Author: Melissa Maker / Source: wikiHow
Your microwave might be one of the most-used appliances in your kitchen. If you don’t clean it regularly, you might have baked-on food and grease built up on the walls, ceiling, turntable, and door of the microwave. Luckily, it’s quick and easy to clean your microwave using just a lemon, water, and a towel!
If you have more stubborn stains, you can also use stronger natural cleaning agents, like vinegar and baking soda.- 1 Combine the juice from 1 lemon with 1 cup (240 mL) of water. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze as much juice as possible from each half into a microwave-safe bowl. Then, pour the water over the lemon juice and stir with a spoon to mix the liquids thoroughly.[1]
- If you don’t have a lemon available, you can use another citrus fruit, like a lime or an orange.
- 2 Chop the halves into smaller pieces and place them in the lemon water. Once you’ve squeezed all of the juice out of the lemons, use a sharp knife to cut the lemon into quarters or eighths. Put all of the pieces into the water, and stir the mixture with a spoon again.[2]
- This will ensure that any juice still in the lemon will evaporate in the microwave to help remove dirt and debris.
- 3 Microwave the mixture for 3 minutes. Place the bowl in the microwave uncovered, and set it on high for 3 minutes. The water should bubble and boil, and may evaporate out of the bowl. After 3 minutes, leave the door closed so the steam from the water can’t escape.[3]
- If there’s still some water left in the bowl, microwave it for an additional 1-2 minutes until almost all of the water is evaporated.
- 4 Let the water cool for 5 minutes and remove the bowl from the…
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