Microwave tips

How to keep your microwave clean:
*Make sure to cover everything you microwave!*  I just use a paper plate to cover the food and reuse it until it's too dirty.  This is by far the best tip to keeping your microwave clean.  If you do this, you will rarely ever have to clean your microwave.  This is by far the best thing I've done to my microwaving process in a while.


How to reduce microwaving time:
Most microwaves have a heavy glass plate that rests on a plastic wheel mechanism that rotates.  You can remove the heavy glass plate and simply put the plate you're microwaving on top of the wheel mechanism.

This saves a lot of microwaving time and energy because energy is not wasted going into the heavy glass plate and heating it up.  I think it saves about 25% of microwaving time or so at least.  It has worked well for me for 7+ years.  The only time it has issues is with microwave popcorn... I guess without the glass plate, the popcorn cooks so fast that it burns.


How to clean microwave without harsh chemicals and reduce scrubbing effort:
Slice some type of citrus fruit, orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, etc in half, put it in a bowl and cover half the fruit with water.  Microwave for about 2 minutes.  The steam inside helps loosen the junk stuck to your microwave walls and makes your microwave smell better.