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How do I get the inside of my microwave clean

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  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
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    For oven racks - courtesy of Kim and Aggie:

    Put a large towel in the bottom of your bath (to prevent scratching the bath).

    Add *Biological Soap Powder dissolved in warm water - no more than 40degC or the enzymes won't work properly. (*must be Biological)

    Put the oven racks into this mixture and leave for as long as possible.

    If they're really, really bad you may need to work at them with a brillo pad.

    Rinse thoroughly and go find your sunglasses ;).

    Make sure you wear rubber gloves when dissolving the soap powder mixture and rinse hands thoroughly afterwards.


    Also works for yukky grill pans and roasting tins - from experience :o!
  • cyclingyorkie
    cyclingyorkie Posts: 4,234 Forumite
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    do I then have to clean the bath?
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  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
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    cyclingyorkie wrote: »
    do I then have to clean the bath?

    Yup ;) - but it's a darn site easier than cleaning a cooker!
  • trinidadone
    trinidadone Posts: 3,337 Forumite
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    hello all, I want to give the microwave oven a deep clean. I read as a handy tip, paste of bicarbonate of soda is good to use to remove those food stains from the white interiors.

    Has anyone used bicarbonate of soda, and do the supermarkets/pound shop places sell it?
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  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    You can buy boxes in asda, sainsbury, tesco and wilkinsons
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  • sweetcarer
    sweetcarer Posts: 1,083 Forumite
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    Look in the baking section.
    :j cross stitch forever, housework whenever :j
  • trinidadone
    trinidadone Posts: 3,337 Forumite
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    Butterfly_Brain wrote: »
    You can buy boxes in asda, sainsbury, tesco and wilkinsons

    cheers brian
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  • SUESMITH_2
    SUESMITH_2 Posts: 2,093 Forumite
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    its proper chemical name is sodium hydrogen carbonate - i work in a school science dept and we use loads of it
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  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
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    i use it all the time but for your microwave well mine i pop a bowl of hot water with lemon slices in it in mocrowave pop it on high for a minute and it loosens the grimmy bits making it easier to just wipe off
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • sb44
    sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
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    trinidadone wrote: »
    hello all, I want to give the microwave oven a deep clean. I read as a handy tip, paste of bicarbonate of soda is good to use to remove those food stains from the white interiors.

    Has anyone used bicarbonate of soda, and do the supermarkets/pound shop places sell it?

    Google your area for a Chinese Supermaket.

    I bought a 3kg bag last week for £3.60, the small tubs in the supermarket are 83p for 200g.

    So it would cost you £12.45 in Tesco etc for 3kg!

    ;)
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