‘Life-changing’ 10p tip that ‘works like a charm’ to clean greasy air fryers

Households would be fair to assume that cleaning an air fryer would be easy. After all, these machines cook food with hot air and not much oil. However, the food cooked in an air fryer may still produce fat or oil that winds up in the bottom of the pull-out basket drawer. Putting off cleanup means it’ll be a tougher chore whenever you get to it. For those smelling odours from the air fryer or seeing smoke as their food cooks, those are signs that grease likely has accumulated in the drawer or on the heating element, or that leftover pieces of food are caught in the basket holes. Every time the air fryer is used those bits of food will keep cooking and eventually burn. That’s why this appliance should be cleaned after every use. For those looking for an easy way to clean their air fryer, influencer Roo ( @rooshome ) shared a TikTok of ‘how lazy girls clean their air fryer’. Her three-step cleaning hack was shared with over 359,000 of her TikTok followers. The video started with the influencer taking out her air fryer basket to show the camera how greasy it was before putting it in the sink. Roo chucked a dishwasher tablet into the basket and filled it up with water she had boiled from a kettle. Any dishwasher tablet can be used. Households can purchase a pack of 30 from Sainsbury’s for £3.10, which works out as roughly 10p per tablet. Households can purchase a pack of 30 from Sainsbury’s for £3.10 (Image: EXPRESS) Once the water was poured into the air fryer basket, the influencer said: ‘Leave it, go out and live your life.’ Spilling the contents of the air fryer basket out and rinsing it clean, Roo joked: ‘Return to it three business days later.’ The TikToker then used a sponge to just wipe down the basket before leaving it to air dry. Showing the results to the camera of the air fryer basket looking completely clean, the cleaning enthusiast claimed the method is ‘life-changing’. Looking for a new home, or just fancy a look? Add your postcode below or visit InYourArea People took to the comments to share their thoughts on this hack, and many were in favour of it. One user commented: ‘This is life-changing omg.’ Another said: ‘A dishwasher tablet gets it perfect every time.’ A third wrote: ‘I do this. Works like a charm every time.’ One person noted that they just throw their air fryer basket in the dishwasher.’ However, in response, one user commented: ‘My paint started chipping so no more dishwasher.’