299798 Thu Feb 10 13:28:36 -0800 2005 4 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1663041 I tried lots of things like one of those steamer thingy, various ammonia based and still can't get the grease off the microwave which sits right on top of the stove. Anything surefire that would cut right thru the grease ? I also have the metal air filter that is very greasy as well. I tried baking them on the oven with self clean which minimizes it somewhat. thks Thu Feb 10 13:28:36 -0800 2005 0 Han L 1 1663042 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It really is like magic. It seems to clean anything: greasy appliances, tubs full of soap scum, smudged walls, white sinks with some unknown substance making them yellow. I wouldn't use it on something you eat out of, but for surfaces it should work. Thu Feb 10 13:32:28 -0800 2005 1663041 0 Pia 1 1663043 A Mr. Clean Magic Eraser will work wonders on that microwave housing. Might require a bit of elbow grease and a couple of the erasers, but I find that thing cuts through almost anything (including the faded on dry-erase markers on white boards at work). As for the metal air filter, perhaps running it through the dishwasher (if you have one)? Or perhaps the info I found at an eco-friendly site: "To clean your stove fan filter, use very warm water, water softner and a denture brush. Swish the water softener around in the water in the sink, a pail or other container. Submerge the filter in the water, using the denture brush to loosen the grease. WATER SOFTENERS: use any one of these to soften "hard" water (helps in the laundry too!) 1/2 cup baking soda or 1/4 cup of vinegar or 1 tablespoon of zeolite or 1/4 cup of borax or 1/2 cup washing soda." Thu Feb 10 13:41:18 -0800 2005 1663041 0 Linda W. 1 1663044 Greased Lightning is a good all purpose cleaner and for gooked on grease I find Dawn Power Dissolver pretty good too. Thu Feb 10 14:06:22 -0800 2005 1663041 0 Candy 1 1663045 Hi- Please continue this discussion on the Not About Food board. We would like to keep the focus of General Topics on cuisines, mail order, chowhounding strategy, etiquette, national chains, etc. Thanks. Thu Feb 10 14:24:45 -0800 2005 1663041 2 The Chowhound Team