Air fryers have revolutionised the way households cook, offering a healthier alternative to traditional frying methods.
However, to ensure an air fryer continues to produce delicious meals, it’s essential to keep it clean and well-maintained.
If the basket is left for hours or days without cleaning, this is when it becomes tricky and one Mrs Hinch fan experienced that first hand.
Taking to the Mrs Hinch Army Cleaning Tips Facebook page, Amy Behi asked: “What's the best thing to clean the basket of my air fryer with without damaging the nonstick obviously?
“There are days worth of grease that won’t shift! I've tried Fairy [washing up liquid], soaking in boiling water, Elbow Grease spray and scrubbing with a Scrub Daddy.”
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Group members urged Amy to use the boiling water method again but pop in a dishwasher tablet this time.
Shauna Sisson wrote: “Soak it in boiling water again and add a dishwasher tablet. Make it so much easier.”
Charlene Priestly commented: “I soak mine with a dishwasher tablet and it works great, just wipes away.”
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Zoe Mitchell instructed: “Put in a dishwasher tablet, leave a few minutes then wipe it away. Comes off straight away.”
“Leave a dishwasher tablet or two soaking in the basket. I did mine the other day. I didn’t think it would work as the grease had turned crusty but it wiped off in five minutes.”
Dishwasher tablets have been designed to help tackle the toughest of food and grease stains, so it’s no surprise they work on air fryers too.
In a previous post shared in the Mrs Hinch Army Cleaning Tips group, one woman hailed dishwasher tablets as a “lifesaver” when cleaning air fryers.
Posting a picture of a grease and stain-free air fryer basket, Karen Knight said: “Whoever said using dishwasher tablets for the air fryer is a lifesaver.
“A few minutes of soaking and just rinse and wipe job done. I don’t have a dishwasher but picked these [dishwasher tablets] up in the pound shop.”
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