How it works
During the Self-Cleaning
cycle, the
oven gets much hotter than it does for
baking or broiling...approximately
875°F (468°C). This heat breaks up
grease and soil and burns it off.
This graph shows approximate
temperatures
and times during a
Self-Cleaning
cycle for 3 hours.
Self-Cleaning
cycle-three
hour setting
(Approximate
temperatures
and times)
1000°F
800°F
600°F
400°F
200°F
538' c
427°C
316°C
204°C
93°C
START
% hr.
1 hr.
1 l/z hrs.
2 hrs
2% hrs.
3 hrs
3'12 hrs. STOP
Notice that the heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but that it takes longer
for the oven to cool down enough to unlock.