How to CLEAN Air Fryer & KEEP IT CLEAN! Stinky? New? Watch THIS!

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0:00 How to Clean an Air Fryer
0:54 New Air Fryer Smell Hack
1:17 How to Maintain Your Air Fryer
1:26 Tip 1: Use Parchment Paper
1:57 Tip 2: Wipe After Each Use
2:50 Tip 3: Wipe Down the Inside
3:26 How to Deep Clean Your Air Fryer
5:23 Can I Remove the Burner?

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Hi! I'm Cathy Yoder - "The REAL Air Fryer Queen" 👑 👩‍🍳

As a busy mom of 8 kids who doesn't LOVE to cook, I needed a more inspiring way to feed my family--several times a day. That's when I had an "aha moment" and discovered I could use an AIR FRYER to cook real food, using real recipes, REAL FAST.

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[lzdmlky]

One BIG improvement I would like to see manufacturers implement is a removable electric coil. Coils on electric stoves are removable, so the technology is there. It would make it so much easier to keep the air fryer clean, and that is a big plus where food safety is concerned. Yes, you can clean your air fryer, but you cannot fully clean behind that coil, and that is a huge negative for me.

[lisab.]

In addition to a toothbrush, I have found that a small Dollar Store craft foam paintbrush can get into some of the nooks and crannies around the heating element. A degreaser and some Soft Scrub helps.

[clevermomusa]

I clean my Air fryer everytime and everyday. Just wanted to keep it clean and it makes me happy.

[hpemom]

I keep aluminum foil under the basket of my air fryer to keep it clean and sticky free. This had worked well and also parchment paper in basket.
Thank you Kathy for all your tips.

[SargonDragon]

The next development in air fryers needs to be making the burner area removable and/or somehow able to be disassembled for cleaning. This is probably the biggest problem area for air fryers right now. That burner area necessarily gets dirty and is very hard to clean effectively in every air fryer design that I'm aware of.

[barbaraorr]

Finally!!! Someone addressing the mess that builds by the heating coil!! Ironically, earlier this week I had the best success to date cleaning that area of my air fryer. I used a Magic Eraser (Dollar Tree hack version), a pretty good share of elbow grease along with one of the soft cloth wipes you used. Like you said... not perfect but a lot better than it was.

[DonaldAmes-pv]

What a welcome relief it is to watch this lovely lady make a logical and helpful presentation. Thank you!

[blooblzr]

I use the thin Mr Clean Thin Eraser pads to get up under the burner using a craft stick. It works nicely.

[Kirinketsu_]

Please keep in mind that even when unplugged you can still get shocked, and shocked bad.
Capacitors can retain a charge for days or weeks, and if you touch them you can be badly shocked or die, this is how people die when messing around with trashed microwave.

Right to Repair needs to include Right to Clean.
I cannot believe these things are so hard to clean
I have an Air Fryer Oven, and when cleaning it the other day I notice how nasty the top was.
I bought some oven cleaning stuff and sprayed on it hoping it would allow me to easily wipe it off....nope, it also dried up on it making it even worst.
I tried using toothbrushes and everything else and nothing worked so I was left with no other option but to take it apart.
I had already taken it apart before after spraying Dawn Power Spray in it and forgetting about it, which it ran down the sides into the bottom. So I took it apart out of fear of it damaging something which I didn't need to do because theres no electronics in the bottom of the air fryer.
Taking it apart is easy, theres maybe 9 screws on the bottom and then like 5 on each side, and the metal case just pulls off.
The burner element is also easy to disconnect, it just has 2 electrical connectors you pull off....In the video its likely the blue and red wire going to the burner.
Then I ran into trouble.
The top burner is held on with a screw on mine....a screw that needs the smallest screw driver in the world, and was screwed on by the strongest man i the world it seems.
I ended up stripping out the screw trying to get it off, but its held on by a nut on the other side.
To get to the nut though I had to remove the light and take out more screws to move the back panel enough to fit a socket screw driver around it.
I then removed the burner and it is so much easier to clean
The fan can even be removed by a socket making it even easier to clean.

The fact you have to go through so much to remove the burner to clean it is a poor design, the same is true for if you ever need to replace the burner like you can do on an oven.
...also I forgot how sharp the edges of the metal is and cut my hands all up again, no idea why they are as sharp as razor blades.

In the video it looked like she could have disconnected the blue and red wire to the burner without disassembling it more.
ALSO please keep in mind that even when unplugged you can still get shocked, and shocked bad.
Capacitors can retain a charge for days or weeks, and if you touch them you can be badly shocked or die, this is how people die when messing around with microwave.

[angelascott]

I have Cosori and every time I use it the basket and drawer either go in dishwasher or washed by hand. I also wipe top, sides and base with elbow grease, and looks lovely

[angel--uv]

I clean mine after every single use. Still looks good as new.

[BCSpecht]

I handwash my air fryer basket and inner drain basket with a soft bristle brush after every use. As soon as it has cooled completely, I wipe out any excess grease, then fill it about halfway with water to let it soak so food residue does not dry and harden before a thorough washing. When the heating coil and inner chamber have cooled, I turn the air fryer upside down to make cleaning the inside easier. I use one of those blue shop towels dampened with warm water to thoroughly wipe off the heating coil and the entire surface of the inner chamber. I fold the edges of the shop towel to squeeze it in between the rings of the heating coil. If necessary, I will use some dampened Q-tips to reach through the heating coil to wipe the metal surface behind it.

[loveu]

Have you tried a steam cleaner? Especially the one with the brush head tip. I heard it helps to get of the hard baked on grease.

[jeffreypinder]

I use a soft bristle brush for the grooves in the basket. Finally received my replacement Cosori air fryer. Still need to open the box and perform the set-up and cleaning.

[byrw]

You know, Kathy, as much as you influence the sale of a lot of their products, maybe you could suggest to Cosori that they make a plug-in element that's removable by the user for cleaning. They just might listen to you. It is certainly doable if they want to.

[kevinellis]

I actually had to disconnect the heating element of my air fryer so that I could access the fan blades. I had a sort of calcium deposits all on the ceiling of my fryer, and especially the fan blades. I used a Brillo pad to scrub the blades and ceiling of the fryer. It actually cured that new smell that forced me to stop using the fryer in the first place.

[stratmaster]

DISCLAIMER! It is your fault that I bought and use an air fryer and use it regularly.I can't remember how I stumbled on your videos. BUT I am so glad I did! I cook so many foods in it and hardly use the oven. THANKS

[gradybird]

I just discovered your videos a couple of days ago, and have watched several since. Thank you for all your great info!
We have an air fryer that I've used a bit, but you've made me very excited about the possibilities. Very fun and informative AF videos.
And...I love your delivery! Great stuff.

[patricialong]

Cathy, I had already bought an Emeril (the 1st one) countertop air fryer before I found your channel and all your wonderful advice. I can't find anything on cleaning the blower? area except one guy who turns the thing on its side. Plus he doesn't show how to get any moisture out of that area. Will using baking soda and water burn off if I use that, do you think>> I wish I had waited now to get a Cosori! And I won't hold you responsible if anything happens to it. Thank you!

[lzdmlky]

Great, practical, and necessary information, thank you! I clean after every use, and I avoid foods that will make a pretty big mess. I just do not like to clean behind greasy foods.

What is the life expectancy on most of these air fryers if they are well maintained? Let us say the air fryer is used once a day for five days each week, just as an example.