If after cooking the dish in the microwave oven on an unacceptable for this mode it smelt of fire, you need to do something. Otherwise, a corrosive smell will deprive the appetite and will not give you pleasure from the newly cooked food. This problem is solved with the help of chemistry or folk remedies.
The question of how to remove the smell from a microwave oven is as relevant as ever. Today in every kitchen is a faithful assistant housewife - microwave oven. It does not matter whether it is used for heating, defrosting or cooking, sometimes unpleasant situations occur. For example, when something burns in it. Then the whole kitchen, and the microwave itself are filled with corrosive smoke. You can turn on the air conditioner, extractor hood or just open the window and get rid of the smoke, but the smell in 99% of the cases remains for a long time. Therefore, the option - to wait until the smell will erode itself, will not work. So how do you clean the microwave from the sticky smell of burning?
General scheme of action and possible scenarios for cleaning the
The smell of burning, like an annoying fly, discourages your appetite every time you open the microwave door? It's time to restore order in it. The cause of such an unpleasant phenomenon can be:
- external - if the smell appeared as a result of burning food.
- internal - if there is a shortage during cooking or any part burned, why the smell has gone.
In the second case, contact the master. In the event of a breakdown, the microwave oven may not work at all or it may not have any of the functions available, for example, heating or rotating the glass tray. In the first case, the problem will have to be solved by the owner herself. To do this, you will need to do the following:
- clean the walls;
- remove the smell of burning.
To clean the walls you can use the store tool or remember what people are advising about this.
The store tool is a spray that helps to effectively and quickly get rid of dirt on the walls and "ceiling" of the microwave oven. Also, these products have a deodorizing effect. That is, when using a chemical, two problems are solved immediately: cleaning + removing the smell of burning. The sequence of steps for using a household chemical that helps to get rid of the smell of burning and dirt in the microwave oven is described in the instructions. It should be followed to get the maximum effect. However, as a rule, the procedure that helps to clean the oven of the smell of burnt food includes spraying, waiting for a certain time and removing the waste.
For the purification of microwave ovens, water solutions of various substances are used: lemon juice, citric acid, vinegar, broths of fragrant herbs. They are placed in the oven in a dish that is approved for use, and heated at a maximum power of 7-10 minutes. This procedure facilitates the departure of contamination from the walls of the furnace. Then the softened dirt is washed off with a sponge soaked in an aqueous solution of dishwashing detergent. As a result, the walls are washed with clean water. In addition to facilitating the cleaning of the walls, lemon and vinegar help to get rid of the smell of burning, and the herbs have an action masking the smell.
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Sometimes the store tool does not fully cope with the task in spite of the promises of advertising. Then you can combine it with folk wisdom.
We prepare cleaning and deodorizing solutions of
. For purification and deodorization of the furnace by public methods, the following solutions can be used.
- Water + lemon juice .Water( 1-2 glasses) is diluted with juice of half a lemon.
- Water + lemon slices .In a bowl of water( 250-500 ml) are placed lobules of half a lemon.
- Water + citric acid .In a bowl of water( 250-500 ml), add 1/2 tsp.citric acid.
- Water + table vinegar .For 0.5 liters of water, take 50 g of vinegar.
You can boil in the microwave broth of fragrant herbs: lemon balm, oregano, lavender. Brew herbs before use as described in the instructions. After the cleaning treatment of the furnace, you can return it to the container with a decoction of herbs and leave it overnight.
An interesting cleansing and refreshing property is the toothpaste with menthol. It is applied to the sponge and processed by the walls and ceiling of the microwave oven, except for those places on the walls where the holes are located. Rinse toothpaste after 3-4 hours.
When the cleaning treatment is done, you can think about eliminating the remaining smell of burning( if it still exists).All known absorbents are large table salt, coffee and activated carbon. They can be poured on a tray and put in a microwave oven. Let them be there always when the device is turned off and not used for its intended purpose.
Get rid of the smell of burning and clearing the microwave is not so easy. Therefore, follow the recommendations for its operation, listed in the instructions, and carefully read the recipes before their implementation in the microwave oven. Then problems with cleaning and eliminating unpleasant odors can be avoided.
