A cleaning enthusiast has revealed a straightforward trick to get your air fryer gleaming clean. The best part is, you likely already have the necessary items in your kitchen.
If you have any spare dishwasher tablets lying around, cleaning fan Danielle claims these are your new best friend. Danielle, who goes by @cleaningwithdanielled on TikTok, shared her quick and easy hack to eliminate air fryer grease.
Simply place a dishwasher tablet inside the air fryer drawer, add a generous amount of boiling water before leaving to soak for half an hour. Once the time is up, pour away the greasy leftovers and give it rinse, reports the Express.
Danielle said in her video: “Here’s how I clean my air fryer with dishwasher tablets. So I pop one dishwasher tablet in each drawer, leave them to soak with boiling water for around half an hour.
“And just simply empty and rinse. It’s as easy as that. The dishwasher tablets will actually break down all the fats and oils, so it can go down your drain, don’t worry about that.
“This is definitely one of my favourite methods because it’s just so quick and easy to do.”
However, Danielle did warn in her caption: “I know a lot of people on tiktok do this method and also ‘cook it’ please gosh do not do this!”
A number of people shared their thoughts on the hack, with some suggesting their own cleaning techniques. Terri said: “I put mine in the dishwasher.”
Summer wrote: “I just use the rubber dishes that U can buy then U can just take them out and wash them then put them back in.”
Pete suggested: “Kitchen paper folded twice straight in after food is out move it round using silicone spatula wipe with dishcloth once cool cheaper and easier.”
Danielle urged people to ditch the ‘cooking’ method for cleaning their air fryers. Cleaning specialists at Which? have previously highlighted the risks of the viral ‘hack’ that involves ‘cooking’ soapy water in your air fryer basket.
Dubbed as the “dumbest” cleaning approach by an expert in a video post on Which?’s Instagram in 2024, the popular ‘air frying’ water hack could not only set your property aflame but also risk damaging the appliance. The expert advised, “Cleaning after every use might seem like a bit of a chore, but actually uses the least effort in the long run.”
For additional information on how to safely tidy up your air fryer, take a gander at more tips from the Which? expert here.