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Cleaning a combi microwave

My combi microwave has a stainless steel interior which is badly stained with baked on grease and the like. Any recommendations gratefully received.
I'm assuming you can't use conventional oven cleaners?
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  • You do get specialist stainless steel wipes - http://www.pledge.com/stainless-steel-wipes/ - but they could become pricey if you use your microwave a lot. I also read somewhere that the juice of a lemon in warm water worked well, although I'm not sure if it would be strong enough to remove the grease etc, but would clean the surface dirt.
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  • ariba10
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    We give ours a good spray with a dilute solution of "Stardrops" .

    Then after about 10 Min's, rinse and wipe dry.
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • Fairy power spray is quite good - as is Astonish orange paste (in a tub). Plenty of rinsing though.

    After cleaning I switch mine on with just a bowl of water in before giving it another rinse with a cloth with (fresh) hot water.

    99p shops can be a good source of Astonish / cleaning wipes. Savers is another useful shop for such stuff.

    My top tip though:
    Turn it over so that it is sitting upside-down. This makes it MUCH easier to clean the oven ceiling.
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