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Re: What are you eating / What did you eat.
« Reply #825 on: January 18, 2025, 09:53:54 PM »
Mom sprayed oven cleaner in the toaster oven. Gonna need a new toaster oven.

You gotta love the internet.  Apparently, you are not alone.
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-bad-that-I-cleaned-my-toaster-oven-With-Easy-Off-and-VIM-It-has-a-strong-chemical-odor-but-I-know-these-chemicals-were-meant-to-clean-this-stuff-I-was-told-to-get-rid-of-my-toaster-oven-now-and-buy-a-new-one

Meh.  I looked into this and the likelihood of a thorough neutralization of the sodium hydroxide with 5% vinegar solution (the concentration found in most commercial food vinegars) is not reassuring.  Part of this depends on whether she went full bore with a can of Easy Off on the entire interior.  If so, then I suspect you are right.  It's probably best to get another toaster oven.  If she only cleaned the trays with it, that's another matter and probably reparable via a thorough washing and cleaning with vinegar.  I suspect you are concerned because of the former.  People often give away toaster ovens when they move so perhaps Freecycle is a good option.  My stepmother died with an oven that was practically new so I donated it.  Hopefully, you'll get lucky.
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