Viral tales  shows you a quick and easy way to clean your microwave in just a few minutes.

You’ll need the following supplies for this cleaning trick:

– Dirty microwave
– Microwave-safe bowl
– 1 cup of water
– Lemon
– Cleaning towel
– Pair of rubber gloves (optional)

As the video below shows, a lemon boiled in water acts as a natural cleaning agent for the smelly microwave. Why does lemon have this effect? One Martha Stewart article says, “The [lemon] mixture will loosen dried food particles on interior microwave surfaces and allow you to easily wipe them away.”

Here’s an extra finishing tip: For those stubborn spots, wet your cleaning towel with the lemon water and give those spots an extra scrub!
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