I don't quite understand your post. Normally, during a self-clean cycle you get smoke coming out of the oven and then there will be white ash left in the oven that needs to be wiped out when the oven cools down. You generally shouldn't use oven cleaner on a self-cleaning oven. At this point, I would just wipe the oven down with a wet paper towel and hope it looks ok and/or the landlord doesn't notice :-)

The discussion reminds me again how personal these choices are. I remember a wonderful phrase from a book (by Booth Tarkington, I think) which went something like this: a mild unpleasantness for one young man may seem the sheer brink of hell to another. That's applicable here as you can see from the posts above. For some of us, a self-cleaning oven is on the list of stove "must-haves." A stove won't even be considered without it. For others, like me, it was on my list of "wanna-haves" rather than "must-haves." (IOW, I miss having a self-cleaning oven but think I can live without it). Others, such as Nunya, are completely indifferent to self-cleaning; seemingly, he wouldn't use it if he had it. I say all of this because opinions here at GW can sometimes sound like dogma -- because I think X, you should, too, and your contrary thoughts are mere subjective preferences. It has to be said that subjective preferences are important. They are none-the-less valuable for being subjective. Your own preference absolutely must be part of the process of choosing a stove. Just because I find manual oven cleaning is "not too bad" does not mean you should find it that way, too. So, hopefully, the range of opinions is taken as helping you sort out our preferences rather than as telling you what to so. There is only way to get better informed than this exchange of opinions and that is by actually cleaning an oven in a stove you are considering. But, even if you live someplace where dealer showrooms have operating stoves you can test out, do you think they'll be demonstrating that aspect anytime soon? ;>) When I bought my NXR, I really had no idea how easy or how onerous "myself-cleaning" would be. That's one of the reasons I bought it from Costco. If "myself-cleaning" turned out to a royal PITA, I could simply return the stove for a full refund and get the self-cleaning induction range that I otherwise would have purchased. So, when you go shopping, it may be helpful to be up-front with the vendors about your uncertainty on this issue and to have a back-up candidate.

I'm not sure what white stuff was coming out? Do you mean the ashes at the bottom when the self cleaning cycle was over? Or smoke coming out of the oven during the cycle? What was "die?" What cleaner did you use? An oven cleaner? You generally aren't supposed to use cleaners on a self cleaning oven because they can damage the finish. Without knowing more, it sounds like that's what happened. You could always try wiping it down several tines with a clean rag and water to see if it is just a film that can be rinsed away. That won't hurt anything at any rate. But if the finish is damaged I don't think there's really anything you can do.

Reapply oven cleaner cold oven let set overnight. Per instructions :) I’ve also used grill cleaner to fix messed up ovens I rehab reuse recycle when I can. I can’t imagine the smell when u were cooking the oven cleaner lol. Sorry I m sure your stressed over the stove. If your home still smell like chemicals open windows air out. If u aren’t having breathing issues u should be fine. I would be worried if small children or sick person is in home. But I grew up in a time with asbestos and chemical roach bombs. We are all old now. Good luck