Cleaning a deep fat fryer

[silverfoxcc]

Have a Russell Hobbs fryer that needs a good clean. everything comes apart. so the electrics do not need to be near water!!

Any suggestions on what i could use to get the congealed fat cleared that has got into all the nooks and crannies
The body is plastic, only metal parts, the bowl where the oil goes and the filter in the lid


I have tried using a steam cleaner, but that just seems to emulsify the goo, and also neat Fairy Liquid ( other brand are available) with a scourer ,again without much success.

Would oven cleaner do the trick if i left the bits overnight in one of their big bags, or would i end up with a mixture of plastic and cleaner at the bottom!



TIA

[Spare tyre]

Brake cleaner?

[Ussrcossack]

I'd look at a grease remover

It but a new one, air frier.

[Mr Pointy]

Caustic soda or oven cleaner, although some on Mumsnet swear by a overnight soak with a couple of dishwaher tablets. Careful with aluminium though as I think it's attacked by too a long dip in caustic soda.

[dudleybloke]

Elbow grease cleaner and degreaser is pretty good and safe to use on most things.

[anonymous-user]

dudleybloke said:

Elbow grease cleaner and degreaser is pretty good and safe to use on most things.

Agree, I use this to clean pretty much everything in the kitchen now, I have even been known to use it to clean door shuts/under bonnet on the shed.

Not sure how good it would be on this sort of thing though, I would imagine the grease has pretty much turned to rubber on some of the parts?

[finlo]

Do what I do bin it and buy a new one annually, life's too short!

[tomsugden]

^ this

I find they will come clean a few times in the dishwasher, then bin and start again. They're about £25 in Currys

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/logik-l30pfs12-p...

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Heat it up to tip the old oil out then warm water and a bit of scrubbing usually does the trick. If you use lard or beef dripping instead of olive oil it is way easier to keep clean.

[Mobile Chicane]

Oven cleaner and soak overnight.

Likewise, the basket. Unless you get every bit of grob off the basket, your food will taste of stale oil.

[gotoPzero]

Rarely use mine these days but would normally strip it down and dish washer everything on a hot wash other than the element. So long as you washed it regularly it would always come out clean.

I bought a good quality one that is able to go in the dishwasher and has a removable element and control panel I forget the brand but its been pretty good. Even the outer case could go in the dish washer.

To clean the element I would spray it down with ethanol and wipe clean. Normally would take out 99% of the grease.

The only reason I stopped using it is it was a pain to set up (would use it outside) and getting rid of the old oil.

[Wacky Racer]

A can of Gunk and a stiff brush.

[blingybongy]

Having had to clean some pretty grim commercial deep fryers in the past I can attest to the efficacy of Nitromors.

Edited by blingybongy on Saturday 24th June 22:14

[21TonyK]

Oven cleaner and a lot of chemicals will break the plastics down over time but more likely remove any transfers showing temps etc so be a bit wary. Boiling water, lots of it, is a safe option. As others have suggested a cheaper binned every few years is an answer.

If you feel inclined you can get commercial cleaners but probably not worth the cost or mess.

[number2]

tomsugden said:

^ this

I find they will come clean a few times in the dishwasher, then bin and start again. They're about £25 in Currys

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/logik-l30pfs12-p...

That's crazy cheap!

I was going to suggest this https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8187633 really good system to filter and reuse the oil, and its component parts all go in the dishwasher.

Quite a price difference though.

[ChevronB19]

tomsugden said:

^ this

I find they will come clean a few times in the dishwasher, then bin and start again. They're about £25 in Currys

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/logik-l30pfs12-p...

That’s the one I have, it’s really good if you are after something basic.

[21TonyK]

ChevronB19 said:

tomsugden said:

^ this

I find they will come clean a few times in the dishwasher, then bin and start again. They're about £25 in Currys

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/logik-l30pfs12-p...

That’s the one I have, it’s really good if you are after something basic.

Every third Xmas M-I-L buys me a new one. Old one goes to the tip.