I love how my Ninja Foodi XL works and how great my food tastes coming out of it. But, had I known how difficult it is to keep the lid clean and that you can't clean behind the element..I never would have purchased it.
FINALLY a video shows the real work and process of getting this thing clean. I was getting so mad about all the other videos that just go "oh look how easy it is, you just have to wipe it down real quick"
i broke mine today while cleaning this way. I had to clean it because it sets of the smoke alarm. Cleaning it according to Ninja with a damp cloth for six months. 😢
I have the newer model of this unit and it still has the same issues that you noted 😕 I am so thankful that you made this video! I plan to follow suit with fume free oven cleaner, some Dawn, time, and a glass of wine! Bless you!
I am about to tackle cleaning my son’s. The last few times he has used it the smoke alarm has gone off. When I looked at it, i dont think he has ever cleaned it.
Yeah-if you wipe and clean a bit after every use doesn't build up so bad. My fathers in NY was oh my -it was so bad-think it would have been easier to buy a new one. He's in his 80's and eye sight not so good.
Hi Lisa. I find a Lemon Juice steam bath will assist in cleaning the element area before applying any chemical based products. 'Barkeepers Friend' is another great product to use for breaking up a greasy surface and cleaning the pot in a smartlid, especially after a strong aroma curry. Thanks for the cleaning demo, we all should clean our appliances regularly. 👍🤤😀
Thanks for sharing!! I didn't have any lemons in the house and too lazy togo to the market lol. I do have to pick up Barkeepers friend and give it a try. thanks John!
@@pressurecrisp I'm a Coconut Nut too. I'm going to make GF coconut macaroons using 2 ingredients. Deccicated coconut and coconut condensed milk. Regular condensed milk is fine to use if the other isn't obtainable. Combine well and scoop onto a baking sheet and bake @ 350 for approximately 12-15 minutes or until the coconut has brown tinges. You can airfry them as well. Delicious 👍🤤 Add a few drops of lemon essence or zest of a lemon if you'd like a lemon flavoured macaroon.
The lid is a pain to clean, but the easiest way to clean the splatter shield, grill grate and baskets is to put in the oven upside down and turn the oven onto Clean. I ran it for just an hour and the heat will turn all the gunk and grease to ash and they'll wash off easily.
easy off no fume works well for under the hood I spray it directly on and around the burner and fan blades, just remove the filter screen first and spray it down in the bottom of the sink to let it soak separately, just follow the instructions on the can, I do it in the sink lid open so the excess runs out the vents on the back of the lid, then lightly scrub with a magic eraser sponge and repeat until its clean watch out for the sharp edges an old tooth brush is handy in the tight spots as well, then fill a spray bottle with water to rinse out, let it drip dry lid open with the back of the hinge in the sink, then lay a dish towel on the counter top, place the grill on the towel, close the lid and wipe down the exterior with a damp paper towel, then I run it on the lowest baking pre heat cycle when it says add food I shut it off remove the drip tray to dun in the dish washer with the screen and other accessories then wipe out any excess water dirt inside and under it easy but I sure wish they made those parts removable like an electric stove
I'm thinking of switching to this one from my philips airfryer.. I hate the philips because it's super hard to clean, and it smokes the whole house 😮💨😒 Does this do the same smoke and smell as the airfryer?? The cleaning process is the same I do to the airfryer, but this one is easier to reach to the fan and top to clean nothing is closed or hidden 🥷
It will smoke depending on what you're cooking-when I do a steak it will smoke a bit. other foods no. and I'm not going to lie -over time the nonstick will lose its not stickiness and will be hard to clean took me about 6 months but I was using it everyday. You can order replacements basket, griddle and grill part.
Vandaag mijn Ninja schoon gemaakt. Met ontvetter en een doek. Als ik nu de stekker in het stopcontact steek klapt de stroom er meteen af. De gebruiksaanwijzing zegt nooit schoonmaakmiddelen gebruiken. Maar een vochtige doek. Nou dan krijg ik vette aanslag er nooit meer van af. Heb hem sinds augustus en moet de buitendeur openzetten anders gaat mijn brandalarm af. Ik ben zwaar teleurgesteld😢
That's what makes me think twice I have the philips airfryer, and it's hard to clean and smoke the house.. I liked this one, but it's the same in the smoke part 😢
scrub daddy sponges with cold water stay stiff, then you scrub, run under hot water and they go soft to pick up what you scrubbed off, you can keep one with hot water and one with cold water
We're supposed to clean our air fryers? :P lol I have the large all in one foodi and I DO put the bowl and inserts in the dishwasher, but I must admit, I don't clean the element bit that often, infact I think I've only ever cleaned it twice in roughly 3 years. But with that said, I sprayed an oven cleaner all over that element area, left it to do it's stuff, then rinsed the entire lid (I know, not recommended!) under a hot tap and it came out looking pretty good! There was quite a lot of yucky brown liquid, but afterwards it was a lot better, only a small amount of scrubbing with a brush required. The downside to cleaning the inner parts in the dishwasher though is the crisping basket is now rusty and flakes of the paint come off on food, so I'm not sure what to do about it A replacement basket over here is crazy priced (around $60-$70 USD) and I have to wonder given the air fryers age, if it's worth it I may end up getting one of those silicone baking things I saw in your previous air fryer video, that would solve the rust getting on food issue, but I fear it might block the air flow.
True. The insert replacements are a bit pricey. Ninja should be coming out with new appliances in August. Or I agree just purchase a new one if it’s a few years old.
@@pressurecrisp Yea, I'm going to hold off for a bit, the foodi still works, although it has developed a bit of a fault, sometimes when I lift the lid, the cooking cycle doesn't stop That made me a little nervous! I probably won't get another large foodi, but more than likely the speedi or the grill one.
@@averyvaliant a bit scary - I really like the Speedi. The cost gif a new one is 100.00 dollars in states. It’s light weight. I like it better than the XL. I don’t pressure cook a lot.
@@averyvaliant I think over time you figure out what you want in an appliance an all in 1 is great if you use all the features. and if your older-the NF XL is quite heavy and deep and some burn there forearms reaching in and out-like my father. So we switched him to a grill and he loves it b ut once again dreading to see what it looks like-ill give him an excuse cuz he is 80 years old. :). I'll be cleaning his when I get back to NY
I would have thrown that dirty unit out... not worth all the work to clean it and you can't clean behind the element. I did not like it that I could not clean behind the element in my Ninja Foodie grill... I gave up after five uses and put it away forever... I wasted my money and went back to the very easy to clean Cosori Air fryer... works just as well and so easy to clean... takes two minutes after each use. I use it two or three times per day for my steaks. I only eat steaks...
@@IsAllAboutHealth thanks I have a new Cosori now and have found a good way to clean the basket with a brush. The trick is to clean it immediately while the steak is "resting".
Don't forget to unplug the grill before cleaning! :)
I always forget. 😜❤️
Ninja need to invent a foodi or grill that can go in the dishwasher lol.
@@averyvaliant the entire product-would be nice!
@@averyvaliantA self cleaning function would be great.
Just like some of those fandangled fancy ovens have.
I love how my Ninja Foodi XL works and how great my food tastes coming out of it. But, had I known how difficult it is to keep the lid clean and that you can't clean behind the element..I never would have purchased it.
FINALLY a video shows the real work and process of getting this thing clean. I was getting so mad about all the other videos that just go "oh look how easy it is, you just have to wipe it down real quick"
no if its cooked on gonna take a little elbow grease. thanks
i broke mine today while cleaning this way. I had to clean it because it sets of the smoke alarm. Cleaning it according to Ninja with a damp cloth for six months. 😢
I have the newer model of this unit and it still has the same issues that you noted 😕 I am so thankful that you made this video! I plan to follow suit with fume free oven cleaner, some Dawn, time, and a glass of wine! Bless you!
Girl, I understand! These things can be a LOT to clean but I still love them. I tried the pink stuff on mine. It came out pretty good.
Christopher just didn't clean it lol. what is the pink stuff?
Hi Lisa thank you very much for your video. I'm so glad you showed us how to clean the grill. X
You are so welcome! Thank you!
I am about to tackle cleaning my son’s. The last few times he has used it the smoke alarm has gone off. When I looked at it, i dont think he has ever cleaned it.
Yeah-if you wipe and clean a bit after every use doesn't build up so bad. My fathers in NY was oh my -it was so bad-think it would have been easier to buy a new one. He's in his 80's and eye sight not so good.
Hi Lisa. I find a Lemon Juice steam bath will assist in cleaning the element area before applying any chemical based products. 'Barkeepers Friend' is another great product to use for breaking up a greasy surface and cleaning the pot in a smartlid, especially after a strong aroma curry.
Thanks for the cleaning demo, we all should clean our appliances regularly.
👍🤤😀
Thanks for sharing!! I didn't have any lemons in the house and too lazy togo to the market lol. I do have to pick up Barkeepers friend and give it a try. thanks John!
@@pressurecrisp I'm a Coconut Nut too.
I'm going to make GF coconut macaroons using 2 ingredients. Deccicated coconut and coconut condensed milk. Regular condensed milk is fine to use if the other isn't obtainable.
Combine well and scoop onto a baking sheet and bake @ 350 for approximately 12-15 minutes or until the coconut has brown tinges. You can airfry them as well. Delicious 👍🤤
Add a few drops of lemon essence or zest of a lemon if you'd like a lemon flavoured macaroon.
@@johndavis7944 oh this sounds yummY! May have to try in the speedi or one lid.
The lid is a pain to clean, but the easiest way to clean the splatter shield, grill grate and baskets is to put in the oven upside down and turn the oven onto Clean. I ran it for just an hour and the heat will turn all the gunk and grease to ash and they'll wash off easily.
Thanks for sharing-great idea!
easy off no fume works well for under the hood I spray it directly on and around the burner and fan blades, just remove the filter screen first and spray it down in the bottom of the sink to let it soak separately, just follow the instructions on the can, I do it in the sink lid open so the excess runs out the vents on the back of the lid, then lightly scrub with a magic eraser sponge and repeat until its clean watch out for the sharp edges an old tooth brush is handy in the tight spots as well, then fill a spray bottle with water to rinse out, let it drip dry lid open with the back of the hinge in the sink, then lay a dish towel on the counter top, place the grill on the towel, close the lid and wipe down the exterior with a damp paper towel, then I run it on the lowest baking pre heat cycle when it says add food I shut it off remove the drip tray to dun in the dish washer with the screen and other accessories then wipe out any excess water dirt inside and under it easy but I sure wish they made those parts removable like an electric stove
I'm thinking of switching to this one from my philips airfryer..
I hate the philips because it's super hard to clean, and it smokes the whole house 😮💨😒
Does this do the same smoke and smell as
the airfryer??
The cleaning process is the same I do to the airfryer, but this one is easier to reach to the fan and top to clean nothing is closed or hidden 🥷
It will smoke depending on what you're cooking-when I do a steak it will smoke a bit. other foods no. and I'm not going to lie -over time the nonstick will lose its not stickiness and will be hard to clean took me about 6 months but I was using it everyday. You can order replacements basket, griddle and grill part.
Wow! Super smart and helpful! Thank you!
Thank you!! Awesome. So simple but it’s not common to know to do this. I kept trying to figure out how lol
Great vid, that sponge is a great idea
Yeah I thought so too- have to get one gif myself.
Vandaag mijn Ninja schoon gemaakt. Met ontvetter en een doek. Als ik nu de stekker in het stopcontact steek klapt de stroom er meteen af. De gebruiksaanwijzing zegt nooit schoonmaakmiddelen gebruiken. Maar een vochtige doek. Nou dan krijg ik vette aanslag er nooit meer van af. Heb hem sinds augustus en moet de buitendeur openzetten anders gaat mijn brandalarm af. Ik ben zwaar teleurgesteld😢
That's what makes me think twice
I have the philips airfryer, and it's hard to clean and smoke the house.. I liked this one, but it's the same in the smoke part 😢
Try some Bartenders Helper.....makes it MUCH easier.
thanks-will pick some up
scrub daddy sponges with cold water stay stiff, then you scrub, run under hot water and they go soft to pick up what you scrubbed off, you can keep one with hot water and one with cold water
can you purchase them local or on Amazon?
Ninja need to get a grip that grill could easily have been a detachable lid which would have made cleaning so much easier
Great point!
I wash Ninja after every use and I don't have such problems.
If you think thats bad my air fryer insane😂😂😂😂😂😂
Leave it to my son to mess it up😂
🤣🤣😂😂
We're supposed to clean our air fryers? :P lol
I have the large all in one foodi and I DO put the bowl and inserts in the dishwasher, but I must admit, I don't clean the element bit that often, infact I think I've only ever cleaned it twice in roughly 3 years.
But with that said, I sprayed an oven cleaner all over that element area, left it to do it's stuff, then rinsed the entire lid (I know, not recommended!) under a hot tap and it came out looking pretty good!
There was quite a lot of yucky brown liquid, but afterwards it was a lot better, only a small amount of scrubbing with a brush required.
The downside to cleaning the inner parts in the dishwasher though is the crisping basket is now rusty and flakes of the paint come off on food, so I'm not sure what to do about it
A replacement basket over here is crazy priced (around $60-$70 USD) and I have to wonder given the air fryers age, if it's worth it
I may end up getting one of those silicone baking things I saw in your previous air fryer video, that would solve the rust getting on food issue, but I fear it might block the air flow.
True. The insert replacements are a bit pricey. Ninja should be coming out with new appliances in August. Or I agree just purchase a new one if it’s a few years old.
@@pressurecrisp Yea, I'm going to hold off for a bit, the foodi still works, although it has developed a bit of a fault, sometimes when I lift the lid, the cooking cycle doesn't stop
That made me a little nervous!
I probably won't get another large foodi, but more than likely the speedi or the grill one.
@@averyvaliant a bit scary - I really like the Speedi. The cost gif a new one is 100.00 dollars in states. It’s light weight. I like it better than the XL. I don’t pressure cook a lot.
@@pressurecrisp Yea that's the exact same reason I don't need the full on foodi :)
@@averyvaliant I think over time you figure out what you want in an appliance an all in 1 is great if you use all the features. and if your older-the NF XL is quite heavy and deep and some burn there forearms reaching in and out-like my father. So we switched him to a grill and he loves it b ut once again dreading to see what it looks like-ill give him an excuse cuz he is 80 years old. :). I'll be cleaning his when I get back to NY
Shouldn't the title say Chris' not Chris's??
It's lame that the only thing you can comment on, is the spelling in the video title.
Thanks Adam! 👍👍.
@@averyvaliant that's harsh because I was just curious. I wasn't hating on the creator. Chill
@@pressurecrisp my comment wasn't hating, I was just curious. I'm learning.
@@candyqueenify I apologize in that case.
I would have thrown that dirty unit out... not worth all the work to clean it and you can't clean behind the element. I did not like it that I could not clean behind the element in my Ninja Foodie grill... I gave up after five uses and put it away forever... I wasted my money and went back to the very easy to clean Cosori Air fryer... works just as well and so easy to clean... takes two minutes after each use. I use it two or three times per day for my steaks. I only eat steaks...
Hi, which Cosori Model did you buy? I am not spending all that time cleaning.. lol
@@IsAllAboutHealth thanks I have a new Cosori now and have found a good way to clean the basket with a brush. The trick is to clean it immediately while the steak is "resting".
The ninja foodi isn’t just an air fryer. It can grill, roast, bake, air fry, and dehydrate. As far as indoor grills go, it’s amazing.
@@gogogadgetGlock Well I could not even clean mine... it was useless to me.