How to Clean Your Microwave Naturally
I loathe cleaning the microwave. It’s a necessary evil because I can’t stand to see stuck on food in there. John likes to cook his eggs in the microwave when he is making egg sandwiches. It leaves such a mess! Today, I want to share a simple cleaning hack to get your microwave clean and fresh. The best part is that there is NO scrubbing or harsh chemicals required!
All you need to get rid of all that caked on food from the interior of your microwave is some lemon slices, a splash of vinegar and some water.
I normally use regular white vinegar, but ran out so I improvised with white wine vinegar. It worked fine.
Take your lemon slices and put them in a microwave safe bowl filled with water. Add a splash of vinegar.
Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on high for five minutes. I hate this picture below, but wanted to give you a before and after look.
Leave the bowl sit in the microwave for a few minutes after the five minutes are up. Then carefully remove the bowl and using a damp cloth, wipe the inside of the microwave. The previously stuck-on food should just slough off with little effort.
It’s now clean and fresh-smelling and done in under 10 minutes with very little effort on my part.
How do you clean your microwave?
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nice! this could make one clean up job easier! thanks!
I have been passing this great tip to family and friends
Thank you for sharing this post.Cleaned it very nice and smells so freah
I am loving this idea!!! I hate when I open my microwave and it looks or smells funny,like maybe popcorn for instance.This will help me clean it and it will probably help it to smell so much better too.Thank you.
Thanks this is a great Tip!
This is Great! I hate cleaning my microwave with chemicals knowing that I am going to put food in there for my family. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this great tip. OMG I hate hate cleaning my microwave. Mine is so filthy right now. I was just thinking this morning that I have to tackle the microwave. I hate scrubbing that thing. Great tip and I try it tomorrow.
Great Tip!! Very Good to know.
i really hate cleaning my microwave and anything that can help clean it easier i love to try
This is a great tip, it’s always great to learn new ways to clean without using harsh chemicals. Thank you for sharing this post.
WOW! This is an awesome way to clean my microwave. I will have to try it and see how it works. I am sure it will work great without harmful chemicals. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE this tip!! I have a pet peeve about keeping microwave clean but detest cleaning it. I absolutely love this! I am giving this a try.
Thanks Stacie!!!
I need to buy some lemons!
I love this, I need to try it! Way better than trying to scrub!
this is a great tip. I’ll have to try it. My husband and son like to cook in microwave without a cover.
I am going to give this a try. My microwave is a mess
Thanks so much.I hate the smell of the microwave after using my all purpose cleaner.Will give this a go for sure!
Thanks for the great information. I am definitely going to give this a try! Will love that lemony fresh clean scent!
Need to try this – I expect there will be a nice lemon smell as well
Thank you so much for the cleaning hack for the microwave. I usually just use dawn dish soap, water and a scrubby sponge.