How to clean the microwave with a lemon?

Modern technology is firmly established in our lives. It is already difficult to imagine a kitchen without a refrigerator, a combine and a microwave oven. Such a device helps us to always enjoy hot dishes.

To serve the microwave as long as possible, you need to regularly clean it from the accumulated fat and dirt. It is not necessary to use for this expensive cleaning products with an aggressive chemical composition. After all, it is quite possible to do with improvised means, for example, lemon juice.

Before you begin the process of cleaning equipment, you must perform a few simple steps. An approximate algorithm looks like this:

• Disconnect the equipment from the mains (pull the cord out of the socket).
• Stock up on soft sponges and rags. Do not use brushes with stiff bristles or metal wool, as you can damage the surface of the equipment.
• Depending on the size of the citrus fruit and the degree of contamination of the microwave, prepare 1 or 2 lemons, a special bowl and a small amount of pure water.

Now it is time for the main work. Take a cup or container for the microwave, add one and a half cups of water (approximately 300 milliliters). Next, cut the lemon in half and squeeze its juice into a container. Then place the bowl inside the microwave, turn on the stove at maximum power, leave the container for five or ten minutes.

The main task is to create conditions so that the vapor from the container with water condenses on the walls of the equipment. After a specified time, you need to get a container of lemon juice from the microwave. Now it remains only to clean the internal surface of the equipment with an ordinary kitchen rag made of soft material.

Before washing the bottom of the microwave, do not forget to remove the pan from it. This way you are guaranteed to completely wash not only the pallet itself, but also the surface under it. Just be sure to dry it before returning to the place. And from the outside, the equipment can be easily cleaned with any special cleaning spray that you probably have in your house.

Despite the fact that this method is very simple and budget, its effectiveness will seem incredibly convincing. You will need absolutely no effort to quickly wash even the most persistent contaminants.

This is one of the best options for the care of equipment in the home, without the use of special tools. However, if you are faced with incredibly complex greasy stains, you can repeat the process of heating the container with a solution or wipe the problem area slightly using a small amount of soda. The result will be a perfectly clean microwave and wonderful citrus scent that fills the whole house. It is very refreshing and uplifting.

The effectiveness of this technique lies in the fact that the vapors of evaporated water successfully soften and loosen dried spots and food debris that remained on the walls of the microwave oven. As a result, even old stains can be easily cleaned.

Do not worry about the sour smell of vinegar spread throughout the house. The unpleasant odor will disappear as soon as the liquid is completely dry. And if you have prepared too much cleaning solution, use it to wash the fridge. Simple lemon juice will perfectly cope with such a task, and you will be pleasantly surprised by the result of such simple manipulations.

What is worth remembering:

• If you have found even minor symptoms of citrus allergy, this method is best not to use. Contact with lemon juice can negatively affect your health.
• Do not try to disassemble the microwave yourself, even if its parts are very dirty. It is better to entrust such a task to a person who has relevant skills and knowledge.
• Do not use too much water. Electrical appliances consist of a variety of elements that are sensitive to moisture ingress. Better to be careful with this.
• Before removing the container with the heated solution from the microwave, it is better to wait at least half a minute. This is necessary so that the plastic is slightly cooled, and you do not get burned. But you should not wait too long, because then the pollution will harden again and the cleaning process will become more difficult.

• It is not necessary to close the container tightly, otherwise under pressure in the oven it may simply burst.
• Make sure that the liquid does not completely boil off the container, because this will lead to container deterioration or even burns.
• If for some reason citric acid gets on the mucous membrane of the eye, be sure to immediately wash your eyes with plenty of water. Late action can cause severe burns.
• Always wear protective gloves when doing this.

When you achieve the perfect cleanliness of your microwave oven, there will definitely be a desire to maintain such a result as long as possible. That is why there are some simple tips that will help maintain the cleanliness of technology for a long time:

• Use deep defrosting containers. In the process of defrosting food, a large amount of liquid and small thawed food particles appear. In order not to stain the microwave tray, choose not flat plates, but deep bowls. Then the products will be thawed, and the microwave will remain clean.
• Do not forget the covers. Food warms up better if you cover it with a special film and a not too tight lid. In addition, the likelihood of contamination on the internal surface of the equipment is significantly reduced.
• Wipe the microwave regularly. Having warmed up food and having cleaned the container, simply wipe internal walls and a bottom with a dry napkin. This procedure takes only a few seconds, but it significantly saves time with further deep cleaning of equipment.

This question interests many when there is no natural lemon at hand. Then the citric acid powder will be very helpful. Take 250 milliliters of water and add about 25 grams of acid there. Then follows exactly the same algorithm of actions as with the juice of a real lemon.

The effect of the oven cleaning procedure with citric acid will not leave a pleasant citrus aroma, but the effectiveness of this method is not questioned.

In addition to lemon juice, vinegar and acid, there are plenty of homemade microwave cleaning recipes. For example, ordinary soda can easily cope with any contamination, including even the most persistent.

It is no secret that old stains are easy to remove if you simply rub them with a small amount of soda. However, such a substance is abrasive, and therefore it can damage the surface of the equipment due to excessive friction. But there is an even faster and easier way to use regular soda.

You will need a deep plastic or glass bowl, a couple of tablespoons of soda, clean water. Pour a small amount of soda into a container, cover with water and place in the microwave.

But do not immediately open the oven and pull out the container from there. Wait fifteen minutes. This is necessary not only to avoid burns, but also to make this method work. During the residence of the solution inside the microwave, the alkali evaporation will greatly soften the old spots of fat and food.

After the specified time, you will only need to carefully remove the container with soda solution from the microwave. After that, the dirt should be removed with a soft cloth or sponge. Use any additional detergent does not even need.

A brown soap bar with a characteristic odor, familiar to everyone from childhood, will help you quickly and easily clean up the microwave. To do this, you need to take a clean cloth or sponge, then how to soap it with laundry soap. Rule one - the more foam the better. Wipe the inner and outer walls of the equipment with a soaped cloth, leave the foam for a few minutes. Then simply remove the dirt with a damp cloth or towel.

Repeat the soaping procedure if necessary. It is important to carefully monitor that absolutely all contaminants are removed along with the remnants of the soap solution, otherwise the characteristic burning smell is inevitable when the microwave oven is turned on.

But even if it so happened that none of the products listed above are in your home, there is still a way out. Just put in a microwave a glass or container with ordinary water without any additives for 5-10 minutes.

Keep your equipment clean regularly using the deep cleaning methods listed above. Then the microwave will last a very long time.

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