Cleaned our disgusting microwave

Fixed

rotate(180deg);
Dirt = falls
Problem = solved

Either the order is wrong or your doing cleaning wrong

I always silently judge, when they get the order wrong, and now I did it myself...
Idk if this is it, but whenever I use my phone to stitch photos, its default is to order in reverse, so if I select 1,2,3 its order (top to bottom) is 3,2,1

it was perfectly clean before, idk why you did that

Is there a afterandbefore community?

I think that's just Australia.

Confused, did you clean with popcorn?

Chronology is hard, I get it. But you're supposed to microwave a soap-soaked sponge for cleaning, then microwave popcorn for eating.

I'm going to take this as evidence that OP travels through time in the opposite direction. From their perspective, the microwave was dirty, so they put a bunch of popcorn and a paper bag in it. All the mess jumped into the bag, and the microwave became clean.
- I’m guessing somebody was a fan of Beastmaster back in the 90s?
- Found Christopher Nolan!
I like to crack an egg into a coffee mug then set it in the microwave for 10 minutes.
When you hear a pop it’s ready to be cleaned.

I've seen worse

I liked it better before

What’s the vinegar trick?

You put water and white vinegar in a bowl and microwave it. The steam will make it easier to clean and everything will smell of white vinegar overpowering any other odour.
⚠️ Edit: I think it's worth mentioning that microwaving water can be dangerous and lead to serious burn injuries. There's a U.S. FDA article about it here.
- Specifically, microwave it until it boils. In case that wasn’t obvious.
- You can use lemon water as well. Both white vinegar and lemon acidic and have antimicrobial properties.
Whatever it is, I bet maids hate them for it.
Its just cleaning with extra steps.
In the majority of cases wiping it out will be quicker.

Brother, you gotta clean that thing more often.

Thought this was a post on liminal spaces, for a second.

I bought a lid (looks like a dome) that I put over things in the microwave so the microwave stays clean.

That glass plate lifts right out, fyi.

They don’t say it for us lazy folk, this calls for the dishwasher. While mine is too big to fit normally I can set it up on the side so it doesn’t block the rotating arm.

Most microwaves can be fixed easily – they are pretty much identical inside and the failures are well-documented – but it's not a good idea to try without prior electronics experience. And yes, many end up trashed just because of this.

Edit: "this" meaning "grime"

You might have misread but this post is about cleaning
- I could have been clearer but the last sentence of my comment does refer to cleaning. There's plenty of working high voltage transformers in roadside microwave ovens either way.
That's why I said long enough to stream but not boil. I just recently found out that too much moisture internally and door slamming are terribly bad for microwave ovens. So my question to you, mighty microwave mage, is reheating beverages and soup bad for my new microwave (it was old and the men in my family had a propensity for slamming doors while hurrying) and lemon water until steamy actively damaging my microwave?
- mighty microwave mage
  Thank you. I see you've read my comment on metal in a microwave.
  Steam will condense on the metal chamber and cause corrosion, better wipe it every time. You can also fix a big bag of silica gel inside as a "reservoir" to regulate moisture levels: when heating something mostly dry, it will heat up and evaporate some of its accumulated moisture, and when heating steamy liquids, collect the moisture from saturated air.
  As for slamming the door: door switches and latches are standard and cheap, and you can replace them without touching any high voltage parts.

Buy a cover with magnets that sticks to the ceiling of the microwave. Then you just pull it down over your food

We just have a cover we put on the plate.

NEVER!!!