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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Punteha van Terheyden

5 things to never clean your microwave with – and what professional cleaners use in their homes instead

Open-plan blue kitchen with white marble island.

Arguably one of the hardest-working appliances in most kitchens, the humble microwave is a workhorse. Its daily use means it tots up food splatters, smells and spills at a pretty fast rate and will need regular cleaning.

With the space under your kitchen sink likely packed with all kinds of cleaning equipment and chemicals, it can be tempting to grab whatever is closest and set to work, but when looking at how to clean a microwave, our professional cleaner says there are five items to never clean your microwave with, such as bleach and abrasive sponges. If you do, you’ll run the risk of causing permanent and irreversible damage.

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