How to Remove Tomato Stains From Microwaved Plastic
You have tons of plastic microwave containers for storing leftover food and sauces. You love the convenience of the containers, but you don't love cleaning them. Tomato-based sauces and dishes do a real number on microwave plastic containers. Regular household cleaners don't work and throwing the containers away is out of the question. You can remove the tomato stains with chlorine bleach and sunlight. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Fill the plastic microwave container with 1/2 tsp. chlorine bleach. Wear latex gloves to keep the bleach off of your hands.
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Fill the remainder of the plastic container with warm water.
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Stir the bleach/water mixture with a spoon.
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Place a lid on to the plastic microwave container or cover it with three sheets of plastic wrap.
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Place the plastic container in direct sunlight for at least six hours or until the sun sets.
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Open the plastic microwave container and dump out the bleach/water mixture.
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Rinse the container with cold water to remove the stain fragments. Do not use hot water until all of the stain is washed out.
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Wash the plastic microwave container with dish soap and hot water before storing.
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Tips & Warnings
Fill the plastic microwave containers with the bleach/warm water mixture early and place them in the sun. The more sunlight the containers get, the better the chance that the tomato stain will come out completely.
