Said It Here

How to clean a non-submersible griddle

Because instructions prohibit running water or submerging the unit, cleaning a dual-sided griddle requires using a wet soapy rag to break down cooked-on gunk followed by a rinsed rag to wipe the surfaces clean. This restriction makes routine cleanup extremely tedious and difficult, stopping people from easily maintaining the equipment.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    Using a bunch of wet microfiber cloths until all soap and grime are removed
  2. 2
    Wiping with a wet cloth with a drop of dish soap followed by a clean wet cloth
  3. 3
    Using a wet soapy rag to remove cooked gunk and a rinsed rag to wipe the surface

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

So I bought this dual sided griddle, but the instructions say do not put it under running water or submerge it. It makes it so incredibly tedious and difficult to get completely clean.source ↗

I love it but it’s so bad to clean. Help!source ↗

Sodomandgomorrah666 · r/CleaningTips · 122 upvotes

I have a panini maker that is similarly difficult to clean, and what I do is get a wet soapy rag to first get the cooked gunk off and then rinse the rag and wipe the surface with water.source ↗

RazzmatazzCold7454 · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

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