What do we love? Microwaves! What do we hate? Cleaning the microwave!

Cleaning the microwave is one of my least favorite chores.  I mean, it’s right up there with dusting the mini blinds and deep cleaning the baseboards.  This simple cleaning hack changed the way I live my life.  Okay, that’s a stretch but it does make me smile every time I open my microwave.  That works too, right?

How to Clean Your Microwave Using NO Chemicals {or scrubbing}

All you need to get your microwave sparkly clean in six minutes or less:

• Lemons
• Distilled White Vinegar
• Bowl

Prepare a bowl of water, then slice your lemons.  Add a splash of vinegar and microwave for five minutes.  Voila!

Yikes! Check out the state of my microwave.  Or rather, don’t. 😐  I find solace in the fact that many a microwave hides inner ugliness as well.  My microwave is not alone. Instead of therapy, we use lemons.

Very little effort – virtually no scrubbing – and BOOM! you have a perfectly clean and clean smelling microwave! Note that I did pull the plate out and used a dishrag to get the bits off in the kitchen sink.  The gunk on the walls of the microwave sloughed right off with the same washrag.

Bonus: when you’re done take the bowl of lemons and throw them down the garbage disposal. Run it for a few seconds and now your garbage disposal smells great too!

I buy several lemons every time I head to the store.  There are over 25 other household uses for lemons that you never knew you needed.