Remove Burned Smell From Microwave — burnt popcorn, melted plastic, charred waffles, you name it… This quick cleaning tip removes all microwave odors quickly!
Burnt popcorn… I don’t think there’s another odor that will linger on in the kitchen longer. I mean, why can’t the delicious fragrance of freshly baked cookies hang around for days?
Unfortunately, the odor I’m dealing with today is even worse… burnt plastic and charred chocolate chip waffle, courtesy of one hungry seven-year-old boy setting the timer for FIVE minutes instead of 15 seconds. I cleaned the microwave thoroughly, but that horrible, overpowering scent endured.
In a moment of desperation it occurred to me that coffee grounds work well at absorbing odors. So I mixed up approximately two tablespoons of ground coffee with one-half cup of water and popped it in the microwave for about three minutes. Voila — no more burnt smell!
If it can tackle burnt plastic, burnt popcorn should be no match…
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Audrey Rose Muratore says
January 3, 2016 at 10:17 pmI am so going to try this! Today, my nephew forgot to put water in with his ramen noodles while cooking them for almost 4 minutes in the microwave! Completely burnt the ramen and the bowl was melted. Microwave smells so bad!
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
January 3, 2016 at 10:48 pmOh my goodness — I bet that smells awful. Hope it works for you!
Audrey Rose Muratore says
January 3, 2016 at 11:22 pmOh it was awful, and smells like it over and over again after using the microwave. But this coffee thing helped a bit
Debi says
January 7, 2017 at 4:46 pmSo you do actually heat it for 3 minutes?
Not just sit it in there for 3 minutes. Hope doesn’t sound stipid!!
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
January 7, 2017 at 5:28 pmYep! I microwave it for about 3 minutes. Of course, keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t boil over, but I use a large Pyrex measuring cup and have never had a problem.
Carrie says
February 14, 2017 at 1:49 pmMy son just did that last night. Crazy kids
shadowfax says
November 19, 2015 at 3:54 pmCan you use instant coffee?
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
November 19, 2015 at 5:07 pmI haven’t actually tried instant coffee, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
shadowfax says
November 19, 2015 at 6:58 pmThanks. Will give it a try.
I’ve tried lemon 1/2s in a bowl of water (2xs),wiping interior down with vinegar and there’s still a lingering smell from my burning popcorn by following the length of time listed in directions. Big mistake. It really is an awful lingering smell.
丁ane says
December 28, 2014 at 6:59 pmhow do u get rid of burned chocolate microwave smells