This is just a reminder post to myself about a few super useful cleaning techniques I have tried recently to clean stuff around the house.
1.) Cleaning microwave with lemon. Cut Lemon in half, squeeze into small bown then fill the bown with 2 cups of water. Place in microwave on high for 4-5 minutes. Once the timer finishes let the bowl site in the microwave for 1 minute (do not open the door). Last step is open the door and wipe everything down with a sponge (dip the sponge in the lemon water if anything is still stuck on the microwave surface).
2.) Repeat steps above but in the oven. Turn oven to 350 for 40 minutes when cooking the lemon water (make sure to place water in oven safe container, pyrex is best). Use same sponge to wipe off oven surface after lemon water has cooked for (make sure the water gets hot enough to boil).
3.) Clean cast iron skillet with potato. Cut potato in half, pour salt into the pan then rub potato over the cast iron (can use baking powder as well). If the potato gets too dirty, just cut the end off and repeat. Super effective for cleaning the cast iron and not scraping it.
Better explanation of the potato trick here: http://toriavey.com/how-to/2014/02/how-to-clean-and-season-a-cast-iron-pan/