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Grace Hoffman

Mum's genius trick will leave oven racks 'sparkling' without any 'heavy scrubbing'

Many people may choose to avoid cleaning out their ovens for as long as possible as the gruelling task and odd angles can often made it a burden to clean.

Adding onto the long list of why ovens are difficult to clean, many people don't know the most efficient ways to tackle their household appliance. However, cleaning influencer Chantel Mila has shared a life hack to leave your oven trays 'sparkling' without the need of 'heavy scrubbing'.

Mum Chantel - who boasts more than one million followers on TikTok account @mama_mila_ - shared a video demonstrating the method first-hand, which has racked up more than 25,000 views to date.

The TikToker explained: "If you're like me and hate cleaning oven racks then this hack will save you so much scrubbing.

"Lay an old towel down in your bathtub and soak your oven racks in hot water.

"Add one scoop of laundry powder and leave to soak it overnight.

"In the morning, the burn or mess just flakes off with a wipe and you're left with shining oven racks."

And that's it - it's really that simple!

To avoid getting your bathtub dirty, Chantel advises people to line the bottom of their bath with a dirty towel to catch any mess or flakiness.

Captioning the post, Chantel explained further: "The trick to cleaning your oven racks without heavy scrubbing.

"This trick saves so much time - just make sure to line your bathtub with an old towel to avoid your bathtub getting dirty."

She added: "You can also use a large laundry sink if you have one. Hope this was helpful x."

Chantel's insightful advice has left TikTok users admitting they're keen on giving the cleaning hack a try first-hand.

Taking to the comment section, one person wrote: "Necessary - need to do this after the holidays!"

Do you have a life hack? We want to hear it! Get in touch at grace.hoffman@reachplc.com

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