My microwave oven is one of the handiest appliances that I own. If I decide that I would like to have a baked sweet potato for lunch, I can have one in minutes in my microwave oven. I also use the microwave for its speed when making recipes that require melted butter or chocolate. At my house our microwave also gets a good workout heating leftovers.
Even my messy microwave sparkled after the steam cleaning. The only drawback to this method was that my grandson complained that he did not like the smell when I heated the vinegar.
So to make the oven and the kitchen smell better I heated a tablespoon of vanilla in a cup of water for 1 minute in the microwave oven, and that completely changed the scent. The vanilla took care of the complaints about the smell, and microwave is clean and shiny!
My husband also complains about the vinegar smell when I clean the microwave. Your vanilla trick is a fantastic idea! I can't wait to use it next time.
Love the idea of the vanilla Anita! Clever!
Great post! I've used the same method but just water. I'll add the vinegar next time and the vanilla….that's a great idea too! Thanks! I hope you're feeling better!?!