Happy May Everyone! As we are finally blessed with warmer
weather, we can't help but do some spring cleaning. I can never remember to add
'clean the microwave' to my weekly house cleaning and it always seems to get
neglected for quite some time. So you can imagine by the time I actually clean
it, it's pretty dirty, and when you have a husband who thinks he can microwave
hard boiled eggs (yes this did happen-TWICE) our microwave is in dire need of a
cleaning. Months ago while browsing Pinterest, I came across a pin of how to
clean your microwave. Yes I do know how to clean it, but it took some good
elbow grease to scrub the food off. There had to an easier way; so I tried this
home remedy of vinegar and water.
What you need:
1 Cup of Vinegar
1 Cup Hot Water
Microwave in a bowel (I used a plastic bowel) for 10
Minutes.
Although it was not sparkly clean after the 10 minutes, it
was however very easy to wipe clean. The steam helped to loosen the food for an
easy wipe down. I did use the remaining solution to wipe the microwave with.
*Please allow the water to cool before sticking your hand in
it. It is quite hot after boiling for 10 minutes.
BEFORE
AFTER
As you can see, the white paint is chipping on the inside of
our microwave. I had no idea what was causing this until I did a little
research and discovered it can be from a combination of things. From excessive
exposure to steam, the type of cleaning product used to clean it, or acidic
foods or cleaning products. In my research I have learned how to repair this
and will let you know how it comes out in the coming weeks.
**Oh and if you do not know the end result of trying to boil
eggs in the microwave, well, they explode! Yes, I had 4 eggs explode in my
microwave once, which blew the door open and got all onto the kitchen floor! It
was a mess and smelled terrible!! I wish I had a picture for you, but I don't.
I do not recommend trying it. **
