Wednesday, January 12, 2011

How to Easily Clean Your Microwave

I recently discovered an awesome way to clean the microwave. Not only does it make it super easy to clean, but it gives it a nice fresh scent!

Instead of scrubbing and scrubbing you will have this nasty task done in a matter of a minute or two!


All you need to do is get out a microwave safe bowl and fill it with water (not completely to the top). Add some lemon juice or vanilla extract and microwave it for 10 minutes. When the timer goes off let it sit for a few minutes and then remove the water. Take a lightly dampened towel and wipe everything down. The moisture from the water loosens any debris and it just wipes right off.

Do you have any microwave tips?

17 comments:

Ms. Runnin Sole said...

I just recently did this trick! It works wonders!!!

Unknown said...

I do the same thing only with dish soap. It's amazing. I've never scrubbed a microwave the hard way. There's just no reason for it!

Kathy McC said...

Thank you Katie!
Now off to clean the microwave!

Misty said...

Wow! I am going to have to give this a whirl this afternoon! I have been scrubbing the old fashioned way FOREVER!!! Thanks so much!

Now, do you have any good tips for cleaning the old oven???

Katie said...

@Ms. Runnin Sole
@Lynzie

...before others chimed in I was feeling like I was the only person who didn't know this trick :)

Katie said...

Kathy,

Let me know how it works for you :)

Katie said...

Misty,

Hmmm...I always use the self clean. Don't you have that option? I just lock it and let it do its thing.

Jessica said...

Awesome! Thanks gal...

Lauren @ Crave. Indulge. Satisfy. said...

what a great idea! I'm going to give this a try, my microwave needs a good cleaning!

Tiffanee said...

I have tried this and it works wonders, but I have never added the vanilla or lemon juice. Love that idea!! Thanks for sharing.

Katie said...

@ Jessica: thanks for stopping by! I miss your blog!

@ Lauren: I would love to hear how it works for you!

@ Tiffanee: Yes, add something to make it smell nice...you will love it!

cherielynn09 said...

HA...who would've thought to add SCENT to the water???? How cool is that???

From now on when I clean my microwave...my kitchen will smell good too!!!

LivingSoAbundantly said...

Thank you for posting this. I will be sure to use this idea. =)

Misty said...

I just cleaned my microwave using your tip and it worked BEAUTIFULLY! I can't believe I have scrubbed and scrubbed for so long... I love that it used just water and lemon juice, you can't get any more "natural" than that.

Thanks again!

Katie said...

Cherie, Yes...go for the scent! I have always been kind of freaked out about microwaves, but the lemon just makes sure it doesn't get all different odors mixed together...yuck!

Katie said...

@ Living So Abundantly, thanks for stopping by!! Let me know how it turns out!

@ Misty, Yay!! Thanks for coming back and telling me how it went...I love how you do that! Yes, I love that it isn't natural you aren't putting chemicals in the thing that warms your food!

Anonymous said...

I just tried this trick, but this time I used orange peels instead of lemon juice. It smelled great! When I was done, I put the water & orange peels through the disposal, which freshened that up, too.

Thanks for the tip!!

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