CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Always clean the air fryer after it has cooled down completely.
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Unplug the air fryer before cleaning.
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Do not use a strong, corrosive cleaner to clean this appliance.
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Use a soft, clean cloth to wipe down air fryer. Do not use a wet cloth.
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Do not clean the pan, basket, and inside of appliance with metal kitchen utensils or abrasive cleaning
materials or you could damage the protective coating.
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Clean pan, separator, and basket with normal water, some dish washing liquid, and a non-abrasive sponge.
Pan and basket are also dishwasher safe.
Problem
Reason
Solution
Air fryer does not work
Ingredients fried by fryer are
not done
Ingredients are fried unevenly
Appliance is not plugged
in correctly
Plug into grounded wall outlet
Set timer to start the air fryer
Pull pan out and re-insert
Large batches of ingredients
and ingredients that lay on top
of each other can cook uneven
Make sure to use fresh
ingredients, and prepare them
correctly for frying (such as
rinsing potatoes of starch)
Lightly brush some oil onto
snacks or use oven-ready
snacks in air fryer
Certain ingredients should be
shaken halfway through cooking
Place smaller batches in fryer;
smaller batches cook quicker
and more even
Ingredients are not fresh or
prepared properly
Certain ingredients are better
for air frying
Basket not placed into pan
correctly
Too many ingredients in basket
Too many ingredients in basket
Push basket into pan until it
makes a click
White smoke is normal when
frying greasy food in air fryer
and should be OK
Make sure you properly clean
the pan after each use
Do not fill basket beyond
MAX indication
Food in air fryer is greasy
Pan still contains grease
residue from previous use
Set temperature is too low
Raise temperature
Timer/mode is not set
Pan is not well-inserted
Fried snacks are not crispy
when they come out of
the fryer
Pan will not slide into air
fryer correctly
White smoke comes out
of appliance
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