Anyone own an air fryer? Is it accurate to say that these things need to be fully disassembled in order to remove the heating element just to clean around it? Is it also accurate that they are not designed to be taken apart.. that people just throw them away when they get too dirty?
@resist1984 what an absolute waste! People have made fun of me for keeping what they think are “useless” things (I save all the bread ties when I finish a bag; you never know when you may need something!). The earth doesn’t have infinite space for our trash, either. I don’t get it. :/
@resist1984 they are just awful to clean. I purchased an upgraded basket that is dish washer safe and that made it a much more usable device…. But that means the basket they sell with the devices are meant to be trash to make you buy the useful accessories.
@Apolyon_LMR After some research, I've found that there are some microbial cleaners for grease/oil. That is, you can buy microscopic bugs in a liquid form that like to eat the stuff. Well they don't eat it spotless like magic, but they seem to soften the hard baked-on grease enough that a plastic scraper has a fighting chance without removing the non-stick surface.
@resist1984 It seems most gadgets these days have planned obsolescence or no right to repair. I still cook over a wood fire.😜