My husband loves oatmeal. It is good for you and since we’ve been trying to eat better, oatmeal makes a great breakfast. However, it leaves quite the smell behind.
I hate cleaning the microwave but it’s a necessary evil every once in a while. As I sat here watching Dora(with the little one) and being overwhelmed with the oatmeal smell coming from the microwave, I decided it was time to clean it.
I use a mixture of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water in a microwavable dish or cup and set the microwave for 2-3 minutes. This way the mixture gets really hot and lets off some steam. That steam will penetrate the inside of the microwave and make it really easy to clean it. Those baked in food spashes will wipe off easily.
Now that I’ve cleaned the microwave the oatmeal smell is lessened, a nice side benefit I wasn’t really expecting. It’s not completely gone, so it might be time to spritz the house with Lysol to see if that helps.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:39 am
I hate cleaning the inside of the microwave. Even after doing that steaming thing, there always seems to be gunk that just won’t come off without extra scrubbing.
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