#SmartMamaLUTION #3 – Cleaning Your Microwave, WITHOUT Chemicals, Please!

Keep your home a Smart CLEAN Home this New Year! Microwaves are common household appliances and often get more use than a traditional oven. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 90% of American households have one! The appliance was invented in 1946 by Percy Spencer whose 1^st “microwaved” food was melting chocolate! Yummy! Nowadays we use it for far more than melting chocolate. We cook, warm, reheat and defrost foods on a regular basis. It’s our go-to appliance, therefore it’s probably the appliance getting the dirtiest the quickest!

Keeping that, often most important appliance, clean can be a challenge. Cleaning your microwave should include NO chemicals. Have you ever cleaned it with an all-purpose cleaner to then smell it’s chemical cleaner scent for many uses thereafter as the remaining cleaner burns in the appliance? Yuck!

Clean It!

Here’s a quick way to stick to that resolution –keep your microwave clean – WITHOUT chemicals! Today I want you to get a microwave-safe bowl (no plastic please) filled ½ way with water and slices of lemon, lime or orange – depending on your preferred scent. Tablespoons of vinegar can also be added for it’s known cleaning powers. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat at HIGH for 4 minutes.

014 — That's the bowl of water cleaning my microwave!

Moisture will accumulate throughout the walls of the microwave, loosening hardened splatters. Use a paper towel or other clean rag to wipe down the inside, including ceiling, of microwave when the 4 minutes are up. If some stains remain, just go through the cycle again.

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Would love to see some before and after photos of your microwave! Take a photo or two of your microwave and write a quick blog post about how you did SmartMamaLUTION #3: Cleaning Your Microwave, WITHOUT Chemicals, Please! You are invited to include a link to your post using the LINKY below. If you do not maintain a blog, I welcome you to share a comment below about your cleaned microwaved!

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6 thoughts on “#SmartMamaLUTION #3 – Cleaning Your Microwave, WITHOUT Chemicals, Please!”

OMG, love this one! I was just looking at my microwave yesterday and it desperately needs a good scrubbing! Can’t wait to get home after work and try it. =)