baking soda, and they look somewhat better now. Thanks for the tip about the screws! I seldom touch screw drivers so I wouldn't have noticed that!

My oven wasnt TOO bad, but was still very dirty. I posted a dirty towel pic because the lighting in/around my oven is not very photo positive.

I manually cleaned an oven!
Process:
Make and apply a paste of baking soda and water. Let the paste sit until you get antsy to start scrubbing. Put on some energetic music; I recommend a tarantella. Scrub like several generations of your sweetheart's sainted grandmothers are watching over your shoulder, and his mother is going to borrow your oven first thing in the morning. For the most part I used a cotton rag for the glass, and a copper scrubby for the metal. Wipe off all the messy baking soda. Be amazed!

Clean oven - damn this needed it!