Stop Scrubbing Your Microwave. This 2-Minute Steam Trick Does It Better

Microwave splatters are easy to ignore right up until they become impossible to clean. The door closes, the mess stays out of sight and the intention to deal with it later becomes a habit of not dealing with it at all. By the time most people actually clean the interior, what started as a loose food splatter has baked on through dozens of subsequent uses into something that requires real effort to remove. The steam bowl method short-circuits that whole cycle. Two minutes, a bowl of water and a splash of white vinegar, and everything inside loosens enough to wipe away without a single scrub.

Why it's important to clean your microwave

Keeping your microwave clean isn't just for impressing the in-laws; it can affect your appliance's utility. "A clean microwave prevents cross-contamination of flavors and avoids buildup of bacteria from food splatters," says Galia Ivanova, CEO of Cleaning Estimate...

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