Kitchen tip

Here is my favorite cleaning tip of the year, given to me by my sister-in-law. Steam cleaning courtesy of the microwave. (Not how to clean a microwave - we all know that trick.)

Let's say you have a stainless steel cook top with dried on food. If you use any kind of cleaning product on this it streaks and even with cleanser it takes a lot of scrubbing.

Get a clean washcloth really damp.

Cook in microwave for 1 minute.

It will be steaming hot. (I use a dish towel to get it out of the microwave because it is so hot.) At this point your washcloth is a steam cleaning machine.

It will get your stainless steel cook top spotless in less than a minute.

It only says hot for a short amount of time but really gets any job done while it's hot.

I use this to clean off spots on my granite counter tops, stubborn goop on my floors, etc. Eco-friendly, super fast, and works every time.