Steam apparatus for cleaning microwave ovens

A method of cleaning a microwave oven comprising the steps of:

• filing an apparatus with a cleaning agent wherein said apparatus includes an enclosure with an orifice configured to release a plume of steam;
• bowl;
• placing said apparatus in a microwave oven;
• and
• operating the microwave oven to cause the cleaning agent to generate steam, said steam being ejected by pressure within the apparatus into the microwave oven.

A method of cleaning a microwave oven having one or more walls on which food and/or dirt has been deposited, the method comprising:

• providing an apparatus having a base including a bowl and a lid selectively attachable to the base and which includes an upwardly directed orifice;
• separating the lid from the base;
• filling the bowl of the base with water to a desired level within the bowl;
• attaching the lid to the base so that the bowl of the base is completely covered;
• placing the apparatus inside the microwave oven;
• operating the microwave oven for a period of time in order to heat the water in the bowl to a boiling point;
• continue to operate the microwave oven in order to eject steam that is generated from the heated water through said orifice of said lid in a direction up and away from said apparatus;
• interacting said ejected steam with said deposited dried food and/or dirt on said one or more microwave walls in order to soften said food and/or dirt;
• turning the microwave off;
• removing the apparatus from said microwave oven;
• and
• wiping the walls of the microwave oven in order to remove the softened food and/or dirt.