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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Awesome tip! Just had my 13 yr old do it since it’s her job to clean up the kitchen (when you think you’re a grown up you get “grown-up” responsibilities 😉 ). She could get other things done meanwhile it was microwaving… and now my microwave is clean and smells great! Bonus: the smell permeated throughout my kitchen and main living areas 😀
this worked like a charm! thank you. 🙂
If I don’t have any lemons, could I use either a lime or perhaps lemon juice?!
Use 2 tablespoons of lemon juice instead of the lemon itself.
Double duty: pour the liquid, two lemon slices and some ice cubes down your sink garbage disposal and run for 5-10 seconds. Cleans the disposal and leaves a fresh lemony smell!
Great tip Stacie! I would like to add that when you’re done cleaning the microwave, don’t toss the lemon slices in the trash! Instead, dump them in your sink’s garbage disposal and give it a few good whirls. A clean microwave AND a clean smelling garbage disposal in one day! Win Win!!! 🙂
wow, this is great. Thanks, I can’t wait to try it.
Thanks for the great tips
May I suggest a microwave cover for your husband eggs etc. It actually helps cook foods faster as well as keep clean. http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Nordicware-Microwave-10-Spatter-Cover/14035716.
Love the idea of getting rid of smells. Thanks for the tip.
I also recommend a cover, but not anything plastic that can leach toxins into your food. (BPA isn’t the only thing to be concerned about re. plastics.) It’s glass all the way!
I work at a hotel. I wonder if I could pull that off in my rooms. Can run the microwave while I’m cleaning the rest of the room. Carry the bowl from room to room. I’ll have to try it at home and see if I can pull it off.
I usually just put a bowl of water in so it steams the inside , then wipe it off. But I am definitely
going to try this method with the lemons. Refreshing smell. I hate when someone burns popcorn in a microwave that the most horrible smell to get rid of.