Sunday, March 22, 2009

Share and Voice: Clean!

How to go from this...



to this...



...in no time at all!

And the best part is, you can still be environmentally friendly because no toxic cleaner is involved!


So I'm sure you're wondering what this is all about, and why I have pictures of a microwave, right? Well, I returned to my house after going away for spring break, only to find that someone had definitely exploded some sort of tomato-y food in our microwave. Of course, no one wanted to clean it up.

Since we recently talked in class about our dependence on chemical products, I decided I wanted a "green"-er way to clean our microwave. Besides, it dawned on me that using chemical cleaners to clean a microwave is not a very healthy decision - I don't know about you, but the thought of chemical residue heating up and seeping into my lunch doesn't sound very appetizing.

Anyway, I found this great website about homemade cleaners and decided to give the microwave cleaner a try:

Microwave Cleaner
Mix 2T baking soda or lemon juice and 1 cup water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for five minutes or until the liquid boils and condensation builds up inside the microwave. Wipe down.


This recipe worked like magic! I used to spend far too long scrubbing baked food off the microwave walls, but this made it possible to clean everything up in only a few minutes. And, best of all, it used baking soda and water - two INEXPENSIVE ingredients I always have on hand.

It was such a great feeling to know exactly what I was using to clean - no long lists of toxic chemicals. I think I'm going to try and make all my cleaners from now on!



3 comments:

  1. ah... my house has the dirty microwave problem like crazy! This would be a GREAT solution! :)

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  2. Wow that is impressive haha.

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  3. My mom taught me to clean our microwave just by boiling water, which is another option if you do not have baking soda or lemon juice. In our house, we used a microwave cover over our food to prevent "accidents" from happening when heating food. Thanks for the info!

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