Clean microwave grime by using 3 ingredients that ‘actually work’

There is nothing worse than trying to keep on top of cleaning your microwave, especially if there are months for grime buildup to be removed. It’s easy to forget about cleaning your microwave, especially if it’s being used to quickly cook food for the kids who are demanding breakfast or dinner quickly.

Leaving stains in the microwave to clean “later” can easily turn into a couple of days or a week, and by that time the grime can be firmly stuck in place. But, one woman has found a simple hack to help remove stubborn grime without scrubbing in just a matter of minutes.

The method includes making your own cleaning mixture in a bowl using ingredients you will probably already have in your cupboard. The woman, who posts under the username @shineanddine on TikTok, first got out a plastic bowl before adding water, a squeeze of washing up liquid and some lemon juice into it.

She then put the bowl into the microwave and set it running for five minutes in total. The woman said: “Let it sit for an additional five minutes to really let that steam loosen all that build up.

“Next use either a cleaning towel or paper towel to wipe out [the] microwave, no scrubbing is needed, since the steam loosened it up. Now you’ve got yourself a shiny and clean microwave.”

One user commented under the video explaining the hack to say they were trying the method that evening. They later updated other viewers to say “Girl my microwave is spotless! Quite literally the cleanest it’s been.”

Another person said: “This actually works, I use a small porcelain bowl with maybe 1/2 cup no more than 3/4 cup of water, nothing more than that. Set the microwave on high for 5 minutes and when done start wiping down the inside. Easy!”

A third person said: “My mom has done this my whole life, and extra tip is obviously wipe out the bits that aren’t stuck first bc its easier to wipe put while its dry, than moist.”