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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm talking about small air fryers and toaster ovens. Probably others, but I avoid niche products.

They use metals so soft in some parts (like drip trays) that even a scotch scrubbing pad scratches them. My main frustration is with oils that turn into polymers. Clearly, this is a chemistry problem. No, vinegar does not soften this stuff up, nor does leaving dish soap or baking soda paste or whatever do anything. Right now I have a piece soaking in w film of goo gone. It has loosened some of the oil-turned-to-varnish (I can scrape some with my fingernail) after a few hours, and I'm going to wait until tomorrow, but I am not optimistic. The same deposits are in side the glass door.

Clearly, this is a chemistry problem. It also seems like there are more and more cheap metals/alloys being used, including as a surface layer over the underlying metal. Same thing with some of the oven pans places like Costco sell. Oven cleaner, even lye-free cleaner, discolors or pits the material. None of the gazillion cleaning products in stores seem to solve the problem.

Is there a solution here?

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Ammonia will clean greasy goo.  Dilute some ammonia in water, then soak the item and wipe with a sponge.  If you need ot scrub, use one fo those gentle/non-scratch scrubbers for dishes.[/quote]

I use ammonia a lot--I use a mixture of water, a tiny bit of ammonia, vinegar, and rubbing alcohol to make window cleaner I use for smooth kitchen and bathroom surfaces. And it's rgeat on grease that is still goo, but once it has turned into a varnish, nope.

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