Air fryer grease ‘glides off’ in 10 minutes ‘without scrubbing’ when using 50p natural tip

If used on a regular basis without cleaning, air fryers can be a nightmare to clean.

Households will find that their air fryer basket has accumulated thick grease and stubborn burn-on food stains that need hours of scrubbing.

This was the case for one woman as she took to the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page in search of advice.

Janet Stevens wrote: “Hi, what does everyone use to clean their air fryer, please?

“I haven’t stayed on top of cleaning mine and there is a lot of dried-up grease in the basket.”

Group members took to the comments section to share their best methods. One that many agreed with was to use soda crystals.

Angela Britton wrote: “I use soda crystals, I fill the basket with hot water and add 250g of it leave for 10 minutes and  it all comes clean after using a sponge.”

Gina Delia said: “I soak the basket in hot water with soda crystals as soon as cooking is ready.

“Leave it till we eat, then wash as normal as I wash other dishes.”

Linda Gray commented: “I boil a kettle and, as soon as I remove the food, I pour boiling water into the basket and add a quarter of a bag of soda crystals. 

“By the time I’ve eaten, I can just give it a quick wipe down with a sponge and the grease glides off. Then I just rinse it out. Easy!”

Chris Montford said: “Soda crystals in hot water removes the grease and food stains without scrubbing.”

Lori Moore replied: “I now wash mine with hot soapy water after every use, if it's really bad and filled with greasy deposits, the best bet is to soak it in a solution of boiling water, and soda crystals.”

Graham Wood claimed: “Using soda crystals in hot water makes my air fryer the easiest kitchen appliance to clean now.”