Range & Wall Oven - Types of Oven Interiors

Most current wall ovens and ranges have Self-Clean oven interiors. However, you may also find models with Standard Clean or Continuous Clean interiors. Continuous Clean interiors are not currently a feature but may be found on older models. This article discusses the various types of oven interiors.

Self-Clean Interior

• The self-clean oven interior is a smooth porcelain enamel-on-steel liner designed to withstand the high temperature from the self-clean cycle.
• The self-cleaning process uses a pyrolytic system, which means the temperature inside the oven is raised so high that food soils in the oven will decompose.
• The internal oven temperature is raised to about 880 degrees Fahrenheit during self-cleaning. At this point, food soils literally decompose into an essentially odorless, colorless vapor. The amount of heat the self-cleaning process puts into the kitchen is about the same as that generated in cooking a normal meal, except that it will run for a longer period of time.

Standard Clean Interior

• The standard clean oven interior is a smooth, porcelain-enamel-on-steel liner with shelf supports embossed in the liner material.
• This smooth surface liner makes cleaning easy.
• The liner also reflects heat away from the surface to help prevent spill-overs from baking on.

Continuous Clean Interior

• The continuous clean oven interior is manufactured with a chemically treated, ceramic coated porcelain that is porous. The rough texture partially absorbs or disperses spillovers not removed by oxidation during regular baking.
• This is found on select, older model ranges. This is not a current feature.
• For more information on a continuous clean interior, check out our Range - Description of a Continuous Clean Oven article.

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