How To Remove Grease~A Microwave vs. Butter Explosion

OIL & HONEY EDITION Did you ever have a bowl of melting butter explode in your microwave?  I hope you didn’t, but if you have you can relate to the mess it makes and how difficult it is to remove the grease from the inside of the microwave! I have the answer and the product needed to remove the grease quickly and easily, with no harsh chemicals or nasty smells.

This weekend I was on a mission to bake a double batch of brownies for our neighborhood Halloween get together.  I needed to melt two sticks of butter to make a double batch of these rich, chocolate treats.  I placed the two sticks of butter into a microwave safe pyrex bowl and hit the melt button.  After 30 seconds the butter wasn’t fully melted so I added 15 seconds more – BIG mistake!  I heard a loud “POP” and felt that sinking feeling…you know the one…where you know something went awry!

Oh yeah….when I pulled open the microwave door, melted – yeah, now it was melted, and grease was splattered all inside the microwave, the top, bottom, sides, the door and puddled on the glass tray.  I might’ve uttered an expletive or two, maybe ten!

I can verify with uncertainty that wiping up the grease, even with a hot cloth, will not remove the grease effectively!  Here is the answer ~ Lemon Essential Oil.  Not only does it smell fresh and clean and yummy but just a few drops on a paper towel wiped my entire microwave spotlessly clean.  No harsh chemicals, no overpowering smells up my nose, and no more grease!  Boom – yes – Lemon Essential Oil was and is the answer!

I did wipe out as much mess as possible with a hot cloth first but was left with a residue of grease on all the surfaces.  This is where the lemon oil kicked butt and finished the job!  As always if you’d like to learn more about EO’s please don’t hesitate to contact me at my email Linda@theorangebee.com, via my FB page The Orange Bee or leave a comment on this post! Be sure you don’t miss any Sunday Stinger posts – subscribe to The Orange Bee above!