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.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Using a bunch of wet microfiber cloths until all soap and grime are removedDid this help you?
- 2Wiping with a wet cloth with a drop of dish soap followed by a clean wet clothDid this help you?
- 3Using a wet soapy rag to remove cooked gunk and a rinsed rag to wipe the surfaceDid this help you?
- 4using Dawn dish soap and a non-scratch scrubbing padDid this help you?
- 5avoiding using the appliance entirely to skip the cleanup processDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, 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 ↗
“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 ↗
“Got this from Ollie's last year and have only used it a handful of times because it's such a pain to clean!”source ↗
“I can't submerge the pot because of where it plugs in to the power supply.”source ↗
“I have BKF, Pink Stuff, and other abrasives, but didn't feel great about using them here where I can't rinse well.”source ↗
“The clear plastic walls seem so cheap that they'll scratch if I look at them wrong, so I haven't tried anything there yet.”source ↗
“I love having fresh popcorn that tastes like the theater's...but the nightmare of cleaning this thing makes me not want to use it.”source ↗
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