How to Clean a Toaster Oven (Step by Step with Photos)

June 02,2024

Here's how to clean a toaster oven—you'll need a few rags, dish soap, and a pastry brush or small cleaning brush..
Toaster ovens offer us the option to not start up our regular-sized ovens for small jobs—and they eliminate the need for another small but single-use appliance, the toaster. But toaster ovens are subject to the same kinds of crumbs and grease splatters that a full-sized oven is. Cleaning up these messes in you toaster oven isn’t only a matter of cleanliness, but of safety. Though the risks are low with proper safety precautions (easy safeguards like keeping at least two inches of clear space all around the toaster oven and keeping the unit on a surface that can withstand heat), making sure your toaster oven is clean is important.