I hate cleaning my microwave. First of all, it's above the stove, so it's hard to reach. And there's all these gross little food bits stuck on. I saw a cleaning tip for the job on TV. Take a bowl full of water and squeeze a half a lemon into it, then put the lemon in the bowl of water and lemon juice, place it in the microwave, and cook on high in your microwave for a minute or two (depending on how strong your microwave is, and how dirty it is). The woman on TV said that the lemon juice steam would allow you to simply wipe the microwave clean afterwards.

I found this hard to believe, so I tried it this morning. It works like a charm, and I was so delighted that I wanted to share it here.