How hard is this thing to clean?
1702830
The only items you have to clean is the bowl and the "beater". If you get mixture inside the cavity wall and bowl it is easy to wipe clean. Outside the maker you just to wipe it clean with a wet cloth.
1702831
Pretty easy. The bowl and the paddle come out and are easy to wash. If you over fill the bowl when making gelato and it overflows it is a little harder to clean, but not bad. Just follow the directions and don't put more than 3-1/2 cups of liquid into the bowl. It expands a lot. Overall I think it is a great machine and we use it a lot.
1702832
The freezer can lifts out when the ice cream is done. Remove all the ice cream from the can and then wash the can, paddle and lid under warm soapy water. Occasionally if you put too much cream in it will overflow slightly but again, remove the freezer can, wash it as described, then if there's any liquid around the rubber gasket on the machine, take a damp towel and run around the rim, wiping all the overflow off; you may or may not have some liquid in the bottom of the machine, but just a quick wipe with a damp towel gets it up in short order.
1702833
Amazing easy! Just rinse in warm water immediately after removing the ice cream, then with hot water before drying with towel. Only takes a couple of minutes. Makes fabulous ice cream!
1702834
The bowl comes out (not dishwasher safe, but very easily cleaned) and the paddle and utensils are dishwasher safe. The toughest part to clean is underneath where the bowl is of there's a spill. I usually wait until the machine warms up and can get in there with a wet cloth. It's not terribly hard to clean, though.
766183
Should be easy. It is a hard plastic. I don't see any reason you'd have a problem cleaning it.
1049663
Cleaning isn't hard. It's breeze,but I don't think it keeps coffee hot as long as they say. It looks just like one that is more expensive. I'll bet the more costly one is made better,maybe vacuum walls or something.
722725
I'll admit, after working with one of these for nine years, it's not the easiest to clean. That said, we use it multiple times a week and are heavy users at our college. We do give it a wipe down each time we use it and then do a deep clean every month or so. No popcorn machine is super easy to clean, I'm on my third one of this model, so we keep coming back to it.
1351104
I have not had to clean it yet, but it looks like I can get to it fairly easy! Been using it for 2 weeks now, works pretty good and is quiet! Hope this helps.
1275731
It is not hard at all. Just rinse with warm water after use. Parts can easily seperate. If busy use spoon to trash pulp and soak in a seperate sink or bowl and rinse when I have time.
1392987
It is not hard to clean at all. All the parts are removeable, even the kettle.
327679
Doesn't hurt it to clean with whatever cleaner of your choice and a soft brissled brush, just make sure you don't get water in the handle (battery compartment) and make sure you dry it thoroughly.
118287
The manual for cleaning is more complicated then it needs to be. I have found by just running warm water over the disconnected top and brushing the lower unit it has remained clean and sharp for the next use.
893404
It's very easy to clean. Just wipe it with a damp or wet cloth or sponge. Air dry or use a kitchen towel.
1764399
I'm a little disappointed in this item, because of the difficulty with cleaning it.
183517
I own one and it is NOT difficult to clean. Initially I scrubbed the parts with ajax to get rid of the layer mold. It was difficult and took a lot of time to do... but later I realized if I soak the main three component parts in a bleach water mixture, there is NO SCRUBBING TO DO! It does a great job and the mold gets killed off by the bleach everywhere in the unit! After a few hours, just rinse the parts, that's all! No rubbing or scrubbing!!!
875297
It's fairly easy. All running parts except the motor disassemble for easy cleaning with soap, hot water and the included brush that allows the user to reach hard to clean areas.
1251549
It's meant to be. They even give you stuff to clean it. I got 2 uses out of it but it took a lot. Wasn't worth trying again
1532951
It is not difficult to clean. It is not a nonstick surface but it is a very high grade stainless steel.
1998310
I cannot see how something this small is HARD TO CLEAN. Remove it from the brewer, knock out the used grounds and rinse under running water. How is that hard?
1605665
It's rubberized so I use warm water (add soap if needed) and paper towels or a rag. It's very simple to clean. You could even mop it I suppose but I have not tried that.