*This is a sponsored post for Dawn and Double Duty Divas. All opinions are my own.*
I’m sure you’ve heard of DAWN dish soap, the soap that cuts grease in the sink. But did you know that it does so much more than just dishes? It can clean greasy surfaces throughout your home, pre-treat laundry stains, clean greasy tools, help save wildlife, and more. Think DAWN Beyond the Sink! It can be your ultimate grease fighting weapon for your entire home and beyond!
Being a mom of 4 kids, nothing in the house stays clean for long…nothing. This is especially true in the kitchen. Since my kids are older, the kitchen appliance they use most often is the microwave. They are constantly warming up leftovers, melting butter for popcorn, or making some type of microwavable snack. Now, while I love that they are more self-sufficient, it also means the microwave gets the most kitchen action and gets the dirtiest too!
DAWN Beyond the Sink! How to Easily Clean the Microwave
Exhibit A – the dirty microwave after only a week of use. Do you see all that grease and grime splattered all over the microwave? YUCK!
I don’t know why, but I always think that one of those food particles will end up in my morning tea. So it’s definitely time for a cleaning.
Now, you may be tempted to use a spray cleaner, but DON’T DO IT! I’ve done this before and there is something in those cleaners that can cause the microwave to break. I’m not kidding, I went through two microwaves before I figured out that the spray cleaners were causing my microwaves to malfunction.
But never fear because DAWN makes cleaning the microwave so easy! Just a squirt of DAWN liquid, a sponge, and warm water helps me get rid of any grease and grime splatter. Just dampen the sponge with some warm water, squirt a drop of DAWN dish soap on it, scrub, and wipe clean with a cloth or paper towel. You’ll be amazed at how easily the grease and grime comes off.
Isn’t that amazing! In fact, DAWN does such an amazing job that I can even see a clear reflection of the DAWN dish soap bottle in my clean microwave door!
Whew! Now, I feel so much better knowing that no bits of food or grease will be dropping into my morning cup of tea or anything else for that matter.
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Thank you for your opinion Erlene but I think that we can save so much money just by doing things ourselves. It’s also fun and I guess it’s the way how to stay creative and teach your children the same 🙂
I’ve never trusted cleaners. And even if they say that there are no chemicals, I don’t believe it so I better make my own sprays and find other ways to get things done. For cleaning the microwave I use a bowl of water and half of a lemon. Sometimes I just put in a mug of water and let the water warm up the place. And after that when I take out a mug I can clean the microwave. And it’s cleaner faster than using different cleaners on a dry surface. And yes, from time to time to clean the microwave even more I use that lemon and sometimes even onion. And it’s cheap and easy
I love helpful little cleaning tips and tricks. Thanks. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
My worst kitchen cleaning job is definitely baked on mac and cheese! My kids love it and I make it all the time but it is a nightmare to clean!
I really dislike cleaning the fridge.
I seem to always burn the bottom of pots when I make spaghetti sauce and hate cleaning them up
I dread cleaning the refrigerator!
My absolute worst cleaning job is taking a step back and letting my boys do it and learn. I die at how my son washes dishes! Other than that its the floors that are the worst. I dont even know how they get so dirty but somehow they do every single day!
I hate cleaning pans that anything gets baked or broiled in. It really is just a gross. tough job getting them clean.
I dread cleaning my crockpot and I use it weekly.
My oven and or microwave are the worst cleaning jobs in my kitchen for sure!!! It is impossible to get that grime off with traditional cleansers….. if this works, it is worth it for sure! I will give it a try and Thank You for the fabulous review!
I really dislike scrubbing the kitchen floor.
I would have to say it’s a toss-up between the refrigerator and the oven, but since I use the fridge every day and have to look at it, that is the tie-breaker.
I hate it all!! Haha. Really, though, I dislike cleaning the kitchen more then toilets.
My worst thing to clean in the kitchen is the trash cans. I just hate doing them.
Cleaning in between the stove door, the glass part. Also, in UNDER the refridgerator!
Mine is inside the fridge and microwave. If I do not keep up with weekly or bi-weekly cleanings, it can get really messy and hard to clean.
When I was little, my Mother used to squirt Dawn in our mouths when we got caught saying a bad word. It makes me smirk every time I wash the dishes.
The fan over the stove is my kitchen nemesis. Ugh it gets so gross!
The worst job in my kitchen is cleaning the oven!
The microwave I left for the weekend my son heated up lasagna without covering it.When I came home 3 days later it was hardened .Dawn worked better then I can even say! I use dawn for every thing !
Spaghetti and lasagna are 2 of the messy things from my kitchen. They end up all over the counter tops and pans , etc.. I hate cleaning up after them.
My stove is hard to keep clean and at times hard to clean.
I really loathe cleaning the fridge.
The worst for me is cleaning the oven and baked on oil on the cookie sheets
The floor and the stove top wow they are always the worst!!
I don’t know why it’s so difficult, but I hate cleaning out the fridge! It’s so hard to get everything out, there must be a wonder rag out there that I don’t know about.
Mine is the fridge followed by my microwave.
God I hate dishes, I would rather scrub a toilet. However I cook and bake a lot and my worst problem is always STUCK ON CHEESE!
I don’t like cleaning out the refrigerator. It’s such a pain!
The pot after making sticky candy/gooey/ holiday treats!!
*kelly
My worst is baked on grime on baking dishes. I have learned to soak them in extremely hot water and Dawn. It melts away the grimy mess. Sometimes it will need repeating 2-3 times, but it always takes off the grime! I always buy Dawn!!!!! It is a powerhouse!
I can’t stand cleaning the refrigerator!
grease on the stove too cleaning out the fridge
I HATE cleaning the stove top. Not fun at all!
I was making apples, brown sugar and cinnamon and I went to answer the phone and came back and it was boiling all over the stovetop. It was a mess.
i cant stand cleaning my greasy oven its so messy !but has to be done
when the kids use the microwave and it looks like a bomb went off in there lol
When it’s time for me to pull apart the dishwasher and clean it out and cleaning our the fridge.
There are always dirty dishes in my home it seems, much like the laundry.
My toaster oven has baked on grease and is the worst.
I hate cleaning the oven and the fridge. I’d rather have a root canal than do either of those two jobs
in my teens i was the dishwasher at a greek restaurant, a truck stop, and a fine dining restaurant, and once in my adult life i was a dishwasher in THE busiest family restaurant i have ever seen, i’ve seen it all and then some!!
Using a dirty sponge to wipe down the counters :/
I despise cleaning the stove-top and the microwave! Dawn is the only thing that works for me! I use it for so many different things! I clean my kitchen (from top to bottom), also use it to keep my paintbrushes & other art supplies clean, makeup brushes, and I can not stress enough about how much it works for killing fleas! I bathe my fur-babies in it and the fleas instantly die. I’m not sure what it is about the Dawn dish washing liquid but it works wonders for fleas. My fur-babies have had a time with them this year and it seems like our yard is just infested with them. We have sprayed and sprayed and think we have finally have it under control but from time to time our dogs get them when they go through the woods in the back of our property. They are inside dogs, so they bring them in. I place a small bowl with a few drops of Dawn and some water on the floor and the next morning the fleas are in the bowl dead. It really works!
When my son tries to help me in the kitchen!! Oh my!
When people leave like peanut butter or something of the nature on knifes and just throw them in the dishwasher! It does not come off and I have to hand wash it afterwards!
Lol…your kids or the hubby? My kids always do that.
I hate cleaning any pot or pan with really stuck on food. That and the fridge–yuck.
I hate washing pots and pans
I hate cleaning out moldy tupperware!
Eewww…I hate those too.
My worst job is getting grease off the wall behind the stove after my husband cooks.
Cleaning the stove is always the worst.
cleaning baked on pans awful.
I hate cleaning pans with the cheep store brand nothing beats dawn to clean up grease
Mold, anywhere!! Or the bottom of the fridge. Yuck!
Now, that looks super clean. This is definitely a reminder to me that I need to clean my microwave…
I adore William-Somona and would adore this set!
So hope to win and inspire my holiday cooking (really any cooking has a need to be inspired)!!!
Thanks for the opportunity.
Ava Roxanne @SpaTravelGal
I really hate cleaning my fridge and freezer – it can be a really ugly job!
My worst kitchen clean is my oven and my broiler pan.
Yup, this can be a messy job. Totally agree.
I hate doing dishes. It’s the worst thing ever. Our dishwasher doesn’t work at all. So, we have to hand wash them and it’s horrendous.
I do not like cleaning grease splatter on the tile behind the stove.
my worst is stuck on lasanga or casseroles.
My worst cleaning job is cleaning the pots and pans and baking dishes there so bulky and just a pain to get clean.
Pots and pans can be really heavy…especially the stainless steel ones.
Cleaning the microwave is my least favorite cleaning job. I’ve never thought to use my Dawn! Great giveaway! Thanks.
The microwave is one of the appliances that I don’t mind cleaning. I hate cleaning the oven and our stainless steel refrigerator. I swear the kids have the dirtiest hands ever because I can see every place they touch.
Cleaning my counter-top oven is something I never look forward to doing.
Cleaning an oven isn’t on my favorite things to do list either 🙂
I love Dawn, and all they do! Never used them myself for more than the dishes or my shower, though LOL And what a great giveaway!
I’ve used it on grease stains and on kitchen cabinets. It’s like magic grease eraser…lol. Hope you had a chance to enter the giveaway 🙂
cleaning the hood fan in the kitchen,m it get sticky with grease so fast
Yes, that’s another part of the kitchen that does get super greasy and sticky.
Cleaning the oven is my most dreaded kitchen cleaning task! I put if off way too long.
Did you know that you can bathe a cat with blue Dawn to kill fleas? The Vet had my daughter do that this summer when she adopted a kitten with fleas. Good to know!
I hate cleaning the oven too and currently mine looks like a coal miner accident happened in it…lol.
It’s funny you mention the flea thing. My husband was telling me about it killing insects and I didn’t believe him.
The grease splatters on the stove hood – that’s what I hate cleaning the most!
Isn’t amazing that grease gets up there? I hate that sticky gunk too.
I’m not a fan of hand washing dishes
I don’t mind hand washing if there isn’t a huge pile 🙂
I hate cleaning pots that have been burnt!
I hate those too.