How to clean microwave turn table
We just traded motorhomes and the glass microwave tray is yellow with, I guess, old grease. I put it in the dishwasher and it doesn't look any better. I'm a bit of a neat freak and this bothers me. ...
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Before buying more cleaners, mix several tablespoons of baking soda and a few drops of dish soap into just enough hot water to soak the plate in your sink. let it sit, the longer the better.
if it is cooked on grease, you need an alkaline solution to break it down. baking soda is the most mild, moving up to ammonia based cleaners and straight ammonia and lastly lye / sodium hydroxide (nasty stuff.)
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oh one more thing to add, if the previous owner microwaved enough greasy food to coat the turn table with an impenetrable layer of it, chances are the same greasy coating is built up inside the microwave too, places that can't be cleaned like the magnetron tube, the cooling fan, etc. microwaves are cheap - might be worth considering a new one.
if it is cooked on grease, you need an alkaline solution to break it down. baking soda is the most mild, moving up to ammonia based cleaners and straight ammonia and lastly lye / sodium hydroxide (nasty stuff.)
edit:
oh one more thing to add, if the previous owner microwaved enough greasy food to coat the turn table with an impenetrable layer of it, chances are the same greasy coating is built up inside the microwave too, places that can't be cleaned like the magnetron tube, the cooling fan, etc. microwaves are cheap - might be worth considering a new one.
