Getting Rid of Burnt Popcorn Smell

Try putting baking soda out, it should soak up the smell. I know I have used it in the past, and always use it for the cat litters as well.

Yes lemon juice would be preferable to get rid of the smell, or a strong smelling detergent, dettol is good for a lot of things, we use dettol for cat puke and for the litter tray which masks the ammonia smell well. Keep the microwave door open so that the smell can dissipate into the atmosphere, and use either lemon or strong detergent. Hope that helps!

Burnt popcorn smell is a good reason to open a windown or two. Air things out well. I would light afew candles and spray some Frebreeze. These will all help and after a while the smell will go away. Frebreeze is pretty good and I hope it gets rid of this right away for you.

We usually use charcoal to absorb bad smells inside the fridge maybe you can also use it in your microwave.

I heard of people using vinegar and water to get rid of fish from a micro. id think it would work on popcorn as well. But alittle vinegar and water in a coffee cup. Turn micro on for 1-2 minutes. Leave it in there 10-15 mints. then wipe micro down with a rag. good luck there.

Have concave and convex suface of toilet rolls,placed in a microwave oven,close the microwave oven door for some time,will be able to taste.

Has anyone suggested some vanilla essence. Pour a little on a cloth and wipe all over the microwave and leave it. Shut the door too. Or, if you have some charcoal (from the bbq) leave a block of that in there for a while. These things should absorb the odour.

I would cut up a lemon and then microwave it for about 30 seconds just to kind of soften it up a bit then squeeze all the juice out into a bowl and then microwave the lemon juice and pieces in the bowl for about 1 minute that should get rid of the smell of the burnt popcorn. That is what I do when my kids cook the popcorn to long at our house. If you have a high wattage microwave cut the time in half as burnt lemon smells as bad as burnt popcorn. Good luck I hate that smell more than any other smell it really drives me nuts.

I recognize that smell :-( perhaps baking powder will help (it's also used in smelly fridges) but the smell will also be gone in some time itself (clean up with lemon)

I used to see my mother putting a at least small amount of charcoal in our refrigerator. The charcoal is put in the container. Though I noticed that it really helps the mixed smell of foods inside the refrigerator to be less odor.