Proper maintenance is key to a properly-working appliance.

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What Is a Microwave Filter, and Where Do I Find It?

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There are two types of microwave filters: Grease filters and charcoal filters.

Grease filters are designed to prevent grease and other cooking by-products from entering the ventilation system.

Do you gotta Clean or Replace Your Microwave Filters?

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The short answer is yesyou do need to clean your microwave filters.

Instead, heres how Lemmen recommends cleaning and replacing your microwave filters.

Charcoal filters can’t be cleaned, so they will need to be replaced instead.

When a charcoal filter is clogged up with grease, itll eventually stop absorbing odors and grease altogether.