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Steam-clean the microwave with lemon water

Steam-clean your microwave with lemon water: the steam loosens baked-on residue so you can wipe it away.

Time
⏱ 15 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • microwave-safe bowl
  • 300 ml water
  • half a lemon
  • damp cloth

How to do it

  1. Put 300 ml of water and half a lemon in a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Heat for 10 minutes at full power (100 %).
  3. Afterwards, wipe away the residue with a damp cloth.

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  • testundtipps.de (opens in a new tab)Dampfmethode nach Herstellerangabe: 300 ml Wasser, eine halbe Zitrone, 10 Minuten bei voller Leistung.Essig, Natron und Zitronensäure kommen in keiner einzigen vor.

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