Actually the first thing to consider is what to clean your microwave with; instead of expensive and fancy cleaners we recommend any of a number of simple kitchen ingredients to clean your microwave. These handy substances and inexpensive cooking supplies can easily help you clean your microwave on regular basis. 

• Cleaning with vinegar – Fill up a bowl or a glass with water. Make sure it is half filled. Add a tablespoon of white vinegar to the water.
• Cleaning with Lemon – Cut 2 to 3 lemons and place it in a clean bowl. Fill up the bowl with water.
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• Whichever of these mixtures you chose to use, put the mixture in a microwave safe bowl and place it in the centre of your microwave. Then put your microwave on high for up to 5 minutes. (Time will vary depending on the microwave but you want the water to boil).

After the microwave stops wait about 5 minutes before opening the microwave to let it cool and most importantly let the steam soak into anything that is really stuck on. After waiting, be very careful when opening the microwave to ensure the steam does not burn you. After the steam rises out, cautiously remove the bowl with the mixture water wearing oven mitts to ensure you don’t burn your hands.

Then ensuring the microwave isn’t too hot, gently wipe the inside of the microwave with a clean damp cloth but it may take a bit of elbow grease if it’s really stuck on. Generally anything stuck on the inside will come right off on the cloth and the inside of your microwave will look brand new.

We do not recommend using pan scrapping pads as they can damage the microwave. For really baked on food, instead, repeat the process a second time perhaps boiling the water a little bit longer and letting the steam soak in more.

We hope these tips have your microwave looking and cooking just like new and remember if you have any Appliance Repair needs, just give us at Appliance Force a call or book online and we’ll be happy to fix it.