How dirty is your microwave? Does it have the remnants of last night’s (or last week’s!) lasagna splattered all over the door and turntable?
Does it smell funny from the pancake you burned accidentally two days ago (whoops!)?
Here’s a really quick and HANDS OFF way to clean your microwave that really works. I know this, because I literally just did this ten minutes ago and was so thrilled with the results that I ran to the site to post it. 
As anyone who reads this site regularly knows, I like to do things “automatically”…..duh. So when I opened the microwave to warm up some water for tea this afternoon, I decided I would take a few minutes to let the microwave clean itself. Yep, I barely did a thing!
- You’ll need a microwave-safe bowl (I used a glass Pyrex medium-sized mixing bowl), water and a splash of regular white vinegar. Fill the bowl about half-way with water( or about 2.5 cups of water) and about three to four tablespoons of white vinegar.
- Microwave the bowl of water and vinegar on HIGH for about 10 minutes. Kick back, relax…check your email. Come back right after it’s finished (don’t wait too long after the microwave turns off) with some paper towels and start wiping down the inside of the door and sides. You’ll find those areas will come clean the easiest.
- If you’d like, and I did this myself, dip the paper towel in the bowl of hot water and vinegar to use it for extra scrubbing. Be VERY CAREFUL though as the water is literally boiling hot. Just dip a corner and use it for the extra grimy spots.
If it doesn’t work the first time or if you have some really baked on stuff, just go through the process again until it’s clean. YOUR total investment of time is minimal since all you’re doing is cleaning up for a minute or so after the microwave does most of the work, so running through the process a couple of times isn’t a big deal in my opinion.
Not only does it clean the surfaces, but it helps to deodorize as well….burnt pancake smell….all but gone!
