How do I clean a microwave?

[weltweit]

The enamel is Japanese quality on these microwaves (good quality) so chances are that it is baked on crud rather than rust so I would just clean it and have no more fuss and palaver.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The enamel is Japanese quality on these microwaves (good quality) so chances are that it is baked on crud rather than rust so I would just clean it and have no more fuss and palaver.

I disagree, you can see how the enamel has bubbled-up & split, resulting in rust.

 

[weltweit]

I disagree, you can see how the enamel has bubbled-up & split, resulting in rust.

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It isn't a very good quality picture though.

 

[StoneRoad]

Nope, it's rust.

The previous "works" cheapie one looked like that, even after a good clean ...
and it was replaced by another cheap one, with "keep it clean, or else " instructions a few months ago.

And, having been into restoration for several decades, I think that I should be able to tell the difference between baked on crud & rust by now !

 

[Elpenor]

I tried uploading it in higher resolution if that makes a difference to anyones opinion - photo file size was 5.6meg rather than 900kb

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I also think it's rust, but try scratching gently round the biggest cruddy looking bit

if the black stuff chips off, then it's crud

if the white paint chips off then it's rust

 

[Aladdin]

I just didn't want Elpenor to bugger their new microwave.

Ach it would only bring us all back to post #01 again

 

[Aladdin]

I tried uploading it in higher resolution if that makes a difference to anyones opinion - photo file size was 5.6meg rather than 900kb

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[Elpenor]

Confirmed as rust; the white paint is peeling off.

 

[A380]

Just immerse it in a bath of hot water and turn it in. Safety first though, get a small child to press the start button…

 

[WouldBe]

Putting your microwave on top of your hob was probably where you went wrong there tbh.

Would cook even faster if you lit the gas hob.

 

[xenon]

My previous microwave rusted through so there was actually a hole in the bottom. I only noticed after a while.

I now leave the door open when it's drying or mop up the water with a tea towel.

 

[WouldBe]

My previous microwave rusted through so there was actually a hole in the bottom. I only noticed after a while.

Mine did that. I only noticed when I saw sparks under the microwave.

 

[xenon]

Mine did that. I only noticed when I saw sparks under the microwave.

Ha. I put a metal thing in the microwave once. It was curry in a bag but I had assumed (wrongly) it was like one of those plastic rice bags.

left it going whilst I went to the loo but could hear sizzling. Came back into the kitchen and there were super bright white sparks even I could see easily. And a smell of hot metal (turns out the bag was partially made of foil.) The sparks sscarred the inside of the screen I discovered later.

But I did tip the curry into a bowl and put it back in...

 

[cesare]

I once put mushrooms in a microwave without any liquid and they caught on fire Had to carry the whole smoking microwave into the garden until it calmed down.

 

[xenon]

Hey nice to see you back here cesare

 

[surreybrowncap]

I once put mushrooms in a microwave without any liquid and they caught on fire Had to carry the whole smoking microwave into the garden until it calmed down.

That microwave had every right to be upset...

 

[cesare]

Hey nice to see you back here cesare

Thank you, how lovely of you x