How in the world do you get a sickly bacon odor out of a microwave oven?

Question

We just bought a house and it came with a microwave... needless to say, it had so much bacon grease inside that it really smells! I've cleaned it numerous times, and I've left baking soda in it for a week to hopefully soak up the odor. I suspect some bacon grease made it into a top vent inside the microwave. Recommendations glady accepted... thanks to all, and ten points will be awarded.

Answer 1

I once saw professional house cleaners remove strong odors from a microwave oven by first scrubbing it with a baking soda & water mixture...rinsing, drying & then heating a bowl of distilled white vinegar mixed with water in the microwave.

Here are some online links that explain it:

http://www.whitehousefoods.com/recipeDETAIL2.asp?id=25

To clean your microwave oven, put a microwave-safe bowl of 1/2 cup vinegar and 1 cup water in the oven, and cook long enough to boil. In addition to removing any lingering odors, this will loosen any baked-on food from the microwave's walls.
http://www.thenewhomemaker.com/node/277

Clean the microwave by mixing 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar and 1/2 cup water in a microwave-safe bowl. Bring it to a rolling boil inside the microwave. Baked-on food will be loosened, and odors will disappear. Wipe clean.
http://www.vinegartips.com/cleaning/

Eliminate cooking odors by using 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1-cup of water. Boil white vinegar in water to eliminate unappealing odors left over from cooking.
http://gardenandhearth.com/ApartmentLiving/Vinegar-To-Clean.htm

Good luck with your microwave...Hope this works for you!

Answer 2

Take a whole lemon and slice it up like you're gonn make something pretty with it. Then you put a microwave safe bowl full of water and baking soda (6Tbsp.) Toss in the lemons and nuke till it boils! Then you stop the microwave and let it sit with the door closed until the water has time to cool off and the steam has done it's work. Just wipe down the inside with a paper towel when you're done, and this should do it. No more nasty smell, and a lemony fresh scent!!!

Answer 3

Poke some holes in a Lemon and microwave it for 10 to 20 Seconds, let the Lemon sit for a Min. in the Microwave and hope fully that will do it. Good Luck.

Answer 4

I use a cup of water with real lemon juice in it, place it in the microwave on HIGH.. and heat it to a boil .. let it boil down a bit .. then turn it off .. and let it sit in the microwave for about an hour. Then clean up as you normally would. It works! Good Luck! :)

Answer 5

I have used; 1 cup of vinegar with two cinnamon sticks and few cloves in a bowl, heated for five minutes to deodorize.
Should this fail I would suggest that you take a bag of brickettes and some newspapers and fill the microwave oven (line it with plain paper to avoid print marks) and let it sit for a few days to remove the odors.
Good luck!

Answer 6

put a cup of water with about a fouth cup of baking soda in the microwave and cook it on high for about 2 min. that should take care of it. plus, it makes it easy to clean the inside, just wipe it out after you boil the water in there, everything is loose and wipes right out.

Answer 7

You can put a dish in the microwave with half vinegar and half water let it microwave about 4-5 minutes it works!!!!

Answer 8

If it's got grease in the vent, I'd be worried about a fire hazard. Just go out and buy a new one- you can get a decent one for around $40.

Answer 9

i take advantage of the microwave and that i take some sheets of paper towels and place the Viscount St. Albans it in, the conceal with 2 extra, place it on a heatproof plate, amd microwave for 4 minute in case you like comfortable Viscount St. Albans, 6 for crispy, alot relies upon on the wattage of the oven, 750 will prepare dinner slower than the extra recent one thousand watt ones, in simple terms shop and eye on it.

Answer 10

Put a bowl of water and lemon juice in it for like a minute or so and it'll deodorize the scent.