How To Clean An Air Fryer In 7 Easy Steps

Don’t you simply love how the Air Fryer enables you quickly and conveniently cook up healthier versions of favorite fried food favourites. You have undoubtedly been cooking up crispy Air Fryer veggies or juicy Air Fryer Chicken Breasts.

You have also learnt the top 17 Air Fryer Tips and Techniques for preparing healthy, tasty air fried foods that come out flawless every time.

You will learn soon that maintaining your Air Fryer clean is really vital. As tempting it may be to simply put it up after using it, don’t. 10 minutes cleaning spares you the anguish of foul smelling food and (horror!) your wonderful Kitchen Gadget not functioning any longer.

You can quickly get rid of the pieces of food that pile up otherwise (many times re-cooked meal bits anyone?) and old oil – and we all know that old oil taste don’t we. And none of us want to taste it ever again, do we?

Now this article is going to offer you simple methods on cleaning an air fryer, how to clear oil from an Air Fryer basket and the things you SHOULD NOT do..

ITEMS YOU NEED FOR CLEANING AIR FRYER
To get the most out of your Air Fryer you need maintain it clean and the easiest way to accomplish this is to clean it immediately after you use it. Cleaning tools you will need are:

ITEMS YOU NEED FOR CLEANING AIR FRYER
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR AIR FRYER EASILY IN 7 STEPS
Make sure your Air Fryer is switched off and unplugged and cold before cleaning it.

Switch off the Air Fryer. Make sure your Air Fryer is switched off and unplugged and cold before cleaning it.
Clean the basket and pan. Take the Air Fryer basket and the pan and clean them with some warm soapy water and a non-abrasive sponge. You may wash them in a dishwasher if you like.
Soak to remove tenacious residue. If any food is stuck on, you may soak the basket in a bucket of hot soapy water before scrubbing with a non-abrasive sponge. You may also put water to the pan and soak it before washing.
Clean the exterior of the Air Fryer. Wipe the exterior of the Air Fryer with a moist microfiber towel. Next if required, clean the exterior with warm soapy water and a non-abrasive sponge or microfiber cloth.
Clean the interior of the Air Fryer. Wipe the interior of the Air Fryer with a moist microfiber towel. Then if required, clean again with warm soapy water and a non-abrasive sponge or microfiber cloth.
Remove food in the heating element. As required, use a soft brush to clean any food trapped in the heating element.
Dry everything. Make sure everything is dry by air frying or wiping with a clean microfiber towel. Then put everything back into the air fryer.

AIR FRYER CLEANING DONTS
Don’t wet the heating components. Do not ever put the heating element bit of the Air Fryer in water. It would ruin your Air Fryer For good.

Don’t use abrasive materials. Avoid using anything abrasive sponges or metal scrubbers etc for cleaning your Air Fryer basket. This will remove the non-stick coating on your Air fryer basket.

AIR FRYER CLEANING DONTS
Don’t wet the heating components. Do not ever place the heating element bit Thank you for reading my How To Clean Air Fryer Article. And do come return again as I continue conjuring up recipes, traditional African recipes, African fusion foods, Sierra Leone dishes, vacation plans and much more for you. Thanks for sponsoring Recipes from a Pantry