Peter Lampione wrote on 22 Jan 2007 in rec.food.cooking

> A few months ago, while I was away on a trip, my mother-in-law, trying
> to be helpful, cleaned our grimy oven with oven cleaner. The problem
> is, our oven is a self-cleaning model.
> I have read that, if chemical oven cleaners are used in self-cleaning
> ovens, the ovens will be damaged if a self-cleaning cycle is started.
>
> What can I do? I have obviously tried to wipe the oven clean of the
> chemical stuff, but of course, some of it will have remained somewhere -
> it is a nasty powdery stuff. Can I still use the self-cleaning feature
> of the oven?
>
> This was a few months ago, as I said, and we have used the oven in the
> meantime without ill effects.
>
> I thank you for any advice!
>
> Peter
>

Contact the manufacturer for best advice.