Burnt-on grease melted off from my air-fryer in 5 minutes after using 79p household item (Image: Angela Patrone)
A big selling point for is that the is designed to be easy, but anyone who using this a lot understands the gravity of cooked-on .
After recently following a delicious chicken , my air-fryer basket needed a deep clean.
Usually, my go-to air-fryer cleaning method is to soak the drawer in hot water with either washing-up liquid or a dishwasher tablet. I find that when I use washing-up liquid, I still have to do a fair amount of scrubbing.
When it comes to using dishwasher tablets, while they are effective, I don’t always have them to hand.
Keen to try another household item I had to hand that could make cleaning the air-fryer easier, I found cleaning lovers online raving about the use of denture tablets for this task and decided to put them to the test.
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My air-fryer was in need of a deep clean (Image: Angela Patrone)
I used two denture tablets to clean my air-fryer (Image: Angela Patrone)
Denture tablets are not the most glamorous of products to pick up on your trip to the shops, but these small hard-working blocks have a range of household cleaning uses.
Using denture tablets is the perfect cleaning agent for those wanting to avoid harsh chemicals and spend less time scrubbing, particularly when it comes to .
Made up of a range of non-toxic chemicals found in other household cleaners, denture tablets offer a safe alternative for those looking to be a little more conscious of the chemicals they use.
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Fill the air-fryer basket with boiling water before adding the denture tablets (Image: Angela Patrone)
After the five minutes, the water had turned brown (Image: Angela Patrone)
Its two main ingredients are and , making denture tablets perfect for removing stains and even neutralising odours.
For this hack, I used Asda’s brand of denture tablets which retail for 79p, but any brand will do.
I started by removing the basket from the appliance and filling it with boiling water from the kettle before pooping in two denture tablets.
As soon as I added in the tablets, they started fizzing straight away and got to work on lifting the grease. I left the basket to soak for five minutes before checking in on it.
After emptying the water, I only needed to wiped down the basket with a soapy sponge (Image: Angela Patrone)
All that was left was to dry the basket using a kitchen towel (Image: Angela Patrone)
After five minutes, the water had turned brown and it appeared as though the grease had fully lifted.
After emptying the water, I only needed to wipe down the basket with a soapy sponge, but there was no need to scrub.
All that was left was to dry the basket using a kitchen towel and place it back into the air-fryer.